Oregon’s Cannabis Lab Testing System Flunks State Audit

Oregon cannabis labs were once national leaders but now their problems are mounting—and a new report issued this week makes them all too clear. The state of Oregon is not verifying results generated by its licensed cannabis labs, which can lead to the risk of lab bribery and the possibility of product contamination. Oregon Secretary […]

Retail Guide: Evergreen Cannabis Society, Vancouver

Originally started as a medical dispensary in 2015, Evergreen Cannabis Society became Vancouver’s first legal cannabis retailer when it officially re-opened its doors in January. Sitting at the heart of the city’s Kitsilano neighbourhood, there’s something apt about the locale of Vancouver’s first legal retailer. After all this is an area that was famed during […]

UC Berkeley Launches a Cannabis Research Center

BERKELEY, CA — One of the nation’s premier learning institutions is bear-hugging the once-feared cannabis plant like never before. A newly formed Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley launched Tuesday night. The center could be the beginning of something huge in academia, said co-director Van Butsic, who has a Ph.D in forestry, and is studying […]

Medical Cannabis Changes Bill Introduced in New Mexico

Bill Aims to Improve Access to & Affordability of Medical Cannabis in NM Santa Fe — Today Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-Bernalillo) introduced SB406 to expand access to medical cannabis in New Mexico. The bill includes the recommendations from the 2018 Senate Memorial 105 Medical Cannabis Affordability and Accessibility Task Force, which was convened […]

7 Hemp Heroes Who Changed the Game

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is a hardline conservative who ranks among the most powerful politicians in Washington, DC. He’s also now an official (albeit unlikely) “hemp hero” thanks to an amendment he added to the massive 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp as an agricultural commodity in the United States for the first […]

Tips for a Pre-Travel Cannabis Tolerance Break

Traveling can be one of the most rewarding life experiences one can have—but it doesn’t always go hand in hand with cannabis legalization. Unless your future travel plans are taking you to a recreationally legal state, or abroad to Amsterdam,  Barcelona, Canada, or Uruguay, it’s unlikely that you will find safe, legal access to cannabis. […]

Metrolinx to Ban Cannabis for Workers in Safety-Sensitive Jobs

TORONTO – The head of regional transportation agency Metrolinx says workers in so-called safety-sensitive positions will be banned from consuming recreational cannabis at all times so that the company can protect the public as well as its employees. CEO Phil Verster said the provincial agency—which operates GO Transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area—is […]

Which Is More Potent, Vaping Cannabis or Smoking a Joint?

Cannabis vaporizers and pre-packaged cartridges continue to grow in popularity, with sales estimated to grow nearly 50% from 2017 to 2018. Vaping delivers a different experience than smoking a joint, but it’s not easy to quantify that difference. Recently, though, scientists have looked into the question and found that vaping actually packs a more powerful […]

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