In 2012, Washington State voted to legalize marijuana. By 2014, the world’s first system for legally growing, processing and retailing cannabis was operating. As Canada prepares to go live with pot sales in a few months, what can we learn from four years of practical, hands-on experience in the western United States? The first take-away is that all the fretting about the impact on children and teens is largely unwarranted. Read the full story Read entire story
P.E.I. Marijuana Company to Grow Expansion to $35 Million
Facility plans to produce 25 to 30 times more cannabis, create up to 200 jobs. Canada's Island Garden in Charlottetown is growing its business by more than it originally planned. The P.E.I. marijuana grower is building a new greenhouse and warehouse, at a cost of $35 million. "It's a very exciting day for me today," said Edwin Jewell, the company's president and CEO. "I'm very pleased and very proud to think that what started out… (c) Read entire story
The Best Marijuana Strains for a Better Sleep
If there is one thing marijuana is known for, it’s for its ability to put you to sleep. However, not all strains were created equal in this regard, as some strains are more effective in treating sleep problems than others. If you’re going to try to get a better night’s sleep while high, you'll need to pick cannabis strains with the right blend and consume it at the right time to really experience its sleepytime benefits.… (c) Cannabis Read entire story
Legalizing Marijuana in New York Could Create a $3.1 Billion Market, Says Nyc Comptroller
If New Yorklegalizes marijuana use, it could create a $3.1 billion market, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer told CNBC. New York state would gain $435.7 million annually in tax revenue for legalized weed: New York City would get about $336 million, he said. "This is a new revenue stream," Stringer said Wednesday on "Power Lunch." "This is going to impact the kinds of resources we'll have to invest in education, to invest in Read entire story
B.C. To Begin Rolling Out Pot Legislation This Week
Policy framework for non-medicinal marijuana likely introduced Thursday, but no details yet on pricing, stores. Expect some long-awaited details from the province this week on how marijuana will be regulated when it becomes legal in July. Just not how much things will cost or where public stores will be. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth has told CBC News legislation will likely be brought in Thursday to give a policy framework for government Read entire story
Medical Pot Shop Eyes Recreational Sales
Councilors wary of plan at Milk St. dispensary. City councilors and community activists are wary of plans for Boston’s first medical marijuana dispensary to expand their business into recreational sales, arguing the operators promised to stick to medicinal pot when they were first approved. Patriot Care is looking to open an “adult-use marijuana establishment” to sell recreational pot in its location at 21 Milk St. and will present plans at a Read entire story
Cannabis Coconut Oil
The combination of coconut oil and cannabis can be highly beneficial and powerful, it is able to help relieve pain, fight cancer, boost cognition, reduce inflammation, improve the immune system, protect the heart, decrease stress and anxiety, and increase metabolism. Cannabis coconut oil can be used in a variety of recipes and can be used as edible or topical forms in areas where cannabis has been legalized. The combination of coconut oil and Read entire story
Smoke Weed? Get Paid
A new study wants to blaze a trail in marijuana research, and it’s calling on smokers for help. Eligible marijuana users are invited to participate in a paid, anonymous series of surveys over the course of one year as part of a groundbreaking study in medical marijuana, led by one of the medical field’s most prominent cannabis activists, Dr. Suzanne Sisley. Sisley, in joint effort with the University of Michigan, has also released an Read entire story
Cannabis Edibles Get Higher Approval Rate
Better dust off that recipe for hash brownies. A new poll says more people are expressing approval of cannabis edibles. The Forum Poll interviewed 1,022 voters in Ontario and found that more than half approve of the sale of baked goods, drinks and other food items that contain marijuana. In the two years since the last survey, that approval number has moved up six points (from 46% to 52%); likewise, the numbers of those who… (c) Cannabis Read entire story
The Advantages of Buying Marijuana from Online Dispensaries
Marijuana in Canada is still available for medicinal use only, but come July 2018, it will be available for purchase for recreational use. While the government is taking this time to figure out the various logistics and supply and demand issues, one thing is clear, it will be more easily available and users will have more options on where to purchase their marijuana from. Will more people buy weed online in Canada or through dispensaries Read entire story
Could Our Farmers Cash in on Legal Cannabis?
Dairy, wine … hemp? If the currently restrictive laws on the cultivation of cannabis were loosened, it could change the agricultural landscape of New Zealand. "I think it will be up there with dairy and other agricultural commodities," says Richard Barge about low-THC industrial hemp. "It will catch up with wine industry and things like that." Barge is part of the NZ Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA), which advocates for the economic, Read entire story
There’s a Weed Farmers Market at This Cannabis Lifestyle Event in Malibu
People browse through rows of vendors in the hills in Malibu, scoping out farmers' latest crops and companies' products. They discuss where products are from and how farmers grow. These people aren't picking up groceries — they're getting pot. Emerald Exchange brings Northern California farmers and Southern California companies together for an event that features a cannabis farmers market, workshops, music, a speaker series and educational Read entire story
Cannabis Day 2017 Moves to Thornton Park at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver
CANNABIS CULTURE – Cannabis Day is moving to Thornton Park at Pacific Central Station in Vancouver this July 1, 2017. Join us for our celebration of cannabis and Canada with music, activist speakers, a marijuana farmers market and more – at the new location in downtown Vancouver at the corner of Main Street and Terminal Avenue. The first Cannabis Day celebration in Vancouver was in 1996, but the protest goes back even further to the Read entire story
Philando Castile Shooting: Officer said he Felt in Danger After Smelling Pot in Car
The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile told state investigators that he believed his life was danger because he smelled marijuana in his car, according to transcripts released on Tuesday along with dash-camera footage. Officer Jeronimo Yanez said in an interview following the fatal traffic stop that Castile’s apparent willingness to use the drug in front of his young daughter and girlfriend led Yanez to believe that the Read entire story
Why is it So Hard to Get Medical Marijuana in New York?
Three years ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York state legislators made medical marijuana legal. It was welcome news for patients in the Empire State looking to alleviate pain and treat illnesses with cannabis. But ask New Yorkers how the program is working and you will get an earful. Sure, it may be legal. But good luck trying to get it. There are multiple hoops that need jumping through — and even then… (c) Cannabis Culture - Read entire story
“Whitewashed,” Canada’s Legal Weed Industry has a Diversity Problem
Scanning through images of the top brass at Canada’s legal medical cannabis industry reveals a sea of white. Almost all 45 of the federally licensed producers (LPs) are run by white men. They’re currently the only businesses legally allowed to cultivate and sell the product, and only for those with medical prescriptions. And they’re the companies that will continue to lead the recreational market, which the government plans to implement by next Read entire story
The Cannabis Arcanum of Paracelsus
CANNABIS CULTURE - The techniques of preparation for disease fighting, life preserving elixirs was the core for many medieval and renaissance alchemists, and this was an adaption from Islamic influences that came into Europe following the Crusades. In references to figures such as “Lully, Paracelsus, Jerome Cardan, etc” Albert G. Mackey in his Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, wrote that these figures were not “occultists…They had been physicians and Read entire story
Marijuana Comedy Club Creating a ‘Buzz’ in Brampton
420 Comedy Club opened May 4. A comedy club catering to pot smokers has opened in Brampton, and tonight will feature arguably its most famous headliner to date – Precious Chong, daughter of Cheech and Chong’s Tommy Chong. The 420 Comedy Club went full-time inside the Green Leaf Vapour Lounge at 85 Rosedale Ave. W. May 4. It’s located in a mixed-use industrial/residential area near the city’s downtown core. Its owner says it's one of… (c) Read entire story
Pot on a Plane? TSA Reverses Course After Briefly Saying It’s OK to Fly with Cannabis
The official website said flying with medical marijuana was no problem – before changing its mind after 24 hours. Legally and practically, the picture is confused. For at least 24 hours, it appeared that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had officially declared what many had suspected all along: if you have a prescription, you can fly with marijuana. The TSA website’s “What Can I Bring?” page – listing items allowed and banned from Read entire story
Bipartisan Bill Would Reclassify Marijuana as Schedule 3 Substance
Bipartisan legislation proposed in the House on Thursday would make marijuana a Schedule 3 drug, removing cannabis from its current standing as a Schedule 1 substance alongside deadly contraband including ecstasy and heroin. By reclassifying weed in the same category as anabolic steroids, Congress would “make it easier for ill-patients and scientific and medical researchers to obtain marijuana,” the bill’s authors said in a statement Thursday. On Read entire story