By Becky Bohrer JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska official floated the idea of taxing the state’s legal cannabis industry based on the ingredient that produces a high at a meeting Wednesday, June 13, 2018, with industry representatives and regulators. …
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Strain Review: London Poundcake #27
Cannabis consumers come in many forms so we’ve included multiple points of view in our strain reviews. Our longtime reviewers Monterey Bud and Duke London join Multimedia Coordinator Allena Braithwaite and Managing Editor Lesley Nickus. Today, they’ll be reviewing London …
Read More »Canada’s Military Can’t Stop Legal Marijuana, but Can Contain Its Use
As the reality of legalized cannabis permeates through Canada, a growing number of Canadian institutions are facing decisions regarding their tolerance of cannabis. Notably, the Canadian Armed Forces has determined that it will restrict the use of marijuana but it …
Read More »Attorneys, Consultants Navigate ‘Wild West’ of Marijuana Regulation Compliance
It’s not hard to picture Steve Meister walking into a meeting and giving advice like an Old West quick-draw artist shooting from the hip. He talks about laws and the regulatory environment in which California cannabis businesses are operating at …
Read More »When Marijuana Counts Against Your Sobriety
My journey through addiction has been taken me down every path possible. From pounding shots in high school to blackouts three times a week in college, then going to rehab, trying Alcoholics Anonymous, getting baptized in church, working in treatment …
Read More »Marijuana Shortage, Drug Violence Plague Uruguay a Year After Legalization
By Leonardo Haberkorn MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Laura Andrade recently walked out of a pharmacy in Uruguay cursing loudly because she couldn’t buy legal cannabis. The wine sommelier had taken a bus since pharmacies in her neighborhood don’t sell the …
Read More »Alaska’s Legal Cannabis Industry Decries Taxes, Seeks Changes
By Becky Bohrer JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In a push to get Alaska voters to legalize marijuana, supporters suggested a tax on growers of $800 a pound — though they knew it would be unworkable in the long run. The …
Read More »Sen. Mitch McConnell Pushes Hemp Legalization in Farm Bill
By Adam Beam FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Declaring he has “won the argument” on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same …
Read More »Monterey Bud: The Palmetto State Primary, A Guide to South Carolina’s Vote
It’s Tuesday, June 12, 2018, which can only mean one thing in South Carolina: the state’s primary election is now underway. As Democrats, Republicans and independents contemplate which gubernatorial candidate best represents their collective values, Democratic voters in the Palmetto …
Read More »Eat These Foods To Take Your THC High Even Higher
We all have reasons for smoking weed, but most of us can agree that feeling stoned is one of them. You probably know that strains high in THC will give you the face-numbing, body-buzzing effect you’re looking for. What you …
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