Published: Aug 19, 2017, 8:03 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 5:50 pm By Amy Ash Nixon, The Caledonian Record EAST BURKE, Vt. — Eli Harrington thinks holding the first-ever Vermont Hemp Festival in the rural, remote Northeast Kingdom makes …
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‘Super Troopers 2’ announces 4/20 film release date
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 12:50 pm • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 1:35 pm By The Cannabist Staff Will the snozzberries taste like snozzberries the second time around? Broken Lizard announced Thursday that Super Troopers 2 will hit theaters nationwide on …
Read More »He’s David “Deacon” Grey, godfather of Denver comedy
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 12:44 pm • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 12:44 pm Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Denver-based comedian David “Deacon” Grey, new talent coordinator at Comedy Works. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • …
Read More »How one Cali county is working with industry to balance marijuana regulations
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 10:34 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 10:37 am By Hans Peter, The Cannifornian Meeting after meeting, Yolo County, California continues to foster what could be a prime example of the cannabis industry working in tandem with local economy and law — that is, if policy can be tailor-made for Yolo’s diverse needs.
Proposition 64, which passed in November 2016, legalized recreational use of marijuana within the state’s borders.
Nevada’s cannabis sales start has changed the legal landscape
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 9:33 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 9:33 am By Chris Kudialis, vegas Inc LAS VEGAS — Just over two years after filling out tens of thousands of sheets of paperwork for their medical marijuana licenses, …
Read More »Los Angeles gets a cannabis czar to lead regulation in a ‘new era’
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 8:20 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 8:38 am By Elizabeth Chou, The Cannifornian An active and prominent supporter of the campaign to legalize recreational-use cannabis in California will head up the Los Angeles agency tasked …
Read More »Mississippi officials uproot 4-acre illegal marijuana farm
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 7:36 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 7:36 am By The Associated Press PRENTISS, Miss. — Mississippi officials are uprooting what they’re calling the largest outdoor marijuana farm they’ve seen since the 1980s. The Mississippi Bureau …
Read More »Snowboarder Ross Rebagliati proud to “carry the cannabis torch”
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 4:20 pm • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 4:25 pm By James McClure, Civilized Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has no regrets about getting busted for consuming cannabis at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. In fact, …
Read More »Aurora gets a community boost via pot taxes with new rec center
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 3:50 pm • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 3:50 pm By Megan Mitchell, The Denver Post A collection of black-and-white photos is all that remains of the original Moorhead Recreation Center in north Aurora. In them, kids …
Read More »Marijuana grows are booming in Paraguay, and so is violence
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 3:46 pm • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 3:46 pm By Max Radwin, Special To The Washington Post CURUGUATY, Paraguay — Paraguay is a global marijuana powerhouse: The small South American country produces 9 percent of the …
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