Have you checked your calendar recently? It’s time to decide what to get your valentine. Now, you could go with the standard bouquet of flowers, box of chocolates and a teddy bear, but let’s be real — you’re reading this …
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Cultivation Ban in Calaveras County Could Decimate Local Economy
When the Butte fires roared through California in 2015, Calaveras County was devastated. The seventh-worst wildfire in the state’s history, county officials were looking for a way to recover and cannabis provided a sizeable new revenue stream and a windfall …
Read More »San Francisco Offers Thousands of Marijuana Convicts a Clean Slate
As the marijuana industry goes through its growing pains across the country, many have questioned whether lawmakers will make things right with the people affected most by decades of cannabis prohibition: those who were handed criminal charges for what is …
Read More »Former Pro Athletes in Pittsburgh for 2018 World Cannabis Conference
Hosted by Compassionate Certification Centers™ (CCC), the large-scale WMCC Expo will feature educational seminars, professional training courses, networking opportunities, and compelling presentations on the industry’s trending issues. Over 5,000 attendees are expected to attend, 170 exhibiting companies, and dozens of …
Read More »In San Francisco, Thousands With Pot Convictions Will Find Their Records Cleared
Thousands of people with misdemeanor pot possession convictions dating back 40 years will have their criminal records cleared, the San Francisco district attorney’s office said Wednesday. San Diego is also forgiving old convictions. Recreational marijuana became legal in California this …
Read More »San Francisco Will Clear Thousands of Marijuana Convictions
Thousands of people with misdemeanor convictions for marijuana possession dating back 40 years will have their criminal records cleared, the San Francisco district attorney’s office said Wednesday. San Diego is also forgiving old convictions. Recreational marijuana became legal in California …
Read More »The Future of Cannabis Social Clubs Remains Uncertain in Spain
A recent announcement by the Spanish Constitutional Court has provided some relief to cannabis social club members in Spain, but the fundamental issue of federal prohibition of marijuana remains. The same court recently annulled a 2015 ruling that convicted five …
Read More »Hostility Turned Happy in Canada’s Biggest Cannabis Business Deal
The deal positions Aurora as the country’s largest marijuana producer by market capitalization. “Our plans for CanniMed in Saskatchewan are very big. We’re not looking at cutting back: we’re actually looking at investing more and expanding more, and in fact …
Read More »CA Treasurer Announces Next Steps to Address Cannabusiness Banking Concerns
California Treasurer John Chiang announced that the Cannabis Banking Working Group is looking into the necessary next steps to address the issue of banking access for cannabis businesses in California. THREAD: A public cannabis bank will benefit public safety & …
Read More »Beauty’s New High: CBD Oil
Now that nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana, and with many other states with varying latitudes of access, cannabis has gotten a whole lot more sophisticated. And the beauty business is not about to miss …
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