Photo via Cheech Marin California’s impending recreational cannabis market is less than three short weeks from finally opening its doors to new cannabusinesses and adult-use consumers alike, but if the Golden State is going to succeed in stamping out prohibition’s …
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Guam Pushes Forward on Medical Marijuana Despite Fear of Federal Crackdown – News
Legislators in the U.S. territory of Guam are working hard to draft a medical marijuana program for the island’s residents, despite fears that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ threatened crackdown on legal cannabis will extend all the way to the Pacific. …
Read More »Need To Know: Doug Jones Defeats Roy Moore, Takes Alabama Senate Seat – News
Photo via Doug Jones for Senate Here at MERRY JANE we’re convinced that the world revolves around cannabis. From politics to culture, civil rights to economics, you can find keef dusted across every facet of modern life. But in these …
Read More »Quebec Wants 144 Metric Tons of Marijuana
According to the CEO of Quebec-based marijuana producer Hydropothecary, the French province is demanding 144 metric tons of cannabis once legalization is enacted in July. In response to this potential order of over 317,000 pounds of weed, Hydropothecary has committed …
Read More »Small Farmers’ Success in California’s Legal Cannabis Market Will Depend Upon Educated Consumers – News
All photos by the author In Santa Rosa, Ca. this past weekend, dozens of Northern California cannabis cultivators gathered at the Emerald Cup to show off their outdoor-grown crop and alongside a cornucopia of cannabis-derived products. The farmers’ enthusiasm and …
Read More »Jury Acquits Colorado Woman for Possessing 30 Pounds of Cannabis – News
On Nov. 29, a Mesa County jury found Brenda Maggio, 60, not guilty of all charges related to marijuana possession over the legal limit and intent to distribute 30 pounds of weed. Her son, Javier, took a plea bargain instead …
Read More »Federal Study: Marijuana Use By CO Teens Falls Post Legalization
Monthly marijuana use by Colorado teens has declined since voters passed Amendment 64 and legalized adult-use recreational marijuana, according to a new federal study. An inconvenient truth for Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions and his absurd campaign against sensible marijuana …
Read More »Happy Holidays Unlikely for Canada’s Senators
Provincial and territorial finance ministers met for a second time Monday to negotiate how revenue from legal marijuana will be shared. Although the marijuana meeting did not have high hopes for a resolution anytime soon, a surprising deal was struck as …
Read More »Oregon Cannabis Lab Accused of White Supremacy Connection, Swift Backlash Follows – News
A group of anti-fascists have publicly condemned the owners of a prominent Oregon cannabis lab for suspected ties to white supremacy, causing a ripple in the Pacific Northwest’s cannabis community. The lab’s clients have since denounced the once-popular business, as …
Read More »CanniMed asks Canadian regulators to intervene in hostile Aurora bid
(Reuters) – Medical marijuana company CanniMed Therapeutics Inc has asked Canadian regulators to intervene as it seeks to prevent a hostile takeover by bigger rival Aurora Cannabis Inc. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based CanniMed said on Monday it asked the Financial and Consumer …
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