California

Cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/nurses-cannabis-public-education-ontario-1.4492226″>asked the province of Ontario to fund a public education program targeted at reducing potential harms of recreational cannabis consumption. At a recent meeting with the province’s finance committee, Carolyn Pullen, chief of programs and policy for the CNA, argued …

On Friday, just 12 days after marijuana became legal for adults across the state, the California Secretary of State’s office announced it would begin accepting trademark applications from cannabis brands with products or services to offer. This is a monumental …

California Congresswoman Rep. Barbara Lee (D-13th District) filed some powerful legislation last Friday aimed at protecting America’s burgeoning marijuana industry. Known as the Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2018, HR 4779 would prohibit the U.S. …

While California just legalized weed and everyone is still celebrating their newly official freedom, it’s important to remember that some people had to spend their holidays at their parent’s house on the east coast where they still use the term …

Photo via Salomon Chertorivski Just days after nearby California legalized recreational cannabis sales, a candidate for mayor of Mexico City has announced his support for the legalization of personal-use cannabis cultivation. “My proposal is the legalization of private cultivation for …

The champ is here for herb. According to an exclusive report from celebrity gossip website The Blast, Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion, thespian, and earlobe connoisseur is getting in on California’s green rush. Last month, the notorious athlete broke …

Opponents of cannabis legalization often argue that allowing sales in their neighborhoods will lead to an increase in crime, but a new federally-funded study has found evidence to the contrary. Researchers from four universities in Kansas and California, partially supported …

Photo via C-SPAN U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions followed through on a year-long threat against the cannabis industry Thursday, releasing a new Department of Justice guideline rescinding the Cole Memo — the Obama-era policy protecting state-approved recreational cannabis industries from …

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he was rescinding the Cole memo, which effectively ends the Obama-era federal policy of non-interference in states which have legalized adult-use cannabis. This prompted a firestorm of press conferences by state officials, …

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin helps kick off legal cannabis sales; photo via Berkeley Patients Group The world’s largest legal cannabis market is officially open for business. After 20 years under a loosely regulated medical industry and another full year of …