(HealthDay)—In light of the changing legal status of marijuana, physicians should provide counseling on its effects to adolescents, according to an opinion article published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics. Jonathan Reiss, M.D., from the University of California in San …
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Northern California Wildfires Are Devastating the Area’s Cannabis Crop – News
In Northern California, Fall means more than leaves changing colors, squash and pumpkins, with hordes of “trimmigrants” heading for the hills and a spike in scissor sales marking the world’s most important annual cannabis harvest. This year though, as thousands …
Read More »California Governor Shoots Down Three Anti-Weed Bills
“There must be some limit to the coercive power of government,” said California Governor Jerry Brown in response to one of three cannabis-related bills he vetoed late last week. Specifically, Gov. Brown was referring to Senate Bill 386, which aimed …
Read More »California Governor Jerry Brown Vetoes Three Marijuana-Related Bills – News
Just months before the state’s recreational marijuana market is set to get underway, California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed a handful of bills attempting to place tighter restrictions on cannabis edibles, butane sales, and the consumption of marijuana at beaches …
Read More »The DEA Seized 5.3 Million Marijuana Plants in 2016 – News
New DEA data from 2016 has given us a clear look at cannabis enforcement in America, and it is not a pretty picture. While legal weed is spreading like, well, weeds, the feds are still locking up hundreds of thousands …
Read More »Legal Weed Prices are Dropping, But California’s Recreational Sales Start Could Cause a Spike – News
California’s move from medical marijuana’s unregulated wild, wild west to recreational cannabis powerhouse has been the industry’s most anticipated event since Colorado’s adult market came on line almost four years ago. With what is widely acknowledged as the world’s best …
Read More »Cannabis Plant Seizure Statistics Show Indoor Grow Ops Are an Increasing Trend in California – News
Although California voted to legalize recreational cannabis last year, state law enforcement and the federal government are still at war with black market growers, many of whom operate in the heavily forested areas of the state. But new federal statistics …
Read More »California’s Illegal Marijuana Grows Could Lead to Federal Intervention – News
The large number of illegal cannabis grows in California have been recently coming to public attention, increasing state officials’ fears that the federal government will step in and take action against the state. It is estimated that the state produced …
Read More »Native American Leaders Meet to Discuss Cannabis Businesses on Tribal Lands – News
As cannabis legalization unfurls across the United States, a number of Native American tribes are looking to the plant as an economic boon to help their struggling communities. Last week, tribal leaders from California and Washington state met to discuss …
Read More »3 Things California Wants You to Know About Cannabis
The California Department of Public Health launched an educational website ahead of the launch of recreational cannabis in January 2018. “Let’s Talk Cannabis” aims to educate consumers about the rules, regulations, and safe use of cannabis. Before we dive in, …
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