California

As California legislators bicker and argue about regulations for the state’s impending recreational cannabis industry, the companies tasked with supplying that market are already treating marijuana like they would any other crop - as big business.

We told you a few months ago about how cut flower farms in California’s central valley were being bought up by canna-businesses, and now, according to a new report from the New York Times, those farms have already established cannabis as a normalized part of life in the nation’s agricultural capital.

“California is destined to do with cannabis what we’ve done with every

In Northern California, weed and wine rule the land. With cannabis legalization officially on the books though, and a regulated retail market on the near horizon, worrisome reports have set vino and bud as rivals fighting over employees and intoxication-industry market share.

SALINAS, Calif. — This vast and fertile valley is often called the salad bowl of the nation for the countless heads of lettuce growing across its floor.

Following a successful 2016 tour around the U.S., the group behind The 2017 Hemp Road Trip are trying to raise funds – so they can raise awareness about the power of hemp across the country.“The number one myth is that hemp is a drug like marijuana – that it gets you high,” says Rick Trojan. Earlier this year, on the first leg of his 2017 Hemp Road Trip, Rick found a lot of misconceptions about the plant.

Meet the new girl next door, with a little kick.

That’s right, SuicideGirls have released a cannabis line of vape pens and they’re as hot as ever.
Quickly taking over the California cannabis market as one of the best-tasting vape cartridges, SuicideGirls have officially become my favorite StonerGirls.
Many have dubbed vape pens the “future of cannabis” — the portable, discreet, and easy-to-dose nature of vape pens is undeniable. As marijuana moves into mainstream society, consumers are looking for something simple and unintimidating.

Legal intoxication is big business and getting bigger. More states have legalized marijuana, leading some in the alcohol industry to regard it as a threat to their profit margin.Those concerns are warranted in some cases. In Colorado, Oregon and Washington, where recreational use has been legal for several years, beer sales are down, mostly among mass-market brews. The liquor industry opposed several marijuana legalization initiatives last year, and has expressed fears for its bottom line.The fine wine industry, however, has not panicked.

A legislative proposal from California’s Governor Jerry Brown that would reconcile aspects of the state’s medical and recreational cannabis industries is under fire from all sides as lawmakers, marijuana advocates, and police officials alike worry that the bill is too hands off and gives too much power to canna-businesses.

As we reported last week, the Governor’s bill (a trailer to the state’s annual budget) would allow individuals an unlimited number of cannabis licenses, allow cultivators to act as their own distributors, and remove permitting regulations that require local municipalities to approve pot shops before they can acquire a state

Lovers have Valentine’s Day. The kids have Halloween. And the stoners have 4/20.
All over the world, on 4/20, cannabis consumers unite, share their love of marijuana and light one many up. This year, with 4/20 falling on a Thursday, we get not one, but four days to celebrate the high holiday.
With a focus on legal cannabis states, here’s what’s happening this 4/20:
CALIFORNIA
COACHELLA: Coincidental synergy at its finest, California’s signature music festival once again lands smack around 4/20.

A routine traffic stop in California’s Bay Area turned completely irregular yesterday, when California Highway Police officers chased down two vehicles and discovered 300 lbs of cannabis and over a million dollars cash. 

According to SFGate, it all began when CHP attempted to pull over and cite the driver of van who was talking on his phone without a hands-free device.

SAM Action Inc, the political lobbying wing of the anti-cannabis advocacy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, is in hot water with California campaign officials after they were late or negligent in filing donor information and donation amounts. 

According to the L.A. Times, the California Fair Political Practices Commission will impose a $6,000 fine on SAM Action Inc.