Trump-appointed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced this week that he will deny all requests to license pesticides specifically created for cannabis, creating yet another hurdle for the nation’s legally grey cannabis industry. Last month, California, Washington, Nevada, and Vermont applied …
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More Details From Feds’ Secret Marijuana Enforcement Meetings Emerge – News
Colorado officials have come forward to reveal more details over the secret marijuana enforcement meetings held over the past few days between local, state and federal officials. Earlier this week, KKTV 11 News and the Colorado Springs Gazette reported that …
Read More »Colorado Reaches Marijuana Milestone by Generating $500 Million in Tax Revenue – News
While a number of states have decided to jump on the recreational marijuana bandwagon over the past few years, the movement would be less emboldened without the proven success of Colorado. Nowadays, a number of lawmakers are turning to the Rocky …
Read More »Feds’ Secret Meetings in Colorado on Cannabis Policy May Foreshadow Federal Crackdown – News
Secret meetings taking place this week in Colorado involving some of the federal government’s leading agencies against the drug culture could be an indication that it is just now just a matter of time before U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Read More »Watch: Jay Leno drives a sports car made out of marijuana
Jay Leno has found a high-performance sports car that smokes the competition with the help of cannabis. The comedian and automobile enthusiast invited retired Dell executive Bruce Dietzen on the latest episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” to show off the …
Read More »Abandoned Colorado Pepsi Plant to Become 100,000 Square Foot Grow House – News
An old building in Pueblo County, Colorado will be receiving some seriously new pop in 2019 after a group of canna-capitalists turn a once-abandoned Pepsi factory into one of the state’s largest, and most technically advanced cannabis grow operations, with the capacity to produce 70,000 pounds of pot per year.
According to Business Insider, the 104,000 square foot facility is the brainchild of Doyen Elements, a financial holding company doing their best to facilitate every part of the legal weed industry, without actually touching the bud itself.
Maine Lawmakers Using Colorado Cannabis Expert to Help Craft Recreational Regulations – News
Just as cannabis legalization has swept through the West Coast, the northeastern region of New England is also riding the green wave. While Massachusetts struggles to implement its own voter-approved recreational marijuana system, the neighboring state of Maine has sought out …
Read More »High Labor Standards and Organic Integrity: Cannabis Certification Council
Ethical Cannabis Alliance and Organic Cannabis Association Announce Merger: Welcome the Cannabis Certification Council...Newly Re-Named Cannabis Certification Council Receives Legacy Funding Mandate to Ensure High Labor Standards and Organic integrity for Cannabis Produced and Sold in the United States The …
Read More »Undercover Cops Gave Denver’s Church of Cannabis Founders Public Smoking Citations on 4/20 – News
Denver’s International Church of Cannabis made headlines across the country in the lead up to this year’s 4/20 holiday. The place of worship billed itself as a the home for cannabis as a holy sacrament, inviting guests into their privately run church …
Read More »Massachusetts Lawmakers Agree on 20% Cannabis Tax in Revamped Legalization Bill – News
Massachusetts lawmakers have been battling for months over a revamp of the recreational marijuana legalization bill that voters approved last November. Legislators planned to have the bill finalized and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker by June 30th, but the deadline …
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