British medical patients could soon treat their conditions with the help of legal cannabis. The UK’s government announced on Tuesday plans to lift its ban on marijuana for medical use after growing concern for epileptic children with no access to …
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US Cannabis Companies Call on Canada to Cultivate Capital
Canna-Hub, a Sacramento, California-based cannabis real estate and property management company, has several large developments in early stages around California that are 80-plus percent occupied — with more projects planned. The company doesn’t need additional resources like marketing or a …
Read More »Portland Dispensary Aims to Boost Black Entrepreneurship, Honor Hip-Hop
Ribbon Cutting – L to R: Rep. Earl Blumenauer; Co-owner Nicole Kennedy; Co-owner Karanja Crews (with scissors); Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler; Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz; Oregon State Senator, Lew Frederick. In a state with more pot shops than McDonalds and Starbucks …
Read More »Legal Weed: Delaware Weighs Clearing Drug Convictions; California Tackles Youth Safety and Banking
The Delaware House of Representatives is set to consider legislation that could wipe out records for cannabis-related convictions, while on the West Coast, California lawmakers are set to tackle marijuana-related bills affecting after-school programs, financial institutions and compassionate care facilities. …
Read More »New York’s Health Department Plans to Recommend Legalizing Marijuana
The Health Department is finalizing regulations to allow prescription opioid users to qualify for NY’s MMJ program. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Former Mexican President, Vicente Fox, Joins High Times Board
Fox’s appointment to High Times’ board is yet another example of weed’s growing acceptance. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Cloudy Prospects for Cannabis Reform in Switzerland
The Swiss National Council has rejected a bill to allow cannabis pilots after the Council of States approved what would have been a change in the Swiss Narcotics Act (BetMG) in May. In the neighbouring Germany, the Parliament discussed a …
Read More »Acting DEA Chief Robert Patterson Steps Down
The Drug Enforcement Agency can’t seem to hang on to directors. Acting head, Robert W. Patterson, told his staff he was out of there in two weeks. He said running the agency had become “increasingly challenging” to deal with as …
Read More »Is Texas Moving Toward Decriminalization of Cannabis?
Check out the Republican Convention to learn more about Texas and cannabis decriminalization. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »New Survey about Cannabis, Parenting and TV Reveals the Obvious
They study found that today’s cannabis consuming parents are very different than the media’s stoner parent portrayal. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
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