Credit: CC0 Public Domain State policies in eight different policy domains, including gun safety, labor and tobacco, are associated with U.S. working-age mortality, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Karas …
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Kevin Baiko Explains the Politics of Cannabis in North Carolina
This guest post by Kevin Baiko, M.D., self-proclaimed champion for medical cannabis and North Carolina Congressional Candidate, explains his drive for advocating for cannabis with his platform. I never dreamt I’d be running for US Congress, as a Republican, championing …
Read More »Hawaii Update: Big Island Still Waiting to Open Dispensaries
Six out of eight dispensaries that sell MMJ in Hawaii have opened on all the major islands except Hawaii Island. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Industry Insider Opinion on the Current CBD Trend and the Future of Cannabidiol
Author Bio: Craig Henderson is the founder and CEO of Boulder, CO based Extract Labs. Extract Labs is producer of high quality, hemp derived CBD products. Craig is originally from California, but has spent years living all over the country; …
Read More »The Products that Powered Weedmaps Pipe House 2018
For the second annual pilgrimage to Pipe House for the Weedmaps action sports team, the focus was on relaxation — a chance to bask in Hawaiian paradise while catching some rays and waves. Not to let legal speak take you …
Read More »Several U.S. States Attempt to Block Medical Cannabis Patients from Owning Guns – News
Photo via DmyTo Police departments in several canna-legal states are working to prevent medical marijuana patients from owning guns, citing a federal law prohibiting users of any federally prohibited substance from owning a firearm. Some states are exploring measures to …
Read More »Honolulu Police Chief to MMJ Patients: We’re Reviewing Gun Policy
Honolulu’s chief of police has temporarily rescinded the voluntary order for medical marijuana patients to surrender their firearms in the next 30 days. On Tuesday, the Honolulu Star Advisor reported the department’s new chief of police, Susan Ballard, would not …
Read More »Hawaii Police Will Reevaluate Policy to Confiscate Guns from Medical Marijuana Patients – News
Lead photo via Flickr user Michael Saechang The Honolulu Police Department sent a series of letters to the island’s medical marijuana card holders, demanding the surrender of all registered firearms. The policy has not gone as smoothly as intended, and …
Read More »Q&A: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on the future of marijuana legalization
Now in her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has become a major proponent of marijuana legalization. After previously serving on the Honolulu City Council, and becoming the youngest person ever elected to the Hawaii …
Read More »Hawaii’s First Licensed Cannabis Lab Says Homegrown Weed is Full of Pesticides – News
It’s been less than three months since Hawaii finally opened its first state-approved medical marijuana dispensary, but that push to bring cannabis — or pakalolo as it is known locally — to the regulated mainstream is already making waves and uncovering dirt …
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