Powerful opinion piece by Bill Drake about CBD and stem cells, and bone health. As the legalization of Cannabis has gathered strength, research has finally begun to validate what many of us have known intuitively for years, that Cannabis is …
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What Other States can Learn from California’s Cannabis Legalization Process
Why some of California’s cannabis rollout has been a failure, and what other states can learn from it. In 2016, roughly 57% of Californians voted to legalize cannabis yet today, it is only available to less than 20% of the …
Read More »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 »Happy 4/20! – The Weed Blog
BY ANTHONY JOHNSON This April 20th also marks the first anniversary of the National Cannabis Coalition. So many positive developments have occurred since our launch and we are so happy to have played a small part in this ongoing civil …
Read More »Germany to launch cannabis farming as Canada’s Aurora, Aphria win tenders
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany has awarded contracts to supply domestically-grown cannabis to two Canadian companies, as it seeks to develop its own medicinal marijuana industry and reduce reliance on imports. Drugs regulator BfArM said on Wednesday it would purchase 4,000 …
Read More »Mind-Blowing New Platform Lets Users Explore Cannabis Chemical Data to Get Smart
By: Michael Robinson I love learning about cannabis. Over the last three decades I’ve parsed all kinds of cannabis information of varying quality. Though misinformation (e.g., broad leaf varieties are higher in CBD than narrow leaf ones) and disinformation (e.g., …
Read More »4/20 Weed Cannabis Best Gifts
And no matter what gift your friend prefers, they’ll be happy to learn the proceeds are going to a worthy cause. Though 11 states and Washington D.C. have legalized marijuana, so many people are still incarcerated for possession — and …
Read More »What Happened to the Social Equity Program in LA?
Since the passage of Proposition 64 and Measure M, the residents of Los Angeles who have been impacted by the War on Drugs have been waiting to see equity, justice, and repair. They were hopeful that some of this would …
Read More »TechFestNW 2019 to Include Cannabis Companies in PitchFestNW
With cannabis law reform steadily on the rise across the U.S., it is increasingly important that we continue to normalize and legitimize the cannabis industry and market. It was so refreshing to see SXSW include a cannabis track in their …
Read More »Medical marijuana bill clears Senate
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A bill that would allow the in-state production and sale of low-potency medical marijuana oil has passed the Georgia senate, just two days after the proposal was limited significantly in committee. The Senate voted 44-8 to …
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