After Nevada voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November of 2016, state lawmakers wasted no time trying to implement the voter-approved system earlier than expected. Although a measure was proposed to allow marijuana sales by July 1, that effort has been …
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Kryptonite Marijuana Strain Review | Marijuana
Strain Overview The Scoop: Arch nemesis to those with superhuman tolerance levels, Kryptonite is a clone only Indica-dominant hybrid that routinely tests in the mid-20 percentile for THC. Celebrated for its galactic punch and robust flavor profile, Kryptonite is a …
Read More »Hurdles Expected for Utah's Medical Marijuana Research Law
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers balked again this year at joining more than half of all U.S. states and passing a broad medical marijuana law. Instead, they gave state colleges and other institutions a green light to study the …
Read More »The Procrastination of Pena Nieto
On April 28th, Mexico’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. It was a day that will go down in history as the beginning of the end for cannabis prohibition in Mexico, a country scarred by decades of drug …
Read More »Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Calls For Open International Cannabis Trade – News
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox called for open international cannabis trade in his keynote address at the National Cannabis Industry Association this week. In his thirty-minute speech, Fox said he believed that Mexico and Canada could become the world leaders …
Read More »Will Medical Cannabis End the Opioid Epidemic in the U.S.?
The amount of deaths caused every year by opioid overdoses could be prevented with the use of medical cannabis. This is a topic that The Weed Blog has been covering frequently as of late, as you can see here and …
Read More »AG Jeff Sessions Called Out by Oregon Senator
On Tuesday, United States Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) called out U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions – not once, but twice. First, Wyden interrogated the Atty. Gen. over his recusal from the ongoing Russian probe, then he issued a statement responding …
Read More »California Dispensaries Could Sell Both Recreational and Medical Marijuana – News
Some of the latest reports predict that California’s medical marijuana industry stands to lose a significant amount of business due to the coming of a fully legal market. A study from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center shows the …
Read More »Oregon Regulators Met With Federal Prosecutor to Defend State’s Legal Weed Industry – News
A group of Oregon’s top state regulators and appointed officials met with U.S. Attorney Billy Williams last month in an effort to defend the state’s medical and recreational cannabis industry. The group discussed black market cannabis, the threat of a federal …
Read More »Sessions Asks Congress to Roll Back Medical Marijuana Protections
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has penned a letter to Congressional leaders requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) be financially unshackled – allowing the federal agency use their budget to obstruct, hinder, and prosecute individuals in states where medical marijuana is legal. …
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