By Monterey Bud While Canada became the first Group of 7 country to officially legalize recreational marijuana, the real winner for the week ending Oct. 20 2018 is marijuana research. Canada’s legalization of recreational marijuana is a huge win for science; a study at the University of British Columbia found 21 previously undiscovered cannabinoids; and… Read more »

By Schwilly In the modern era of marijuana — vaporizers, bongs, and prerolls, oh my! — we hardly have to wonder how we’re going to consume our fabulous flower. But cannabis has been around for thousands of years, and many cultures approached burning herb differently. And, believe it or not, one ancient technique involved smoking… Read more »

By Maureen Meehan The idea for National Expungement Week, as far as one its organizers is concerned, came from the keynote speech that author Michelle Alexander gave at the Drug Policy Alliance’s (DPA) annual conference in October 2017. “She’s a lightning rod,” said Margeaux Bruner, referring to the author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass… Read more »

By Shawn Price Tom Parsons still isn’t sure how he did it. It was a practice jump. A weird injury. A moment that could have ended his career. In summer 2017, the Florida motocross rider was doing a trick for the cameras that ended in a tumble. Milliseconds before landing, Parsons jumped off his bike… Read more »

By Monterey Bud XJ-13 Platinum Tier Crumble by Quality Concentrates combines the therapeutic effects of Jack Herer and G13 Haze, according to its Weedmaps brand listing. A Sativa-like crumble with an intriguingly sweet terpene profile, that seamlessly delivers a touch of citrus-flavored inspiration. Based in California, Quality Concentrates has earned a lofty reputation in the… Read more »

By Toni Denis Voting efforts have reached a fever pitch in 2018 among groups such as billionaire Democratic activist Tom Steyer’s $10 million spend on the NextGen America nationwide youth voter registration drive to support his “Need to Impeach” efforts. Contrast that with billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson’s pledge of spending as much as $80… Read more »

By Marijuana Moment Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, was apparently taken aback when he heard that the red state of Utah is likely to legalize medical marijuana in November 2018. Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner said in an interview on Oct. 17, 2018, that the exchange took place during Senate’s tax… Read more »

By Marijuana Moment South by Southwest (SXSW) has announced its conference sessions for its 2019 festival, and this time the annual Austin, Texas gathering has boosted its marijuana panel selections, big time. With more than 20 cannabis events, attendees have their pick of topics. Ranging from social justice to industry, there seems to be something… Read more »

By A L Katz The story of marijuana prohibition so far: Racism lay at the heart of marijuana prohibition. The man most responsible for making marijuana illegal in the United States, former prohibition cop Harry Anslinger, assumed office as America’s first commissioner of narcotics in 1935. At the time, he oversaw a patchwork of state-by-state… Read more »

By Associated Press By, Rob Gillies, Gene Johnson, and Tracey Lindeman MONTREAL (AP) — Cam Battley is a top executive at one of Canada’s biggest marijuana companies, but he isn’t sticking around to savor the country’s historic pot legalization. He’s off to Germany on Friday and Australia in late October 2018 — a sign of… Read more »