By Jon Hiltz Witnessing Bill C-45, Canada’s cannabis legalization law, trickle through Parliament was like watching a candy bar slowly being released from an old vending machine. The coil holding the treat never moves fast enough — and you cross your fingers that it doesn’t get stuck on the way down. As Canadians gaze at… Read more »
Posts By: admin
Strain Review: Uncrustables
By Monterey Bud Cannabis consumers come in many forms, so we’ve included multiple points of view in our strain reviews. Our longtime reviewers Monterey Bud and Duke London join Managing Editor Lesley Nickus and Marijuana.com multimedia coordinator Allena Braithwaite. Today, they’ll be reviewing Uncrustables by Golden State Cultivators. Test results were not submitted with this… Read more »
Vegas, Baby! Sin City Will be Lighting it Up With These 420 Events
By Lesley Nickus Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, the Kottonmouth Kings and pretty much every dispensary in the Las Vegas Valley will honor the high holiday, pun intended, of 420 in Sin City. On Friday, April 20, 2018, Las Vegas marijuana sales are anticipated to blaze past last year’s total receipts. A historic 420 celebration for… Read more »
French Hemp Farmers Face Tight Restrictions in Conflict With EU Rules
By Marijuana.com Staff By Aurelien Bernard France is historically a land of hemp. Used mainly for its oil and its fibers, hemp was manufactured for the canvases, ropes and sails of boats that explored the world’s seas during the Age of Discovery from the 15th through 18th centuries. At the peak of hemp farming, hemp… Read more »
Conservative Utah, Oklahoma Contend with Popular Movements to Allow Legal Marijuana
By Associated Press By Brady McCombs SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The push for legalized cannabis has moved into Utah and Oklahoma, two of the most conservative states in the country, further underscoring how quickly feelings about marijuana are changing in the United States. If the two measures pass, Utah and Oklahoma will join 29… Read more »
News Briefs: Medical Marijuana Legalization Stalls in Michigan, South Dakota
By Associated Press Ann Arbor imposes moratorium on new marijuana dispensaries ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ann Arbor is temporarily halting new medical cannabis dispensaries after more than 30 recently applied for permits to operate in the city. The Ann Arbor News reported that the City Council voted unanimously Monday, April 16, 2018, to impose… Read more »
FDA Could Approve First Cannabis-Based Drug in US For Treating Epilepsy in Children
By Associated Press By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched medicine made from cannabis reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United States, health officials said Tuesday. British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals is seeking permission to sell its purified form of an ingredient found in cannabis —… Read more »
Crowdfunding Campaigns Focus on Hemp, Helping Others
By Lesley Nickus Hemp was once used in so many ways it was even required to be grown in the early colonial days of the United States. George Washington grew hemp. During World War II, an incentive program provided US farmers an opportunity to grow hemp to provide fibers for the production of canvas used… Read more »
New Jersey Artist Monty Has Only Been Outsmoked By Snoop Dogg
By Shirley Ju With cannabis legalization in California in full effect, it’s no surprise that the market for new businesses in the field is booming. And as we all know, the hip-hop and marijuana crossover has been around as long as the genre itself. So, it’s no surprise when artists come out with their own… Read more »
HotbAUX: Wuki’s Smoking Playlist
By Duke London The 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival just wrapped the first of two weekends of global social media domination and live music. The stacked lineup featured newcomers and industry heavyweights alike, with acts such as Brockhampton and Beyoncé setting the stage — and subsequently the trending topics — ablaze. One of… Read more »