Search results for "recreational cannabis"
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Legal
Jeff Mizanskey: Pot Prisoner Serving Life Sentence Is Paroled
August 11, 2015Jeff Mizanskey, a Missouri man who has been serving a life sentence with no possibility for...
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Politics
State Lawmakers Want Congress to Back Down on Marijuana Laws
August 10, 2015State lawmakers have an important message for Congress: Stay out of our business when it comes...
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Politics
Two Groups in Massachusetts Fighting to Legalize Marijuana in 2016
August 8, 2015Two groups of cannabis activists in Massachusetts recently announced that they would be submitting the language...
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Politics
ResponsibleOhio Under Investigation for Fraud
August 1, 2015ResponsibleOhio, the organization working to pass a controversial initiative aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana in the...
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Politics
First Ever Marijuana Ad Pulled in Colorado
July 24, 2015A television spot that is being considered the first advertisement for recreational marijuana to be broadcast...
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Dispensaries
WA Retail Shops Cited for Sales to Minors
July 17, 2015Enforcing adult-use cannabis in much of the same way that it addresses alcohol, the Washington State...
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Economics
Colorado’s Pot Tax Revenue for Schools Already Surpasses All of 2014
July 16, 2015Colorado’s educational system continues to benefit the most from the legalization of cannabis. The latest statistics...
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Legal
Chile Gets One Step Closer to Legalizing
July 9, 2015Chilean lawmakers approved a major piece of legislation earlier this week, which would essentially legalize the...
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Legal
Obama to Grant Clemency for More Non-Violent Drug Offenders
July 8, 2015Over the course of the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to issue executive orders...
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Economics
After One Year of Retail Sales, Washington Rakes In Over $70 Mil in Taxes
July 7, 2015On July 8, 2014, recreational marijuana dispensaries opened in Washington state. Now, nearly a year later,...
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Legal
Feds Want to Analyze Sewer Samples For Marijuana Use
June 27, 2015Citywide pee-tests of sorts are underway in two Washington cities. The University of Puget Sound announced...
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Politics
Senate Hearing Calls for Federal CBD Medicine
June 26, 2015Senators discussed the importance of developing federal cannabidiol (CBD) medicine in a hearing Wednesday, but also...
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Industry Events
U.S. Open Allowing Spectators to Carry Marijuana
June 18, 2015The golf crowd is not one usually associated with progressive marijuana policy, and yet as the...
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Legal
DC Retail Pot Sales Ban Reintroduced
June 13, 2015Although cannabis has been legal for several months in the District of Columbia, it could be...
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Cultivation
Nevada Governor Signs Hemp Cultivation and Research Bill
June 11, 2015Republican Governor Brian Sandoval signed a new bill that will allow for the cultivation and research...
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Politics
Sorry Federal Workers…You Can’t Smoke With Us
June 9, 2015Although medical marijuana has been legalized in 23 states throughout the U.S. and in the District...
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Medical
Texas Governor Legalizes MMJ Program That No One Can Use
June 5, 2015Photo courtesy Cannabis Culture Although Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed a bill legalizing the distribution and...
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Joint Opinions
Toker Tourists: The Risks of Lighting Up Out-of-State
June 1, 2015The summer travel season is officially underway and soon curious cannabis connoisseurs from all across America...
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Cultivation
First Hemp Processing Plant Opens in Colorado
May 26, 2015Hemp processing has always been a thing of wonder. The plant, which processes into a pulpy...
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In History
420 Games: Ganja Olympics
May 23, 2015Photo courtesy 420 Games One of the biggest blows to the credibility of cannabis users is...