All posts tagged "California"

Legal

California’s Illicit Market Crackdown Budget Goes Up In Smoke

California's state legislature has denied Gov. Jerry Brown the $14 million he requested in budget funding...

Politics

Pro-Cannabis Stances Help Candidates Win in California’s Primary Election

The biggest state in the union had its midterm primary election this week, and a big...

Economics

Report: Cannabis Industry Will Triple in Size to $32 Billion by 2022

According to a report from BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research, the legal cannabis industry will...

Cultivation

Beija Flor Farms: Using Cannabis for Carbon Sequestration

With a name meaning "kiss the flower," California's Beija Flor Farms believes cannabis farming can help...

Economics

Reverse Takeovers: How U.S. Cannabis Companies Get Listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange

With U.S. stock exchanges still almost entirely closed to cannabis businesses, the stateside industry is increasingly...

Politics

Humboldt Mega-Busts Continue Despite Legalization

In Humboldt County, long famous as the heartland of Northern California's cannabis-growing Emerald Triangle, big police raids...

Joint Opinions

This Memorial Day, Veterans Need More Medical Marijuana Access

While veterans living in regulated markets have had better access to medical marijuana than ever each...

Medical

Lawmakers Move to Save California Compassion Programs From Extinction

When California’s temporary regulations for the adult-use cannabis market became effective in January, they effectively destroyed...

Politics

Lompoc, California: The ‘Free Market’ Cannabis Plan to Reshape a Small Town’s Economy

Lompoc is one of the only cities in California proposing no caps on cannabis licenses and...

Cultivation

The Environmental Toll of Growing Cannabis, Both Legally and Illegally

In California, both illicit cannabis cultivation and large-scale legal growing can place undue stress on the...

Legal

Hard To Prosecute High Driving Cases In Legal Marijuana States

Legal experts encourage maintaining innocence.

Culture

The Pigments of Trigs

Dab rigs resembling trees evoke nature with glass art.

Joint Opinions

California Cannabis: The Uphill Push

A longtime cannabis farmer discusses operating under new cannabis regulations.

Economics

California’s Marijuana Distribution Regulations Force Applicants to Report Themselves To Feds

California's Bureau of Cannabis Control says it's powerless to address a requirement in the distribution application...

Politics

Gov. Brown Proposes Task Force to Investigate Black Market Marijuana

California's Gov. Jerry Brown has unveiled a special investigative force to go after unregistered cannabis growers...

Politics

FBI Raids California Mayor’s Home Over Case Involving in Legal Marijuana Industry

In a still-murky scenario of rare federal enforcement against municipal corruption, FBI agents last week raided...

Edibles

The Future of Cannabis Tea

Kikoko’s herbal brews are a departure from bitter cannabis stem tea.

Joint Opinions

California Police Claim Marijuana Edibles ‘Could Cause Death’

A raid of a dispensary in Fresno, California’s conservative Bible belt, is noteworthy for its extremism...

Strains

The Best Strains of the First Legal Cannabis Cup

On May 4 and 5, thousands gathered in Sacramento for the High Times Cannabis Cup Central...

Edibles

When Will We Have Cannabis Restaurants?

As legal cannabis unfolds in California, the final frontier is a truly cannabis-infused dining experience.