All posts tagged "California"

Economics

U.S. Could Rake In $3 Billion… If Pot Were Legal

The line down at the neighborhood gas station down the street is a little longer than...

Industry Events

With the Gold of Sunshine: A Judge’s Look Inside the Golden Tarp Awards

Sungrown cannabis is experiencing a renaissance due, in large part, to the massive increase of greenhouse,...

Economics

Growth in the Industry Inspires Innovative Business Practices

The cannabis industry is poised to grow 64 percent to $2.34 billion nationwide by the end...

Industry Events

Cannabis Takes Front Stage at Mendocino County Farmers’ Market

Healing Harvest Farms had their grand opening over Labor Day weekend by hosting a Farmers’ Market...

Cultivation

Sungrown Daze

Photo by Park Ranger Summer light deprivation season has ended and the long season cannabis flowers...

Joint Opinions

The Butterfly Effect of Prohibition

By Federal Inmate 63131-097 Jasmine is a typical 12-year-old girl. She’s pretty, smart and loves cheerleading,...

Legal

California’s Legal Issue

California boasts the world’s eighth largest economy, larger than even Russia. San Francisco Weekly’s Chris Roberts recently...

Edibles

Summer Edibles to Beat the Heat

Summer is officially upon us and whether you’re slaving away under growing lights, hiking in the...

Industry Events

A-Plus from Hieroglyphics Talks Dabs, Dispensaries and Doing Chalice California

Some people prefer to toke, some are more inclined to taste, others are just into topicals...

Industry Events

Cannabis Goes Corporate: The National Cannabis Business Summit In Denver

Story and photo by Matt Cote Hundreds of cannabis industrialists filled the bustling auditorium: entrepreneurs, investors,...

Dispensaries

Berkeley Dispensaries Will Provide Free Weed to Low-Income Patients

Berkeley Patients Group by John Patriquin The Berkeley City Council has approved an ordinance that will...

Industry Events

7 Photos from Cannabis Cup “San Francisco”

The Sonoma County Fairgrounds were host to the San Francisco Cannabis Cup this past weekend. Cup...

Industry Events

Marijuana Farmers’ Market Debuts in LA

From July 4-6, medical cannabis consumers will have the opportunity to purchase buds of their choice...

Joint Opinions

Bill Clinton in No Way Endorsed Medical or Legal Marijuana

People around the country are praising the bold statement former President Bill Clinton made on cannabis...

Medical

Will the Culture of “Recreational” Use Jeopardize Medical Marijuana?

Photo by Gracie Malley/Staff In 1996, California became the first American state to legalize marijuana for...

Cultivation

Sustainable Water Tips for California Cannabis Growers

Photo by Orange_fan_11/Flickr As we head into what is sure to be a long hot summer...

Cannabis

Dispensary Profile: Buds & Roses Collective

“We are a destination dispensary,” says Buds & Roses President Aaron Justis. “We do offer a...

Joint Opinions

Growers Must Work To Stop the Sacramento County Marijuana Cultivation Ban

Last week, Sacramento County Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan introduced two measures to ban marijuana growing in unincorporated Sacramento...

Joint Opinions

Driving High: New Marijuana Laws Continue to Get It Wrong About Cannabis and Driving

As more and more states adopt medical and recreational marijuana policies, it seems the most feared...

Politics

DPA’s Amanda Reiman On Why Women Are Underrepresented in the Marijuana Industry

There is a lot of talk about women in the marijuana movement coming to the mainstream...