All posts tagged "California"

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...

Books

A Federal Marijuana Prisoner Reviews Two Books About the End of Cannabis Prohibition

It is somewhat strange and ironic to me to really be sitting in prison for federal...

Politics

Democratic Governors Split on Marijuana Legalization

Democratic governors across the country are stuck at a crossroads when the issue of legalizing marijuana...

Politics

More States Move Forward With CBD-Only Measures, But Will They Help Patients?

Lawmakers in Alabama and Utah recently approved legislation seeking to authorize the physician-supervised use of varieties...

Politics

All Over America Police Are Being Ordered To Return Seized Cannabis To Medical Marijuana Patients

While there once was a time that any seized pot was thought to be destroyed (or...

Politics

Southern California Activists Eye Midterm Elections To Overturn Local Bans

Local activists living in localities that have banned medical marijuana collectives (nearly all cities in Orange...

Joint Opinions

California Police Chiefs Association Unwilling To Work With Cannabis Industry

In a piece for the Sacramento Bee, “California Police Have No Interest in Setting Pot Rules,”...

Politics

Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization

California’s senior senator Dianne Feinstein has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana...

Joint Opinions

Thank You, Governor Moonbeam

In this November 1978 photo, Jerry Brown, left, accompanied by his parents, former California Gov. Edmund...

Strains

Dab Strain Review: “The Clear” Concentrate

Photo courtesy of Harborside Health Center. In many ways, I’m the ultimate purist. I say this...

Politics

California Rerolls Legalization Legislation in Prep for November Ballot

From decriminalized marijuana to medical marijuana, California had been a leader in the cannabis movement. As...

Joint Opinions

Will California Legalize Cannabis in 2014? Probably Not

It looks as if the bigger groups behind cannabis law reform are marshaling their forces for...

Economics

Next States to Legalize: Oregon, Alaska, California, Massachusetts and Maine

Recreational cannabis in Colorado stands to gross $359 million this year, while weed shops in Washington...

Industry Events

Organic, Outdoor Cannabis Celebrated at Emerald Cup

Photos Gracie Malley for Cannabis Now Moments into the Emerald Cup and my nose is stuffed...

Dispensaries

Northern/Central California Dispensaries

Photo of Durban Poison from Harborside Health Center by Gracie Malley Airfield Supply Co. 1190 Coleman...