The US politician who once claimed that members of the Ku Klux Klan “were OK until I found out they smoked pot” is now taking fire from all sides — chief among them a lawsuit filed against him concerning legalized medical marijuana and an individual’s right to effective medicine. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was […]
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Pot Project Management: Black Market Skills Pull in the Green
The green rush is officially on. It’s on in pot shops all over Western USA, with dispensaries outperforming even the most liberal profit projections, turning chronic green into mountains of gold. It’s on at the retail level nationwide, where loads of marijuana gadgets and accessories are hitting the shelves with increasing frequency — wowing consumers, […]
The Holy Land’s Pot Industry Booms, Plans Global Medical Exports With World’s Largest Grow Op
For more than half a century, US growers have been on the cutting edge of creating high-grade cannabis, with the primary goal of achieving ever-greater potency and complexity of highs. But in that time, while legal pot has reached a tipping point of popularity in the US market, longstanding federal prohibition has meant that very […]
Veterans Get Support from American Legion, Shows 1 In 5 Use Medical Marijuana For Pain & PTSD
US Army veteran Jose Martinez looked like a coiled spring sitting on the bar stool next to me. His every move conveyed a sense of pain. I’d met him by chance in a North Carolina bar one afternoon and our conversation evolved freely in the way of two strangers chatting over drinks in a dimly […]
The Taxman Cometh for California’s New Legal Market, Which Could Turn Black Again Come 2018
As many Californians anxiously await the availability of retail pot sales come January 1, reports of as much as a 45 percent tax on cannabis could mean dissatisfied consumers opt for the black market instead of state-approved cannabis shops. While an unregulated system likely means lower prices, it’s not without its flaws. Operating outside of […]
When Bud Washing Becomes Bud Saving: A Post-Wildfire Grow Story
There is no disputing that washed things are generally more pleasant than unwashed. A newly laundered T-shirt. A tidy house. A freshly brushed set of pearly whites. But scrubbing your marijuana buds? Is that even a thing? Corey Drumm is here to say, “Oh yeah, that is definitely a thing.” The Northern California grower explains, […]
Miles Away from Ordinary, Corona Wants A Taste Of Cannabis
Alcohol producer Constellation Brands is venturing where no major booze merchant has dared to go, with a play intended to captivate the taste buds of marijuana enthusiasts and bust into new markets. The owners of the popular beer brand Corona announced this week they’ve invested in Canadian medical marijuana company Canopy Growth Corporation, the world’s […]