Puerto Rico might have one of the most underdeveloped agricultural sectors on the planet. According to statistics provided by the US Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico farming income has decreased by two-thirds since 1964, a result traceable to the implosion of the sugar cane industry that once formed the backbone of the island’s economy. Sugar […]
If ever you happened to score a bag of weed in the US during the 1970s or 1980s, there’s a decent chance that herb came from somewhere south of the border in Latin America. Before Humboldt County — and Northern California in general — became synonymous with high-grade pot, farmers in countries like Mexico and […]
This may not be a midterm or presidential election year, but advocates are still fighting hard for cannabis reform. Grassroots organizations are crafting petitions to get cannabis on the 2020 ballot, and a number of state legislatures are working toward progressive recreational cannabis legislation for 2019. Here is a look at six states that are […]
The news cycle has been dominated of late by coverage of the fight over funding President Donald Trump’s proposed wall at the US-Mexico border. The government shutdown continues as a result of this fight, and Trump has continued to defend the need for a border wall by focusing on what he claims is a problem […]
On February 4, 1843, Irish doctor Sir William Brooke O’Shaughnessy published a study for the Provincial Medical Journal after having spent eight years in Calcutta working as an assistant surgeon for the East India Company. During his time in India, O’Shaughnessy discovered cannabis and was left in awe of the plant’s incredible healing powers. Doctor […]
Anyone who has ever visited a cannabis dispensary has seen, even marveled at, the array of products and their various forms of packaging. From intricate glass bottles to elaborate plastic wraps, bags of all sizes, tubes and a seemingly endless supply of vape cartridges, most retail cannabis products, although made with child safety concerns in […]
When the Government of the Netherlands announced in October 2017 plans for an experiment with regulated cannabis production to supply the country’s famous coffee shops, the cannabis industry cautiously welcomed the idea. After more than two decades of increasing repression and criminalization, it seemed the Dutch government had finally turned the page and was taking […]
Washington state is taking a much-needed step toward cannabis justice. Governor Jay Inslee on Friday announced the Marijuana Justice Initiative, a plan to pardon thousands of misdemeanor cannabis possession convictions throughout the state. According to Inslee’s official governor website: The initiative will provide an expedited process to grant pardons to people with a single misdemeanor […]
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