by Kharla Vezzetti, California NORML I’ve been helping with the preparations for California NORML’s upcoming 25th Anniversary of Prop 215 Conference and Afterparty occurring this Friday, November 5, 2021. Scanning my collected newspaper articles from the era for our slideshow has really brought back memories of my early activist... Read more
A recent survey from the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy and Cooperation Humboldt found that the vast majority of local cannabis cultivators want more cooperative support
“Munchies” is a well-known term amongst cannabis users. This effect usually happens after you have smoked a joint or taken a few hits off the bong. For some, this is a welcomed experience. For others, it’s a side effect they’d like to avoid. Whatever the reason for wanting to avoid the munchies, here are a few things to know about cannabis and hunger.
Businesses producing both wine and cannabis in California must be aware of challenges and opportunities created by complex state regulations. By Alison B. Torbitt and Stratton P. Constantinides, Nixon Peabody LLP While some wineries are competing with cannabis farmers for land, water, labor, and market share, others are embracing... Read more
Cannabis legalization is spreading through the United States rapidly, with states initiating medical marijuana programs or expanding to allow adult-use cannabis. This year alone, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut all voted to legalize recreational cannabis. Now, most states have some form of established cannabis program, either medical or... Read more
The horrific ride to the top of the San Francisco skyscraper is still seared in Paul Scott’s memory a quarter century later. On a sales call for the elevator company that employed him in the mid-1990s, Scott stepped out at the penthouse level to find all the exits to... Read more
ive years after cannabis legalization, California is awash with signs of an apparently booming industry. Californians can toke on Justin Bieber-branded joints and ash their blunts in Seth Rogen’s $95 ceramics. They can sip on THC-infused seltzers, relax inside a cannabis cafe, and get edibles delivered to their doors.... Read more
Cannabis has been legal for recreational use in California for nearly five years. From delivery services and storefront dispensaries to the state’s first marijiuana competition, California residents can enjoy their herb medicinally, recreationally and freely — to an extent. While weed is legal in the state, there are limitations... Read more
Despite an uptick in acceptance for cannabis, the money made from it, those who sell it and those who use it, people of color are still predominantly negatively affected by the ripple effects of the War on Drugs.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that law enforcement officials destroyed more than one million cannabis plants this year in the state’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting. The annual marijuana cultivation eradication campaign also netted more than 180,000 pounds of harvested and processed marijuana in 491 enforcement operations... Read more
