CBD extraction firm snags tax breaks, hiring assistance in Kentucky
Industrial Hemp News September 18, 2018 0
Kentucky’s booming CBD industry received an additional boost when the state granted an extraction company roughly $240,000 in tax breaks, plus help finding and training workers. Lexington-based firm Zelios, which opened four months ago, said it plans to double its extraction capacity and create 44 full-time jobs for a total investment... Read more
“We don’t want you here”: Amsterdam, Europe’s weed capital, pushes back on overtourism
Cannabis Culture September 18, 2018 0
AMSTERDAM — A group of cyclists slams on the brakes as a man pushing a wheeled suitcase stops abruptly in the middle of a busy bike path in downtown Amsterdam to pick up a toiletries bag he dropped. “If we wait a bit longer, he’ll probably start cleaning his... Read more
Canadians already consume almost as much weed as wine, and it’s not even legal yet
Cannabis Culture September 18, 2018 0
Canadians consumed as much as C$6.2 billion ($4.8 billion) of marijuana in 2015, almost as much as they spent on wine, the federal statistics agency said Monday as it gears up to officially track weed when it becomes legal next year. The agency calculated the value by estimating 4.9... Read more
Marijuana is legal, but D.A.R.E. sticks to its old-school approach
Cannabis CultureMassachusetts September 18, 2018 0
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — The class had covered bullying, internet safety and good decision-making, and by February, Officer Thaxter could see that the sixth-graders were ready. The morning bell rang. The 11- and 12-year-olds scooted their chairs closer to their desks, looking up at a dry-erase board where their... Read more
Charlize Theron waxes on her wake-and-bake days
Cannabis Culture September 18, 2018 0
Charlize Theron opened up to E! News about marijuana use in her younger years in a recent interview. “Yes, oh god yes, I was a wake-and-baker for most of my life,” the Oscar-winning film actress told E!’s Sibley Scoles when asked if she’d ever smoked cannabis in her life. Related Articles Theron,... Read more
Op-ed from Colo. Springs: “Goodbye and good riddance to the annual 4/20 pot party in downtown Denver”
Cannabis CultureColorado September 18, 2018 0
Via The Associated Press. The following editorial was published in the The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, May 23, 2017, regarding the Denver 420 Rally and its organizer being banned for three years from hosting the event. City and county officials shut Denver’s 4/20 pot party down for at least the... Read more
Cannabist Show: He’s the event planner behind Denver 420 Rally; She writes about industry-leading women
Cannabis CultureColoradoIndustry September 18, 2018 0
Featured guests: Denver 420 Rally event producer Santino Walter and Ashley Picillo, author of “Breaking The Grass Ceiling.” LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • The 2017 Denver 420 Rally caught flak for trash left behind; looking at factors in play for the event cleanup. • Documenting the cannabis revolution and... Read more
Denver’s 4/20 organizer appeals three-year ban imposed after trash, noise, health complaints
Cannabis CultureColorado September 18, 2018 0
The organizer of Denver’s 4/20 rally in Civic Center filed an appeal on Friday of the city’s three-year ban, which was imposed after complaints about noise, trash, security, health and other issues. The written appeal of the ban imposed by the city against the organizer, Miguel Lopez, attempts to refute... Read more
Hearing officer considers Denver 4/20 organizer’s appeal regarding 3-year ban
Cannabis CultureColorado September 18, 2018 0
Update: This story has been updated to reflect that the hearing was continued to Wednesday. Whether the man behind Denver’s recent 4/20 rally will get another go at the marijuana-centric event will soon rest in the hands of an administrative hearing officer. Event organizer Miguel Lopez on Tuesday appealed... Read more
Virginia to keep CBD-only medical cannabis licensing review secret
Industrial Hemp News September 17, 2018 0
The state panel that will award Virginia’s first five CBD-only medical marijuana business licenses will keep the application review process confidential. Virginia Board of Pharmacy chair Rafael Saenz announced Tuesday that the 51 applications would be considered in closed session, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Regulators conferred about Virginia’s public-meeting law... Read more
