Despite the president’s recent assertions that the government would not be legalizing recreational marijuana, legislation that would do just that passed out of Mexican Senate committees yesterday. Their vote came down to 26 senators in favor and eight opposed, with six abstaining. Should the legislation receive final approval, Mexico... Read more
A bill filed in the Louisiana legislature would empower local governments in the state to hold elections on marijuana laws. The legislation, filed by Democratic state Rep. Cedric Glover, would “authorize local governing authorities of the state to call an election for the purpose of authorizing the sale, possession,... Read more
$74.2 million. That is how much Illinois’ nascent recreational marijuana market has brought in during the first two months of operations, a figure that shows steady demand so far. In January, the first month weed was sold legally for recreational use, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation... Read more
Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth announced on Wednesday afternoon that it would close two of its cultivation facilities in British Columbia, a move that will lead to layoffs for approximately 500 employees. In what the company is describing as a “production optimization plan,” Canopy Growth will shut down greenhouse... Read more
After receiving final approval from state regulators on Thursday, Boston’s first recreational cannabis shop will open its doors to customers next week. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission’s “commence operations” notice issued to Pure Oasis in the Grove Hall community of Dorchester will allow the retailer to open on Monday... Read more
Mexico City’s #Plantón420 has grown in size over the last week, probably because of all the cannabis-related political drama. Despite his party’s efforts to the contrary, President Andres Manuel López Obrador announced that recreational cannabis would not be legalized. But the day before our tardeada at the... Read more
Cuando nos preocupábamos por el aumento de la Inteligencia Artificial, la mayoría de nosotros asumimos que el golpe de la tecnología entrante sería un poco más emocionante que los robots que mienten sobre el cannabis en Twitter. Las fuentes dudosas con Wi-Fi también han hecho lo mismo para contaminar... Read more
The United States may be embracing legalization, but the country’s military and veterans communities are not. A memo issued by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie this week made that abundantly clear. “There is no legitimate medical explanation for a marijuana positive test result, other than a verified prescription of... Read more
