California regulators announced the launch of a new program on Thursday that will allow consumers to verify that they are visiting a licensed dispensary by scanning a QR code with their cell phones. Officials with the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) say the program will support licensed businesses... Read more
Voters in South Dakota will have another opportunity to legalize medical marijuana in 2020. The group spearheading the effort, New Approach South Dakota, announced Thursday that Secretary of State Steve Barnett that the petition to get the referendum on next year’s ballot had been ratified. “There are no words... Read more
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced a proposed ordinance on Wednesday that would establish licenses for safe and legal cannabis consumption sites in the city. The proposal is described by the mayor’s office as an effort to expand economic opportunities across the city and bring more entrepreneurs into the emerging... Read more
Cannabis culture includes a long, rich, and often times very interesting history of smuggling. And in many cases, these stories involve all sorts of creative methods for sneaking weed where it is not allowed. Looks like this history has another incident to add to the books. This time, a... Read more
Millions of Americans are getting high, and then getting behind the wheel. That’s just one of the findings detailed Thursday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which showed that 12 million American adults said that they had driven under the influence of... Read more
For years, Rhode Island’s state legislature has seemed to be on the brink of legalizing recreational cannabis. The state’s Governor Gina Raimondo announced at the beginning of the year her plans to aide legalization and was thwarted in the attempt. Now, an end of year roadblock has emerged. In... Read more
If you find yourself in California in search of a particularly strong strain of bud, it may soon cost you. That’s because analysts in the state this week recommended replacing the existing tax structure for marijuana products, and replacing it with one tied to the potency of the cannabis.... Read more
The Cannabis Cup Nevada brought out the best and the brightest. The competition was stiff, but here are the winners of the Cannabis Cup Nevada: Maggie Milosevic Indica Flower 1st Place: Lava Cake by Greenway Medical2nd Place: Lemon OG by Dojo Cannaco3rd Place: Orange 43 by Bohemian Brothers Maggie... Read more
