WASHINGTON — The nation’s marijuana industry is optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will take steps to legalize pot on the national level, but some who hope to develop the industry in Minnesota say that could severely hamper their efforts. Why? Because the state’s nascent marijuana industry would have to compete for market share with growers in more established states … [Read more...] about Nation’s marijuana industry high on Trump promise to lift federal cannabis restrictions
New Evidence Shows DEA Opposes Marijuana Rescheduling And Should Be Removed From Hearings, Cannabis Groups Say
Attorneys for a cannabis company and advocacy group that are set to testify in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) marijuana rescheduling hearing process beginning this month say new evidence has come to light revealing that the agency actually opposes the proposed rule it is supposed to defend and has engaged in improper communications with other opponents of the … [Read more...] about New Evidence Shows DEA Opposes Marijuana Rescheduling And Should Be Removed From Hearings, Cannabis Groups Say
New York is seeing the hidden toll of legal weed: violence, psychosis and mayhem
New York City ended 2024 with a series of horrific subway incidents linked by a hidden thread: the state’s choice to legalize marijuana. Just days before Christmas, Debrina Kawam, a troubled New Jersey woman, was set on fire on an F train and burned to death, allegedly by Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. Zapeta-Calil was deported from the United … [Read more...] about New York is seeing the hidden toll of legal weed: violence, psychosis and mayhem
California to launch Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés, blending weed and coffee culture
hose in California who’d like a latte with a side of weed have gotten their wish now that a new law goes into effect that permits licensed cannabis dispensaries to add sit-in cafes to their sites. Using the city of Amsterdam as a blueprint, Assembly Bill 1775 allows on-site consumption of cannabis next to freshly prepared food and beverages. The law doesn’t mean that any … [Read more...] about California to launch Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés, blending weed and coffee culture
Cannabis school is now in session at University of Arizona, Gateway Community College
A lot goes into creating and running a cannabis business. It’s why one California company is partnering with colleges and universities, including the University of Arizona, to offer cannabis education.Max Simon is the CEO of California-based Green Flower, which offers cannabis education programs. UA is a partner and offers three certificates, all online.“And so our programs are … [Read more...] about Cannabis school is now in session at University of Arizona, Gateway Community College
2025 is here; don’t expect a pot shop on every Rochester corner
Travis Cullen, owner of Laughing Waters THC Glass & Smoke Shop and activist crusading for those incarcerated on cannabis related offenses, poses for a portrait next to his van on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 ROCHESTER — On Dec. 11, 2024, when the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced it was going back to the drawing board to grant retail cannabis sale licenses, there … [Read more...] about 2025 is here; don’t expect a pot shop on every Rochester corner
Cannabis Trends in 2025
Cannabis Litigation is Going to Evolve For years, “cannabis litigation” didn’t exist because business was conducted in the shadows and without enforceable agreements and cannabis companies didn’t carry any kind of insurance. Fast forward into the 2010s, and we began to see commercial cannabis litigation emerge around breached contracts and business ownership disputes for … [Read more...] about Cannabis Trends in 2025
We need a surgeon general cancer warning on pot
The fact that U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has no legal authority to mandate cancer warnings on alcoholic beverage labels did not prevent him, as Dry January began, to propose just such a caveat. The evidence on the health hazards of alcohol may be mixed — the Harvard School of Public Health says “the evidence is more nuanced than the headlines suggest” — but as a medical … [Read more...] about We need a surgeon general cancer warning on pot
So-Called “Legal” Cannabis Often Covered in Illegal Pesticides, Tests Show
He thought he had the flu. But as the days passed and his severe nausea, burning throat and watery eyes wouldn’t go away, he feared it was something worse. The cannabis worker (unidentified for fear of industry retaliation) decided to get his Maven brand cannabis pre-rolled joints examined at a testing lab. There, it was discovered that he had been ingesting not just cannabis … [Read more...] about So-Called “Legal” Cannabis Often Covered in Illegal Pesticides, Tests Show
Green Moves To Protect Medical Pot Caregivers from ‘Undue’ Enforcement
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green on Monday said caregivers should still be allowed to provide medical cannabis to qualified patients. Hawaii’s caregiver program, which has 2,628 caregivers, according to MJBizDaily, serves patients who can’t grow cannabis at home or do not shop at eight state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries. But under the current state law that covers controlled … [Read more...] about Green Moves To Protect Medical Pot Caregivers from ‘Undue’ Enforcement
