Rapper, entrepreneur, CEO: Gilbert Milam Jr., or Berner as he is more commonly known, wears many hats. Through music, fashion and most notably cannabis, the San Francisco native has built a business empire valued in the hundreds of millions.Cookies, the brand he co-founded in 2010, operates a licensing system that spans more than 70 stores and dispensaries, across six … [Read more...] about Cookies CEO Berner talks cannabis investment, surviving cancer and business challenges
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Which Cities Consume The Most Marijuana
It’s popular – but where is it the most and least consumed – here are the cities and how they rank with marijuana Recreational weed is in legal in 24 states, DC and some territories. Over 50% of their country has access to gummies, vapes and special chocolates without breaking the law. Thirty-eight states have medical marijuana, which the American Medical Association, and the … [Read more...] about Which Cities Consume The Most Marijuana
Feds File Charges Against Maine Weed Grower After Probe Spanning 20 States
A Maine man was arrested and held without bail last week for allegedly operating an unlicensed cannabis operation in a rural area about 60 miles north of Bangor, according to law enforcement officials and court records. Police seized 40 pounds of processed marijuana from a house in Passadumkeag, Maine and arrested Xisen Guo, who is accused of drug trafficking and turning the … [Read more...] about Feds File Charges Against Maine Weed Grower After Probe Spanning 20 States
Cannabis Industry Has 440,000 Full-Time Workers
That is the approximate size of the cannabis industry’s labor force in this country, according to newly published research. The data, compiled by Vangst and Whitney Economics, shows that the United States’ legal marijuana industry added almost 23,000 jobs last year, amounting to a 5.4% year-over-over increase. That brings the total number of full-time workers in the industry to … [Read more...] about Cannabis Industry Has 440,000 Full-Time Workers
D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Discusses Relative Using Medical Cannabis for Cancer
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education, aka D.A.R.E., has been teaching kids about substance abuse since 1983 with a mission of delivering science and evidence-based curricula. Recently, a D.A.R.E. documentary published by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan on April 12 spoke with numerous individuals regarding the D.A.R.E. program and discussed the failure of the War on Drugs. … [Read more...] about D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Discusses Relative Using Medical Cannabis for Cancer
Colorado Senate Approves Legislation Banning Social Media Praise of Drugs
There’s another attack on the First Amendment for you to worry about, especially if you live in Colorado. The Centennial State’s Senate approved an epically terrifying social media bill that could require social media platforms to prohibit users from saying anything deemed positive about controlled substances online, including psychedelics legal in the state, specific hemp … [Read more...] about Colorado Senate Approves Legislation Banning Social Media Praise of Drugs
Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
Perhaps it is a pop culture reference that sparks the realization. For me, this moment happened when I was in my late 20s and working with adolescents in school settings to help them quit smoking. When other drugs would occasionally come up, I didn’t understand some of the slang terms they used for these drugs. Many people may have that feeling now when the topic of cannabis … [Read more...] about Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents
States With Legal Weed See Increase in College Applications
States where recreational marijuana has been made legal are seeing upticks in college applications, including from elite students. That is the takeaway of a study published late last year in the peer-reviewed journal Contemporary Economic Policy. “Using a two-way fixed effects difference-in-differences model, we investigate the effects of local recreational marijuana (RMJ) … [Read more...] about States With Legal Weed See Increase in College Applications
Illinois Governor Cites Cannabis Reform While Campaigning for Biden
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker took to the campaign trail over the weekend to stump for President Joseph Biden, taking advantage of the 420 weed high holiday as an opportunity to tout the cannabis policy reforms made by the current administration. At a campaign stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, Pritzker said that cannabis policy reform can have significant economic … [Read more...] about Illinois Governor Cites Cannabis Reform While Campaigning for Biden
‘Cannabis Christmas’: Napa’s Perfect Union dispensary joins 420 celebration
Thirty minutes before opening, the 4/20 goodie bags had been prepped. The taco truck was ready to go outside. Inviting reggae music had been turned on, filing the quaintly sized Perfect Union dispensary before the line of cannabis enthusiasts eager to come in. All that was left to do was open the door. At 8:58 a.m., store manager John Norris’s vibes were high. He stood at the … [Read more...] about ‘Cannabis Christmas’: Napa’s Perfect Union dispensary joins 420 celebration