Blue Dream is the back-to-back champion as the most popular cannabis cultivar in California. With Northern California roots, this cross between Blueberry and Haze is a sativa-dominant hybrid known for producing a balanced high of cerebral stimulation and full-body relaxation that 37% of people say helps relieve stress, according to Leafly. As the No. 1 best-selling flower … [Read more...] about The Top 10 Best-Selling Flower Strains in California in 2024
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Kansas City cannabis companies’ wish for the new year: Lower federal taxes
A steady stream of customers walk into the From the Earth dispensary on Southwest Boulevard each day. They present IDs, make their selections from a large menu of options and leave with small brown paper bags of weed.Though business is usually brisk at this and other Kansas City weed shops — reflected in Missouri’s legal weed trade topping $1 billion in sales in 2024 — cannabis … [Read more...] about Kansas City cannabis companies’ wish for the new year: Lower federal taxes
Marijuana Business Owners Likely To Face Long Waits For Compliance In New Year
Oklahoma's requirement for marijuana businesses to obtain certificates of occupancy has caused delays, financial strain, and compliance challenges, particularly for rural operators, while aiming to ensure safety and weed out criminal elements. OKLAHOMA CITY - Mandate Introduces Unexpected Hurdles When Oklahoma first mandated that marijuana businesses obtain certificates of … [Read more...] about Marijuana Business Owners Likely To Face Long Waits For Compliance In New Year
Jennifer Lopez’s ex Casper Smart raided in illegal weed investigation: report
The home of Jennifer Lopez’s ex-boyfriend Casper Smart was raided as cops investigated an illegal marijuana growing operation, according to a report published Monday. Smart, 37, was home when cops served a search warrant on Dec. 23 around 9 a.m. at the property in Los Angeles, TMZ reported. A woman was also home at the time. Cops found a small to medium-sized marijuana grow … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lopez’s ex Casper Smart raided in illegal weed investigation: report
2024 Year in Review: Changes to higher ed and weed law among bills that didn’t survive lame duck
The Ohio General Assembly runs on two-year terms, so when lawmakers adjourned around 2 a.m. on Dec. 19, any bill not on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk effectively died. That included a contentious bill addressing conservatives’ concerns with higher education. It would have banned most mandatory diversity training in public colleges, required the protection and promotion of … [Read more...] about 2024 Year in Review: Changes to higher ed and weed law among bills that didn’t survive lame duck
Trump’s mixed record on cannabis laws clouds the industry’s future
As the calendar flips to 2025 and President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take back the Oval Office, the cannabis industry is wondering whether it’ll be high times ahead or whether the new administration will weed out some of their biggest plans. Earlier this year, the Biden administration took steps to reclassify cannabis, which would not only lessen the criminal penalties … [Read more...] about Trump’s mixed record on cannabis laws clouds the industry’s future
Medical dispensaries are closing after SD’s rejection of recreational marijuana
The trouble signs started about a year in. B.J. Olson had opened his medical cannabis dispensary, called “Unity Rd.,” in the summer of 2022, less than a month after medical pot sales became legal in South Dakota. That first month or two, things were fine. Olson’s revenue lined up nicely with his projections. Then came the competition. Dispensaries were popping up all over the … [Read more...] about Medical dispensaries are closing after SD’s rejection of recreational marijuana
Bangor thieves break into weed shop but leave with only CBD
Two people who broke into a Bangor cannabis shop in an apparent attempt to steal weed left with only CBD products that don’t make you high. In video capturing the early Sunday morning break-in at Pho King Great Cannabis, 1114 Hammond St., the two people can be heard saying they got the marijuana, but they in fact stole hemp-derived CBD products, Owner Guy “Trey” Davis III … [Read more...] about Bangor thieves break into weed shop but leave with only CBD
As marijuana use grows, effect on road safety remains a blind spot
BOULDER, Colo. — In Colorado, where the United States’ experiment with legal recreational marijuana began a little more than a decade ago, a team of federal scientists has been paying regular cannabis users to get stoned. This unconventional line of research — which includes vans outfitted with hippie tapestries and a sleek car simulator — seeks to tackle what road safety … [Read more...] about As marijuana use grows, effect on road safety remains a blind spot
Can I smoke on the sidewalk in Florida? What to know about weed laws this New Year’s Eve
If you're visiting Florida for the holidays and hoping to light up a joint this New Year's Eve, it has to be "diet" weed to be legal weed.In November, Florida voters had the chance to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state. The effort was unsuccessful, though. Amendment 3 failed to get the supermajority vote it needed to pass.This means weed laws in Florida stay the … [Read more...] about Can I smoke on the sidewalk in Florida? What to know about weed laws this New Year’s Eve
