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Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market
VANCOUVER — In the pot-friendly city of Vancouver, illegal marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks outlets, and among the most popular is Weeds, Glass and Gifts. There, in a relaxed space reminiscent of the coffee chain, jovial “budtenders” sell coconut chocolate bars infused with marijuana and customers smoke powerful pot concentrates at a sleek dab bar. When Canada legalized
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Australia’s cannabis industry set to boom: report
AUSTRALIA’S medical marijuana industry is in its early stage but it could soon be worth billions as a new report reveals a surprising statistic. ABOUT seven people a day are being approved for medicinal cannabis as new research suggests the $18 million industry could be worth billions within a decade. Access to the drug is still
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Work, investment in cannabis industry shouldn’t affect travel to U.S., lawyer says
People who engage in legal cannabis activities in Canada when pot becomes legal next month should not have to fear to cross the border into the United States says U.S. immigration lawyer Julie Kruger. Kruger was responding to a warning from a top official at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency that anyone showing
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4 warnings for cannabis stock investors about buying into a new market bubble
One drawback of smoking weed is forgetfulness. Why else would investors, who just got badly burned by the cryptocurrency boom, be so willing to invest in pot stocks that are rising so fast? It is unusual to see multiple bubbles in offbeat asset classes so close to each other. But this is exactly what happens
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Girl can attend school with her cannabis-based medicine, California court rules
It took a fight in court, but a 5-year-old girl will be allowed to bring her cannabis-based medicine to school and attend class with other students, according to a ruling by a California administrative court on Friday. Brooke Adams, a Santa Rosa, California, kindergartner, has Dravet Syndrome. It’s a severe and rare form of epilepsy
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You Can Get Cannabis In Your Coffee. But Does Is It Really Do Anything?
As marijuana is legalized in more and more states, the wellness world has whipped itself into a frenzy over a non-intoxicating cannabis derivative called cannabidiol. CBD products can be found on the internet and in health-food stores, wellness catalogs and even bookstores. (A bookstore in downtown Boulder, Colorado, displays a case of CBD products between
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GoldDrop Blackberry Kush 0.5g
GoldDrop Blackberry Kush 0.5g Comes in a nice black tube, the GoldDrop Blackberry Kush delivers a fine and fruity, solvent free vape experience that is top notch. With a reported THC 67.17%, CBD 1.88%, CBG 1.90% and CBN 1.65% this vape produces a really soaring and medicinal effect that is profile Blackberry Kush. The vape
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Spliffin Pure Good Vybes Dante’s Fire Indica
Spliffin Pure Good Vybes Dante’s Fire Indica is really nice, the 0.5 g variety vape a really tasty experience and 10/10 recommended. From their own site: “A new signature varietal from the Spliffin OG line of genetics . Robust, firey bracts produce this OG’s distinct earthy aroma. Superbly potent, with hints of pine and lemon.
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Here’s how big the legal pot business will be by 2020
Legal marijuana is already big business in America. Colorado alone sold more than $700 million worth of legal weed in 2014, its first full-year of legal recreational and medical sales. Three other states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana. Twenty-three states and Puerto Rico have legalized medical marijuana, and the industry as
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Ganja Planted At The University Of West Indies
Minister of Justice Mark Golding (right) and Courtney Betty (left), president and CEO of Timeless Herbal Care, jointly plant a ganja seedling at yesterday’s (April 21) launch of the symbolic planting of the first legal marijuana plant at the Lecture Theatre Two, Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex. Overseeing the activities are (at
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Federal Prohibition Prevents Billion-Dollar Industry from Helping Economy
Farmers can yield, at most, $1,000 per acre from corn. Moonrise Extracts, an industrial hemp operation in Colorado, expects to reap tens of thousands per acre, from what started as a few dozen feral hemp plants. Moonrise Extracts was lucky to obtain local hemp seeds to start their plants. Seed procurement and local adaptation from
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The US potential of pot: marijuana from legalise to monetise
In the 19th century, American prospectors headed west to make their fortunes mining gold. Today, from California and Colorado to New York and Massachusetts, US states are seeing a “green rush” as entrepreneurs and investors stake their claims in the legal marijuana market. Legal sales of cannabis for medical purposes and “recreational” consumption in the
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A Day After World Weed Day, Modi ‘Weed Energy’ Video Gets Everyone High
On this slightly lazy Tuesday when everybody is still recovering from 4/20 (World Weed Day), we found something to keep the spirits high. That’s a bit of goofy video editing, and (maybe Modi telling us to grow that stuff). In other news – an Indian lawyer quoted the Vedas to fight for weed legalisation in
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Willie Nelson getting into the marijuana business
Country music legend Willie Nelson doesn’t only sing about marijuana anymore, he’ll soon be selling it. Nelson’s brand of the drug is called “Willie’s Reserve” and will be grown and sold in Colorado and Washington state, where recreational pot smoking is legal. Nelson plans to work with growers and local retailers in both states to
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New Colorado Radio Station K-HIGH Devotes All Airtime To Marijuana
A Colorado radio station has become the first and only station in North America to dedicate its airtime exclusively to marijuana — and calls itself (wait for it) K-HIGH. Three weeks ago, K-HIGH was a Fox Sports affiliate, but its station owners wanted to try something different. They decided to capitalize on the growing popularity of marijuana after the state legalized recreational use
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Newsom’s marijuana commission to hold first forum at UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A panel established by California lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom is scheduled to hold its first public forum. Newsom’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy will have an open meeting at UCLA on Tuesday, and the public is encouraged to contribute either in person or online. Newsom, who was
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Medical Marijuana Bill Signed By Gov. Nathan Deal, Becomes Law
A type of medical marijuana is now legal in Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill legalizing cannabis oil for Georgians with eight different medical conditions. That means some families who had left the state to get the oil can now return home. The bill is named for 5-year-old Haleigh Cox who suffers from a
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Eaze To Deliver Cannabis Products To Your Door Step Within No Time
An American company came up with “Uber for weed.” Are you surprised? A startup called Eaze now enables patients prescribed with marijuana to easily order its products online and have the drugs delivered to their door step. Last year, the company had raised $1.5 million funds in order to initiate a business structure. Further, the
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Boom in Bitcoin Adoption by Marijuana Dispensaries
The usage of Bitcoin ATMs and vending machines could increase among marijuana dispensaries, predicts Green Rush Review. In its recent promotional press release, the medical marijuana news website blamed the absence of proper banking infrastructure as one of the major reasons why cannabis businesses would move towards other bankable options such as Bitcoin. It said:
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Ruling on marijuana classification disappoints advocates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California declined Wednesday to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs, disappointing activists who saw the case as a chance to get closer to their goal of nationwide legalization. U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller said during a brief court hearing that she was initially prepared
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