A local pro-pot group calls for President Obama to completely deschedule the plant with an act of “civil disobedience” by consuming marijuana outside of the White House. Problem is, the grounds in and around the White House are federal property and therefore completely off limits to marijuana. But it’s a risk this pro-pot group is willing to take in order to draw… Read more →
There’s a frustrating trend in the emerging cannabis industry on the East coast, specifically the D.C. and Maryland area that keeps us from writing about more local pot businesses —They conduct business within the ‘gray area’ of the law. It shouldn’t surprise anyone to hear that a journalist is skeptical of pot businesses. However, a colleague told me recently that I’ve been using the… Read more →
Drinking for a cause – Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge does it with her cannabis infused wine. An outspoken medical marijuana advocate and supporter of women in the cannabis industry, Etheridge launched her own cannabusiness of pot-infused wines. “We’re changing the paradigm. Cannabis is the thing that’s going to push the whole conversation about health,”… Read more →
Myster is a local chain of high-end smoke accessories in the Maryland and D.C. area that recently had a run-in with Maryland county police in their Bethesda location. This weekend they are having a huge seed and accessory sale to raise money to fight their case in court. They are offering up seeds of their infamous strain developed by Myster Genetics… Read more →
History was made by pro-pot advocates in D.C. this weekend and most people don’t even know it. On Saturday, The Capitol CannaShow brought the D.C. community together for a cannabis conference and expo for the people, by the people. It was the first time local businesses and speakers took the limelight for a day of education, activism, and business in the nation’s capital. It… Read more →
