It’s been a very busy April as I traveled to Denver to cover World Cannabis Week and some of the emerging issues in the cannabis industry that I’ve noticed are the war on opiates ever since the Obama administration came out with new opiate prescription guidelines, as well as pesticide regulations hurting cultivators and manufacturer’s bottom line. In these stories, you’ll… 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 →
The D.C. city council Judiciary Committee voted against tabling a bill aiming to permanently ban social cannabis use in the District. On Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee saw a majority vote to table the bill so the lawmakers would have more time to consider amendments – until the Chairman of the Full Committee, Phil Mendelson (D) voted ‘yes’ on the measure.… Read more →
Whether you call it Snowzilla or snow storm Jonas, this epic blizzard produced quite the pandemonium today. Tian Tian, the beloved giant panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, reveled in the snow. But not to be outdone, one person tried to reenact the adorable scene: The snowfall in D.C. reached 18-24 inches inside… Read more →
