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 →
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 →
And they’re off! The first 2016 presidential debate of 2016 was held in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday evening and presidential hopeful and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina came out swinging with this burn against Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: .@CarlyFiorina: “Unlike another woman in this race, I actually love spending time with my husband.” #GOPDebate https://t.co/pzy5fSIf5t… Read more →
New Years is around the corner and 2016 promises to be a very decisive year for America with the presidential elections in November and a lot of interest in cannabis legislation at the state level. With full legalization and medical marijuana having passed a handful of state legislatures across the country, 2016 will most likely have many states reassessing their stance on… Read more →
There’s a lot of misinformation making the rounds on the internet regarding the medical cannabis provision in the federal spending bill signed by Obama on Friday. Allow me to clear the smoke and tell you what this really means for the cannabis community. Here are some of the incorrect headlines: Federal Ban Lifted On Medical Marijuana, Provision Lifting The Ban… Read more →
