Day: September 12, 2017 (Page 2)

The newly appointed board that will regulate marijuana in Massachusetts met publicly for the first time Tuesday, more than 10 months after voters voted to legalize recreational cannabis. The post Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Meet Publicly for 1st Time appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators MeetContinue Reading

Learn how the effects of cannabis can make music sound better and aid in its production. The post Why Does Cannabis Make Music Sound So Good? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Why Does Cannabis Make Music Sound So Good?Continue Reading

Michigan’s chief regulatory affairs agency is giving the state’s unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries until Dec. 15 to “wind down” their operations. Continuing to operate after Dec. 15 would be “a potential impediment to licensure,” Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs threatened in a news release. Dec. 15 is significant because it’sContinue Reading

Marijuana delivery is a big business in California, but companies that specialize in the niche just lost one big avenue: drones. In recently released draft regulations, the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control ruled that deliveries must “be made only in person by enclosed motor vehicle,” ARS Technica reported, noting thatContinue Reading

Pro-cannabis advocates weigh in on how the results of this annual federal survey silence prohibitionists and dispel myths. According to new federal data, teen marijuana use has dropped to its lowest levels in nearly 15 years. The data was released as part of the annual National Survey on Drug UseContinue Reading

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee wants to establish national marijuana testing protocols, according to a new report. However, it’s not exactly a pro-cannabis industry move. The committee members are interested in data on cannabis to help inform “substance abuse prevention efforts, public health policy and law enforcement tactics across theContinue Reading

By Omar Sacirbey Many Massachusetts cannabis advocates are worried that a regulatory agency heavy on members who voted against legalization may try to undermine the state’s nascent recreational marijuana industry. But a far bigger worry, it seems, is that “in Massachusetts, things tend to move really slow.” Slow-moving Massachusetts a concern forContinue Reading