Month: December 2017 (Page 30)

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Despite countless fears, the primary fallout of the push for legalization has been the strange, situational delusion that’s gripped a number of Canadian politicians, who’ve been driven to argue against legalization with the most astounding pronouncements. The post An Overview of Cannabis Legalization Driving Politicians Insane appeared first on Leafly.Continue Reading

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Hygge—the Danish concept of a cozy life—just so happens to pair perfectly with cannabis. Embrace the lifestyle with hemp blankets, pottery pipes, and more. The post Everything You Need to Embrace ‘Hygge’ Culture With Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Everything You Need to Embrace ‘Hygge’ CultureContinue Reading

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A long-awaited legal challenge targeting federal drug authorities who call CBD a controlled substance will be heard in a federal appeals court in February. The Hemp Industries Association and hemp businesses are suing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration over a 2016 rule that cannabidiol is a controlled substance similar to marijuana.Continue Reading

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Oklahoma’s governor plans to set an election date for a medical marijuana ballot measure after the start of the new year. Supporters of an initiative petition to ask voters to legalize MMJ gathered enough signatures last year to schedule a statewide referendum on the measure, known as State Question 788. If approvedContinue Reading

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British Columbia is giving private entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in recreational sales of marijuana next year – alongside the provincial government. The move to permit private- and government-owned retailers was widely expected. It gives potentially hundreds of existing medical marijuana dispensaries – which have been operating in the grayContinue Reading

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One of the first infused product manufacturers in Alaska has been forced to halt operations, at least temporarily, because of an allegation it may have bypassed required lab testing for some of its edibles. Fairbanks-based Frozen Budz on Monday was ordered to cease production when the state Marijuana Control BoardContinue Reading

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Jodie Emery, one of Canada’s most prominent marijuana activists, braces for a massive corporate takeover. Jodie Emery took over Canada’s Cannabis Culture empire in 2009 when her husband, “Prince of Pot” Marc Emery, began to serve five years in an American federal prison for selling seeds across the border throughContinue Reading

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Paraguay is poised to become the latest nation to reform its marijuana laws with the passage of a bill that would allow the country to begin importing cannabis seeds for cultivation and then government-controlled sale of medical products. According to Reuters, President Horacio Cartes is likely to sign the bill,Continue Reading