Month: May 2018 (Page 34)

While booze has been a great American staple in the trenches of debauched society since the dawn of time, there is a major shift happening these days in the battle of the buzz. Now that marijuana is legal in a number of states for recreational use, some folks are ditchingContinue Reading

Growing cannabis can take a considerable amount of labor. Learn more about how to automate parts of your growing system and save some time and effort. The post 3 Ways to Automate Your Home Cannabis Grow appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 3 Ways to Automate Your HomeContinue Reading

Gov. Paul LePage is running out of options to block state voters’ and lawmakers’ attempts to allow a regulated cannabis market in Maine. The post Maine Lawmakers Overturn LePage’s Veto of Cannabis Sales Bill appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Maine Lawmakers Overturn LePage’s Veto of Cannabis SalesContinue Reading

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would expand the state’s current CBD-for-epilepsy-only law to allow the terminally ill to access full spectrum medical cannabis. While the new law, HB 1554, still falls among the strictest in the nation, it would expand access in Missouri. Patients sufferingContinue Reading

Two Senate committees reviewing Canada’s proposed marijuana legislation are asking for significant changes to the bill before it becomes law – changes that could delay implementation and have a major impact on businesses prepping for the recreational market. The Committee on Aboriginal Peoples wants the bill amended to address aContinue Reading

Officials in Seattle announced on April 25 that they have filed a motion calling on the city’s Municipal Court to vacate all convictions and drop all charges for marijuana possession going all the way back to 1996. The move would affect 542 people who have convictions on their records. “VacatingContinue Reading

After fits and starts owing to political squabbles, Maine is moving forward to launch its adult-use marijuana market, likely by 2019 or 2020. State lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto last week of a recreational MJ implementation bill. Maine lawmakers override governor’s veto of recreational marijuanaContinue Reading

Changing public consciousness can be a funny thing. Messenger can matter more than the message. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and CNN’s medical reporter, whose latest installment in his cannabis-friendly series, “Weed,” aired on Sunday, offers an object lesson in this theory. “Cannabis has given me a reason to live.” PatientsContinue Reading