This weekend in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, you can shop legal cannabis and order ahead for when the Outside Lands is done. The post Your 2018 Cannabis Buyer’s Guide for San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Your 2018 Cannabis Buyer’s Guide forContinue Reading
Italy signaled its intention to loosen the military’s grip on the cultivation of medical marijuana, significantly ramp up production and make MMJ “available in all pharmacies” across the country. The move also could increase opportunities for international MMJ companies participating in the nation’s medical cannabis industry. Italian Health Minister GiuliaContinue Reading
Peter Kadens, one of the more notable names in the U.S. cannabis industry, has stepped down as CEO of multistate medical marijuana company Green Thumb Industries (GTI). The 40-year-old entrepreneur, who will stay with Chicago-based GTI as a board member, told MassLive.com he was stepping down for personal and familyContinue Reading
Cheech Marin is starting his day by getting ready for an evening appearance at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The museum is kicking off a yearlong exhibition celebrating 40 years of “Up in Smoke.” Released in 1978, the film earned $44 million at the box office and wasContinue Reading
New York’s medical marijuana program is adding patients at a speedy clip, and the recent approval of MMJ as an alternative to opioids has the potential to give sales in the state a substantial boost. Over the past 12 months, nearly 37,000 patients were added to New York’s MMJ program,Continue Reading
A new report on Oregon’s marijuana industry sheds more light on the massive oversupply there and the huge illegal trade across state lines, issues that need to be addressed immediately, the state’s top federal law enforcement official said. The report “confirms what we already know – (the industry) is outContinue Reading
Outside Lands’ Grass Lands, DJ Muggs’ new LP, and Better Call Saul — comin’ in hot this week. The post Hit This: The Leafly Weekly Agenda for Aug. 6-12 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Hit This: The Leafly Weekly Agenda for Aug. 6-12Continue Reading
Lebanon’s parliament is currently writing new legislation that would legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical use in the country, which is already one of the world’s leading contraband producers. The news broke in comments made by parliament speaker Nabih Berri to the U.S. ambassador in Beirut, Elizabeth Richard, as reported byContinue Reading
This week, California State Treasurer John Chiang announced that a San Diego firm, Level 4 Ventures, had been selected to determine how feasible it would be for the state to establish a public cannabis bank. In a statement announcing the selection, the Office of the State Treasurer noted the need for a public cannabisContinue Reading
On Aug. 1, authorities in Wisconsin recorded what they say is the first instance in their state of a fatality linked to synthetic marijuana. More than a dozen people, including military personnel, have died in 2018 after ingesting synthetic marijuana — a blanket term used to describe plant material sprayedContinue Reading
