The hunt for great cannabis genetics can be daunting for beginners looking to grow. After all, a 10-pack of seeds can cost hundreds of dollars and there’s no real way to know if you’re investment has paid off until you’ve grown out the plant, trimmed and cured the buds andContinue Reading
Another Emerald Cup has come and gone, but this year’s outdoor cannabis celebration was like no other before it. We’ve got the strains that blew us away in the first legal edition of the outdoor marijuana world championship. But first and foremost, it is worth noting that the number ofContinue Reading
A businesswoman in Reno, Nevada, is suing Terra Tech, accusing the California-based, vertically integrated marijuana company and various defendants connected to the firm of alleged theft, stock manipulation and filing false reports with government agencies, a local TV station reported. According to the lawsuit filed by Heidi Loeb Hegerich in Washoe County DistrictContinue Reading
A class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court is asking a California judge to block the state’s highway patrol from seizing and turning over cash and other assets from state-legal marijuana companies to federal authorities. The lawsuit stems from a case that began in September, when employees from aContinue Reading
A temporary scientific committee launched by the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has recommended that medical marijuana be authorized – five years after the country passed legislation to allow cannabis-based medicines. The initial rules allowed only for specific MJ medicines with licenses, alsoContinue Reading
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’d like to see the legalization of adult-use marijuana in the state early next year, which could create a $1.7 billion market, generate significant new business opportunities in the cannabis industry and curtail the state’s thriving illicit market. According to the New York Times, CuomoContinue Reading
Cannabis cultivators, product manufacturers, retailers and laboratories coast-to-coast are facing closure, failed mandatory tests and increased scrutiny from regulators over pesticide concerns. In Massachusetts, the state’s health department ordered medical marijuana dispensaries in Mashpee and Plymouth to shut because of concerns a cultivation facility used pesticides, which is prohibited for MMJContinue Reading
Since 1961, the United Nations considers cannabis as a Schedule I drug with “no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” The plant is scheduled as a dangerous drug, like heroin, in the Single Convention on Narcotic and Drugs. But things are about to change. Commission on NarcoticContinue Reading
In 2002, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning plant breeder named Norman Borlaug lent his authority to a controversial critique of regenerative farming: “We aren’t going to feed 6 billion people with organic fertilizer,” he said. “If we tried to do it, we would level most of our forests and many ofContinue Reading
A Denver court issued an $8.8 million judgment against the owners of the once-thriving Colorado marijuana chain Sweet Leaf for unpaid rent, late fees and interest in breaching four commercial leases in Denver. Denver District Judge Edward Bronfin issued the decision against Sweet Leaf co-owners Matthew Aiken, Christian Johnson and Anthony SauroContinue Reading
