“Fab? Yeah, he used to get weed from Ricky Powell,” Saes says. I smile, struck with a welcome sense of the familiar. I’m talking with legendary New York City weed delivery service pioneer Mike Saes—also known as “El Saeso”—and I can faintly hear the sounds of Manhattan taxi cabs whizzingContinue Reading
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is claiming that if voters approve a marijuana legalization initiative at the ballot this November, people “will be able to bring 20 joints to an elementary school”—and he again complained about the prevalent odor of cannabis that he says would result from the reform. “EvenContinue Reading
A Texas district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Republican state attorney general who sought to overturn a local voter-approved marijuana decriminalization initiative in Austin. Travis County District Court Judge Jan Soifer rejected the challenge, as well as a request for a temporary injunction, from Attorney General KenContinue Reading
“We hope that we can work with those who testified today to solve this issue, but we realize that a well thought-out solution will require continued conversations into the next session and beyond.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon Lawmakers stressed the urgency of dealing with the issue of intoxicating hemp-basedContinue Reading
“Unfortunately we’ve seen one service center close down. I imagine there will be more, because very quickly it’s going to get oversaturated.” By Grant Stringer, Oregon Capital Chronicle A year in, Oregon’s experiment with the first regulated psilocybin mushroom market in the world is short on customers. To attract them,Continue Reading
Researchers who looked at opioid prescription and mortality rates in Oregon found that nearby access to retail marijuana moderately reduced opioid prescriptions, though they observed no corresponding drop in opioid-related deaths. Specifically, communities located within a mile of state-licensed cannabis outlets had prescription opioid rates that were 1.0 percent toContinue Reading
A powerful House committee has blocked all proposed marijuana amendments—some that were pro-reform and others that were anti-reform—from floor consideration as part of a large scale defense bill. That means a measure included in the base bill to prevent military branches from testing recruits for cannabis as a condition ofContinue Reading
A GOP-controlled House committee is calling on federal agencies to study state marijuana regulatory frameworks and continue to reconsider federal hiring guidelines related to cannabis use by applicants living in states where it’s legal. The House Appropriations Committee inserted the two marijuana-related section in a report attached to the 2025Continue Reading
House of Strains Dispensary Expands Cannabis Delivery Image Cannabis News June 12, 2024 House of Strains Dispensary Now Delivering Premium Cannabis to The Hamptons. House of Strains Dispensary, a pioneer in legal adult-use cannabis based in Flushing, NY, is now delivering its premium cannabis products to The Hamptons. Residents ofContinue Reading
Two New Books Unveil The Healing Power Of Medical Cannabis Image Cannabis News June 12, 2024 Explore the Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis with New Releases by Dr Benjamin Caplan and Josh Leddy. For those exploring the medical benefits of cannabis, two new books provide essential guidance: “The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook”Continue Reading
