Is Weed Education Resonating With the Public?
There aren’t many unifying factors across the cannabis community these days. What once seemed like a largely in-lock-step group has splintered over the years. Still, one of the rare agreements reached across the spectrum is that the education gap persists. The education gap essentially boils down to what is accurate and inaccurate about the plant […]
SAFER Banking Act Passes Senate Committee, Moves to Floor Vote
Cannabis companies doing legal business in their state are one step closer to potentially opening accounts with federally-insured banks after the latest version of the SAFER Banking Act (formerly SAFE banking) cleared the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday 14-9. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act will now move to the Senate Floor for where […]
Everything You Need to Know About THC-JD
A lot of our readers love nothing more than a super powerful cannabinoid that can get them, well, really high. And, one company that always delivers in that department is Binoid, offering some of the most powerful and rare cannabinoids on the market. With so many new cannabinoids hitting the scene right now, a few […]
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Audit Results Published
An audit on the Massachusetts cannabis industry recently revealed that the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) allowed millions in possibly unsafe cannabis products to be sold to consumers. The audit report was published on Sept. 26 by state auditor Diana DiZoglio, with the goal of finding if the CCC was following state regulations for recreational […]
Herd of Sheep Devour Hundreds of Pounds of Pot in Greece
A herd of sheep grazing near Almyros in the Thessaly region Greece invaded a medical cannabis greenhouse and ate at least a hundred kilograms of pot, local reports say. The incident was spurred by displaced livestock in Greece after Storm Daniel ripped through the Mediterranean country. NPR reports that over 600 pounds of cannabis were […]
Some Online Cannabis Dispensaries Aren’t Verifying Ages, Leading to Purchases by Minors
Researchers at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York recently published a study about how some online cannabis dispensaries are not properly verifying the ages of its customers and allowing minors to make purchases. Entitled “Access to Marijuana by Minors Via Online Dispensaries,” the study was published in The Journal of the American Medical […]
Detroit Police Raid Psilocybin Church After Newspaper Feature
A church that purportedly uses entheogenic plants like psilocybin mushrooms as a holy sacrament was raided by officers with the Detroit Police Department Friday just two days after having a newspaper article about them published in the Detroit Metro Times. According to a follow up article by the Detroit Metro Times, officers confiscated about $700,000 […]
Future’s Monster Kush First Evol Strain To Enter Nevada Market
Future’s cannabis brand Evol is now available in Nevada in partnership with cultivator Redwood Cultivation, a Sept. 22 announcement reads. After first being announced last April, then conquering California, Nevada marks the next strategic step in expanding Evol to the next state on the list. As of last Friday, adults in Nevada can purchase eighths […]
Lucho SSJ: De Joven Promesa del Freestyle a la Masividad de Spotify
Nota por Enrique D. Fernández publicada originalmente en El Planteo. Más artículos por El Planteo en High Times en Español. Síguenos en Instagram (@El.Planteo) y Twitter (@ElPlanteo). Con tan solo 21 años, Lucho SSJ ya cuenta con una carrera establecida en el mundo de la música urbana. No se trata de una revelación, porque lleva años rondando en la […]
Rochester, New York Public Library Launches Cannabis Worker Certification
The Rochester Public Library in Rochester, New York is recognizing the vast potential for jobs in the state’s budding new market. And while cannabis sales in the state launched last December, Rochester’s own first dispensary—Herbal lQ—opened up just a month ago, on Aug. 30, but began as a temporary pop-up. New dispensaries means new job […]