Contrary to the DEA’s Revised Ruling, CBD is NOT Illegal.
If the future of hemp-derrived CBD is looking bleak, take heart. The DEA ruling as published in this week’s Federal Registry does not make CBD illegal.
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Young Sadie’s Family Makes A Wish: Meet Donald Trump
Sadie Higuera’s parents make a wish: meet Donald Trump to share their daughter Sadie’s story in hopes of getting his support for rescheduling cannabis.
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Canada Legalization Panel Calls for 18+ Access
The official recommendations for Canada’s legal cannabis market are out, and they include full access for all adults over 18 years of age. Tuesday saw Canadian officials commit to researching the findings of the nation’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation after it issued its final report at the end of November. The nine-member…
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Retired Player: NBA Teammates “Played Better” On Weed
When Golden State Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, publicized an unsuccessful attempt to treat his chronic pain with medical marijuana, it stoked the often fiery debate about the place of cannabis medicine in professional sports. Now retired five-time NBA all star, Chauncey Billups, has chimed in to say marijuana use by pro ballers is nothing new. Medical…
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Florida Legislature Begins Sorting Out Amendment 2
Florida’s Legislature is beginning the process of figuring out how to implement Amendment 2, which allows for the legalization of medical marijuana. The Senate’s Health Policy Committee held a workshop Tuesday where a Department of Health official, one the campaign directors behind the Amendment’s passage, was among the speakers along with the head of the…
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Stinky stash: Colorado deputy finds 180 pounds of marijuana mixed in with tractor-trailer’s onion load
A sheriff’s deputy in southeastern Colorado found just over 180 pounds of marijuana mixed in among a load of onions being hauled by a tractor-trailer last week. Sam Zordel, sheriff of Prowers County, said the discovery was made Dec. 1 on U.S. 287 near the Gobblers Knob Rest Area, some 20 miles south of Lamar. The deputy…
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Closing Time for Amsterdam’s Famous Coffeeshops
As an international mecca for those seeking a taste of decriminalization, Amsterdam was both the capital of the Netherlands and the global capital of cannabis. But a rising tide of increasingly restrictive laws and regulations is already shuttering some of the city’s most iconic coffeeshops. For several generations of American stoners, Amsterdam was equal parts Graceland,…
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What Trump’s DHS pick could mean for legal weed
President-elect Donald Trump chose retired Marine General John Kelly to lead the Department of Homeland Security Wednesday. Kelly served as the head of the U.S. Southern Command, a posting that gave him oversight of U.S. security operations for Central America, the Caribbean, and the entirety of South America. Trump settled on Kelly in part for…
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Texas Bill Would Radically Expand Scope of MMJ Program
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would add two dozen medical conditions to the list of ailments approved for treatment under the state’s medical cannabis program. With some of the most restrictive medical cannabis laws in the nation weighing on the backs of Texas patients and families, State Senator José Menéndez (D) filed Senate Bill 269…
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NBA Coach’s Comments Highlight Polarization on Marijuana in Sports
History is full of little statements that explode into larger drama — from momentous political speeches to that time you didn’t sufficiently compliment your grandma’s kugel at Passover. Steve Kerr, head coach for the Golden State Warriors, is the latest name to join the list of unintentional fire starters. Last week, in a podcast interview with…
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In wake of Arizona recreational pot rejection, here are the state’s latest cannabis market projections
Arizona’s medical marijuana market could hit $681 million in sales by 2020, but the state’s share of the overall U.S. legal cannabis market likely will peak next year, new market research data show. The latest report from cannabis market research firms New Frontier Data and The Arcview Group comes nearly a month after Arizona voters…
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Florida could account for 14 percent of the U.S. medical marijuana market by 2020
Florida’s size and large percentage of elderly residents could vault the state to the second-largest U.S. medical cannabis market by 2020, a new report shows. By 2020, Florida could be tallying $1.6 billion in medical marijuana sales — and have a 7.5 percent share of the overall U.S. legal cannabis market and a 14 percent…
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