California Cannabis Festivals Struggling Under New Rules
Fri / Jul 6th
According to an East Bay Times report, California’s new cannabis rules are causing difficulties for cannabis festivals. During the first year of… Read More
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BIG3 Basketball First Professional Sports League to Allow CBD Use
Mon / Jul 2nd
Last week, the 3-on-3 basketball league BIG3 announced it would be the first U.S. professional sports league to allow athletes… Read More
Vermont Adult-Use Legalization Takes Effect Sunday
Fri / Jun 29th
Vermont’s adult-use cannabis laws take effect this weekend; Vermont was the first state to legalize via the legislature instead of a ballot… Read More
Cannabis Advocates Running for Office in Washington State
Thu / Jun 28th
Washington state’s cannabis caucus is poised to grow this year, with at least five candidates who are either cannabis activists,… Read More
Netflix Releases Cannabis-Infused Cooking Show
Fri / Jun 22nd
Today, Netflix released the first-ever cannabis cooking competition show, according to a report in The Guardian. Titled “Cooking on High,”… Read More
Canada Votes to Legalize Cannabis
Wed / Jun 20th
Fulfilling a popular campaign promise of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada has officially voted to legalize the adult possession and… Read More
NYPD to Issue Tickets, Not Arrests, for Public Cannabis Smokers
Wed / Jun 20th
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York Police Department announced on Tuesday that the city will… Read More
D.C. Police Raid Cannabis Pop-up Event, 30 Arrests Reported
Mon / Jun 18th
District of Columbia police arrested 30 individuals Friday night at a cannabis pop-up event in Northeast Washington, according to a Washington… Read More
UK Home Office Returns Epileptic Boy’s Cannabis Medication After It Was Confiscated at Border
Mon / Jun 18th
Controversy sparked last week when United Kingdom customs agents confiscated a stock of cannabis oils from Charlette Caldwell, mother of 12-year-old epilepsy… Read More
Study: 44% of Cannabis Consumers in Adult-Use States Identify as Medical Users
Wed / Jun 13th
A new study published by High Yield Insights has found that 44% of cannabis consumers in legal, adult-use marketplaces self-identify… Read More
Minneapolis Cops Stop Low-Level Cannabis Stings Due to Extreme Racial Disparities
Mon / Jun 11th
Minneapolis police will stop the use of sting operations to bust low-level cannabis dealers after it surfaced that 46 of… Read More
Edmonton, Alberta City Committee Recommends Allowing Public Cannabis Consumption
Thu / Jun 7th
On Wednesday, the Edmonton, Alberta city community and public services committee agreed to rules allowing the smoking of cannabis in… Read More
Non-Cannabis Sourced CBD Cafe Opens in Portland, Oregon
Thu / Jun 7th
A cafe serving drinks and chocolate infused with CBD not extracted from cannabis plants has opened in Portland, Oregon, according… Read More
Federal Alcohol Regulators: No CBD in Beer
Wed / May 30th
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has made it official: the agency will not approve any alcohol formulations… Read More
Florida Judge Rules MMJ Smoking Ban Unconstitutional; Stay Ordered as State Appeals
Tue / May 29th
A Florida judge has ruled the state’s ban on smoking medical cannabis unconstitutional, calling the Legislature-approved ban “invalid and unenforceable.”… Read More
NCAA Won’t Allow Player to Use Low-THC Oil to Treat Seizures
Tue / May 29th
A high school football player from Georgia has been barred from playing NCAA football due to his use of CBD… Read More
Arizona Supreme Court Tosses Law Criminalizing MMJ Possession on College Campuses
Fri / May 25th
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot criminally charge public college students for possessing and using cannabis… Read More
7-Eleven Denies They Have Any Partnership with CBD Company
Thu / May 24th
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has rebuked the news that they will sell CBD products by the end of the year,… Read More
Feds Tell California Brewer to Cease CBD Beer Production
Thu / May 24th
The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau have ordered a California brewery to cease production of their CBD-infused… Read More
New York City Mayor Directs Police to Stop Cannabis-Smoking Arrests
Mon / May 21st
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has told the city’s top police officials to stop arresting people for smoking… Read More
Michigan Prohibitionists Would Support Legalization if Passed by Legislature
Mon / May 21st
A Michigan anti-cannabis legalization group has indicated that they would be open to cannabis legalization if the reforms were passed… Read More
House Committee Approves Amendment Protecting MMJ Programs
Fri / May 18th
The House Appropriations Committee has passed the so-called Joyce Amendment, which restricts Department of Justice funding for prosecuting state-approved medical… Read More
New York City Mayor and Prosecutors Planning Cannabis Enforcement Reforms
Wed / May 16th
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has given the Police Department 30 days to come up with a plan… Read More
Poll: Majority of Georgians Support Rec. Cannabis Legalization
Wed / May 16th
According to an 11Alive News poll conducted by Survey USA, 55 percent of Georgians believe cannabis should be legalized for… Read More