By Andrew DeAngelo In 1984, I sold an ounce of commercial Jamaican brick weed to one of the rich kids at my high school. It was only my second weed deal. I was 16 and more than a little nervous. I went to school in a conservative town just south of Washington, D.C., called Alexandria, Virginia. This particular fellow was from... more →

BY PEERAPAN TUNGSUWAN On 17 May 2021, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) issued several notifications to prescribe the criteria and requirements in relation to the use of cannabis and hemp in cosmetics, including the permitted parts of the cannabis and hemp plant and extracts, the permitted level of THC and the permitted CBD,... more →

By Samantha Nelson OCEANSIDE — The city is officially removing its medical-only restriction on cannabis businesses, thus opening access to the recreational market. At its June 2 meeting, the Oceanside City Council in a 4-1 vote approved an ordinance that amended the City Zoning Ordinance, City Code and Local Coastal Program... more →

By AGING-US Aging-US published “In search of preventive strategies: novel high-CBD Cannabis sativa extracts modulate ACE2 expression in COVID-19 gateway tissues” which reported that Cannabis sativa, especially those high in the anti-inflammatory cannabinoid cannabidiol, has been found to alter gene... more →

By Shannon Beattie SOUTH West-based Little Green Pharma (LGP) has confirmed its position as a significant exporter of medicinal cannabis products to Europe after receiving another large purchase order for 2021. LGP announced last week that it has received an additional firm purchase order for about 21,300 units of the company’s... more →

By Alicia Victoria Lozano After voting overwhelmingly last year to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, congressional leaders reintroduced a bill Friday to strike marijuana from the list of controlled substances and invest in communities disproportionately affected by the so-called drug war. The Marijuana Opportunity... more →

BY NORML Members of the Colorado House of Representatives have approved legislation, House Bill 1317, which seeks to roll back medical cannabis access for eligible patients. The measure provides new, overly burdensome requirements upon physicians issuing medical cannabis recommendations. For the first time ever, it requires... more →

BY TOBIAS CARROLL Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company does not, in fact, make a line of Skittles infused with THC. And yet if you do a search for, say, the phrase “weed Skittles,” you’re liable to find something that looks to be exactly that — a shrink-wrapped package with a Skittles logo and a whole lot of marijuana leaves in the... more →

By Rollie Atkinson Sonoma County’s conversation over commercial cannabis cultivation hit a big reset Tuesday morning, May 17, when the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to require themselves to conduct a full-blown programmatic environmental impact report (EIR) prior to completing any updates to the current... more →

By Iris Dorbian “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis” by David Paleschuck is the first book of its kind to offer solid best practices in branding and marketing to an industry in dire need of them. Yet, “Branding Bud” is more than just a simple B2B primer as it provides a fascinating overview of an... more →