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Idaho Activist Fights for Medical Necessity Defense

An Idaho marijuana activist is set up to appear in the state district court on Thursday for oral arguments in her appeal of 3 cannabis ownership convictions. Serra Frank, a medical cannabis client from Boise, is battling to have her convictions reversed on the basis of medical requirement. Frank has a severe bladder condition called […]

Oregon Could Soon Be Able to Export Cannabis Across State Lines

Oregon could begin exporting cannabis to other states with legal pot by 2021 under a proposal being developed by state legislators and a cannabis industry trade group. Adam Smith, the executive director and founder of the Craft Cannabis Alliance, hopes to have a bill to put before lawmakers in the new year. He believes that […]

Oregon Taking a Hard Look at Interstate Marijuana Sales

Once again, Oregon is working on becoming a marijuana maverick. The Beaver State is on the verge of introducing a bill that would allow marijuana exports to other states by 2021. In an attempt to tackle the oversupply crisis that has plagued Oregon the last few years, the Craft Cannabis Alliance, an Oregon-based membership association […]

Marijuana Legalization Bill Killed by Virginia Lawmakers

Two Virginia bills that would have legalized marijuana in the state were killed by a legislative committee on Wednesday. The House of Delegates Courts of Justice Committee also shot down several measures that would have decriminalized cannabis by 5-3 votes, according to media reports. Del. Steve Heretick, who introduced both a legalization and decriminalization bill, announced […]

Florida’s Largest Cannabis Provider Enters Deal With Colorado-Based Edibles Company

It’s been a tough ride for medical marijuana users in Florida, where 71 percent of voters approved legislation to make therapeutic cannabis legal back in 2016. Smokable cannabis became the source of major political strife, and only now does it looks like edibles may soon become available to patients. The state’s first and biggest medical […]

The Top 10 Cannabis Strains of 2018

We spent months traveling around testing the world’s best pot, from our High Times Cannabis Cups to the finest dispensaries, seed banks and smoking lounges. Behold our list of the marijuana varieties that pleased our palates and won awards this year. Justin Cannabis/ High Times Mega Queso—Nameless Genetics namelessgenetics.com Flowering time: 9 weeks LA’s Happy […]

How Cannabis is Helping People Lose Weight and Improve Their Diets

If you’d like to use cannabis to help speed up your weight loss efforts, opt for strains that have a high content of tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), a cannabinoid that has shown to be promising in suppressing appetite. Read more: cannabis.net

Oregon Cities and Counties Continue to Refine Cannabis Rules

We constantly speak about the marijuana market being vibrant. That’’ s real from a markets viewpoint and it’’ s real from a regulative perspective. When it pertains to guidelines in specific, market observers tend to concentrate on the huge image advancements: e.g., whether cannabis will lastly be re- or de-scheduled at the federal level, whether […]

Anti-Competitive Alert? Marijuana Slotting Fee and Pay-to-Stay Contracts in California

Shelf area is a huge offer today in California marijuana. With the present of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (““ MAUCRSA “-RRB-, our California marijuana lawyers see all type of arrangements in between and amongst licensees. From IP licensing to white labeling to circulation agreements, we ’ re starting to see […]

How Michigan Could Pave the Way for Legalization in the Midwest

By a relatively wide margin, Michigan voters on Tuesday said “yes” to legalizing adult-use cannabis for adults, in a vote that spanned party lines and pushed against vehement opposition groups. The adoption of the ballot proposal makes Michigan the 10th U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older; and the first state […]