Ann Arbor, Michigan has been home to the annual “Hash Bash” since 1972, yet the state’s own legalization efforts stalled for years. Now, finally, weed is legal in Michigan starting December first. The state had voted to legalize a...
Growing numbers of people infected with the coronavirus is having a material impact on supply chains around the world. Amidst the prepping and panic, what does that mean for the cannabis industry? Turns out, quite a bit....
New York’s recent move to legalize recreational weed is already paying dividends. New York City cops can no longer use the smell of pot as a justification to carry out a vehicle stop and search.
The NYPD issued a memo...
A new study suggests the legal marijuana industry is sucking up massive amounts of electricity, using more than $6 billion in energy last year alone, mostly to fuel indoor grows.
The study, produced by New Frontier, a Colorado firm that...
What a difference a decade makes. The lead author of a survey in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine notes that, “..not even 10 years ago 0.4% of adults 65 and older said they...
And you thought the black market was cutthroat.
Legalization has brought the world's favorite illicit drug into the sunlight, but it hasn't made the marijuana industry any less competitive. With the drug now legal for recreation in four states and...
It's a long while yet until America's college students will get to cast off the chains of winter and celebrate spring break in the usual debauched style. Still, it's never too early to start dreaming of warmer climes, prettier...
A welcome twist in legalization in the U.S. is an increasing awareness of the damage done by prohibition. There are thousands of Americans languishing in jails because of relatively minor offenses, or offenses that today wouldn’t even be an...
During the riot in Washington D.C. on January 6, a huge number of participants took selfies and posted them on social media. This has made the job of the FBI just a little bit easier, as the agency has...
Lately cannabis and cryptocurrency have made strange bedfellows. Or, is it that strange? One of the struggles in the cannabis industry is dealing with money and in particular, dealing with large sums that go between contractors like a lab...
