Medley of agencies tasked with enforcing new California marijuana laws
Licensed marijuana businesses in California can now legally grow and sell pot, and a hodgepodge of agencies will try to make sure they adhere to new laws.
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Legal marijuana in California brings host of environmental rules
Hopes are that marijuana legalization in California will help rein in environmental damage from black-market grows, much of it in old-growth forests.
Happy New Year: Recreational marijuana now legal in California
Marijuana is now legal in California for adults 21 and older, and individuals can grow up to six plants and possess as much as an ounce.
Buyers beware: California cannabis sold Jan. 1 could be tainted
Any marijuana sold when recreational sales become legal Jan. 1 in the nation’s most populous state will have been grown without regulatory controls that will eventually be in place.
Oregon cannabis lab cutting ties with founder amid allegations of neo-Nazi links
An owner of cannabis testing lab OG Analytical has taken steps to sever ties to her company amid allegations she participates in neo-Nazi activities.
Montana medical marijuana providers, patients oppose new regulations
Medical marijuana providers and patients in Montana say proposed regulatory actions would place considerable cost and time burdens on them.
How low-tech marijuana cookies led to a high-tech invention
The handheld tCheck uses UV light to measure cannabinoids in substances like oil or butter, allowing consumers to test potency of their homemade edibles.
High fashion gets higher with designs celebrating cannabis
As cannabis consumption becomes fashionable, the world of high fashion is also embracing the plant in subtle and bold ways.
Why some communities are pushing back hard against California cannabis farms
Marijuana has deeply divided rural California areas where growers are increasingly open about their operations and are starting to encroach on neighborhoods.
How will the new rules released for the Colorado marijuana industry affect consumers?
Changes to the rules governing Colorado’s cannabis industry go into effect Jan. 1, including a groundbreaking path for in-state cannabis research.
Op-ed: Five years after Amendment 64, Colorado’s marijuana crop is getting greener
Five years after Coloradans legalized recreational marijuana, the state is more familiar with marijuana’s environmental impact, prompting positive changes.
With 9 weeks to go, California’s cities not positioned to start recreational marijuana sales
Many California cities are still struggling to fashion local rules for pot shops and growers, leaving limited options for consumers hoping to ring in the new year with a legal weed purchase.
California cannabis growers are assessing the damages. After the shock, resignation.
For California marijuana growers, the fires have compounded existing problems with the 2018 start of adult-use cannabis sales because of a regulatory mess.
Op-ed: America’s past holds clues for solving current issues with marijuana industry
Lessons from a troubled history of marijuana prohibition can make for a more sustainable and more inclusive cannabis industry today.
Montana MMJ enrollment up, but producers on hold for testing regs
Montana’s medical marijuana patient sign ups are increasing, but producers are waiting for revised testing regulations to be released before moving forward.
4,000-plus marijuana plants, 4 arrests in raid on elaborate grow in Colorado national forest
Agents and deputies from several federal and county agencies arrested four immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally, seized 4,213 marijuana plants and dismantled an elaborate grow operation constructed on San Isabel National Forest, authorities say.
DEA likely to get “a lot more aggressive” if California can’t shut down black market
The Drug Enforcement Agency has its eyes on California, which produced five times more cannabis than it consumes last year, much of it ending up in other states.
California government on a hiring binge as recreational sales approach
Scientists. Tax collectors. Typists. Analysts. Lawyers. And more scientists. As recreational marijuana use becomes legal in California in 2018, one of the things to blossom in the emerging industry isn’t green and leafy – it’s government jobs.
S03E24: He directed “The Legend of 420”; He’s CEO for an Oregon cultivation biz
Guests are filmmaker Peter Spirer (“The Legend of 420”) and Jesse Peters, CEO of Eco Firma Farms. Talking documenting illegal drug trade, growing weed and more.
Cannabist Show: He directed “The Legend of 420”; He runs an Oregon cultivation biz
Guests are filmmaker Peter Spirer (“The Legend of 420”) and Jesse Peters, CEO of Eco Firma Farms. Talking documenting illegal drug trade, growing weed and more.
California regulator admits to anxiety as recreational marijuana deadline nears
In about three months, recreational marijuana sales will kick off in California, yet no one knows exactly how the cannabis economy will work.
Marijuana industry reps to Los Angeles: Don’t shut us down
A Los Angeles City Council committee on Monday signed off on draft rules for licensing marijuana businesses, but many industry groups are still far from satisfied with the latest regulation language, which they warned could lead to a shutdown of the local pot industry. Council President Herb Wesson admitted during…
Growing weed has a bad rap for harming the environment. Some growers are trying to change that
Environmental groups see regulation and oversight of cannabis cultivation as key factors in minimizing impact as the industry moves forward.
Insider: Only 15% of California’s cannabis growers can meet strict new standards
Starting in January, when California’s vast legal marijuana market opens, all cannabis must be tested — and most chemicals will be banned.
Santa Clara County, Calif. bans commercial marijuana grows and shops
County supervisors have approved a 45-day moratorium on marijuana growing operations that can be extended for two years while they consider next steps in what officials called a changing landscape, as the state drafts its own regulations on recreational pot cultivation.
