Dispelling fears: Dispensaries aim to ‘normalize’ Florida medical marijuana
The half dozen companies allowed to produce and dispense Florida medical marijuana are doing their best to dispel fears.
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I made my autistic son cannabis cookies. They saved him.
Mother credits medical marijuana with curing her autistic son’s violent rages and head banging, but fears for his future in uncertain legal environment.
Cannabist 2016 Gift Guide: 20 ideas for every enthusiast on your list
20 hot weed gifts for 2016: Unique gifts for all budgets include smoking accessories, storage options, edibles, entertainment, scents, balms and more.
Have an anxious pooch? Owners try pet marijuana edibles to help their furry friends
More and more pet owners are turning to cannabis-based products to help their animals with anxiety, arthritis, seizures, cancer and other ailments.
High-CBD products are gaining traction in pot shops and reaching beyond typical consumers, new report shows
High-CBD products are a small segment of Washington’s marijuana market, but sales of the typically medicinal-focused products are growing.
Concentrated: A new era for cannabis dabs, hash, shatter and extracts in California
Either way you look at it, the cannabis concentrate market is poised to expand in California through the state’s new medical marijuana rules and a potential recreational market.
New York medical pot program to expand with more dispensaries, home delivery
The New York medical marijuana program is expanding, with plans for home delivery and more dispensaries. State health officials say they will also allow nurse practitioners to authorize medical cannabis, and are weighing proposals to make chronic pain a qualifying condition for medical cannabis.
Cali’s Prop. 64 vote: Answering some weed questions on strengths, ‘gateway’ drug theory and more
Leading up to California’s fall vote on Prop. 64, OC Register looks into common marijuana research and questions. Is stronger weed riskier? Truly a ‘gateway drug’?
I am worried about my NFL family. I am ready to talk cannabis. I am Eugene Monroe.
Recently retired NFL player Eugene Monroe pens his first column for The Cannabist: “My football family needs help. I’m proud to fight for that help.”
Milestone time for Florida medical marijuana: First dispensary opens
Trulieve, the approved organization in northwest Florida, is set to open a dispensary in Tallahassee, one week after being given dispensing authorization by Florida’s health department.
Knock, knock: Florida medical marijuana makes first home delivery
The dispensing and delivery of Florida medical marijuana is coming as voters will consider a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for medical purposes in November’s general election.
When can patients expect to get Florida medical marijuana? Sooner than you think…
Florida medical marijuana is expected to be available by the end of next week after the state’s Department of Health granted its first authorization to dispense to one of the six dispensing organizations.
Move over, CBD. New study tests whole-plant cannabis to treat NFL players’ pain
The study plans to administer marijuana, via vapor or tincture, to 30 former NFL players to determine the effectiveness in alleviating their pain.
Infused everything: These cannabis products might surprise you
Move over edibles, lotions and tincture potions — there’s an entire new realm of cannabis-infused products hitting the shelves of dispensaries and recreational shops as marijuana moves even further into the mainstream.
Pennsylvania medical marijuana is still brand-new, but this biz isn’t waiting
High-pressure extraction methods has long been mastered by Thar Process Inc. Now they may use their process to produce marijuana pills.
Working with weed: Meet a budtender
In states where marijuana is legal — medical or recreational — a variety of weed jobs have cropped up that didn’t exist before.
Colorado students are now allowed to use medical marijuana in schools
The new law requires that school districts allow primary caregivers to administer medical marijuana to their children in a non-smokable form during school.
Foodies rejoice: Are high-end cannabis-infused dishes the future of getting high?
Forget the dorm-room brownie. Instead, think cannabis-infused burritos, French macarons, salad dressings, duck breast or a cannabis-infused sous-vide burger.
High Society: Industry vets from across U.S. flock to Cannabis Diversity Summit
The Cannabis Diversity Summit draws minority business and advocacy leaders to Denver for discussions and a dinner hosted by the Go GREENE advocacy group; the summit got its start with Alaska-based activist Charlo Greene.
New Loveland shop sells pain-relief products made from hemp
A Loveland businessman who wants no connection to the legal-pot scene has opened a shop devoted entirely to pain-relief products made from hemp.
What 4/20 looked like across the U.S.: Weed weddings, smokeouts, rallies
This year’s 4/20 celebrations throughout the U.S. come amid loosening restrictions and increasing tolerance for marijuana use from Alaska to Massachusetts.
Whoopi Goldberg hopes her new weed line will offer menstrual cramp relief
Entertainer Whoopi Goldberg has started a medical marijuana business in San Francisco — and she hopes her products will provide “an alternative for relieving the pain and discomfort associated with menstruation,” Goldberg said in a release.
Farm-to-store hemp: Colorado biz envisions ambitious product array
Boulder Hemp Farm is poised to break ground on a piece of property just outside Longmont city limits, after securing $300,000 in private investments.
Pot pros (Melissa Etheridge included) talk change at Women Grow summit
As more than 1,400 cannabis industry professionals (including Melissa Etheridge) flooded the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Thursday, a majority of the attendees shared one unifying quality: They were women.
