Ailing woman who won marijuana lawsuit vs. New Hampshire has died
A New Hampshire woman who was suffering from late-stage cancer when she won permission to buy medical marijuana in Maine before it was available in her home state died Monday.
Search Results for: tincture
Florida medical marijuana still not a reality, two years later
In the two years since the Florida legislature passed a law allowing highly restricted use of medical marijuana to help people with seizures, the measure remains in regulatory limbo, with more questions than answers.
Mad about Max Kauffman: Aspen art scene gets a jolt with ‘All the Feels’
Shop Sesh interview: Artist and curator Max Kauffman is getting back in touch with his Colorado roots with the ‘All the Feels’ exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Aspen. His artwork has a heavy influence from the herb: ‘It’s how I can focus to paint for six to eight hours at a time and keeps me sane.’
Enter ‘Mad Men’ — Marijuana industry turns to branding
As the cannabis industry starts going mainstream, marijuana marketing faces trademark and legal challenges.
New York medical marijuana program launches Jan. 7
The New York medical marijuana program is off to a slow start: Only 150 physicians have completed the required registration with the state, and only eight of 20 dispensaries expect to open on Thursday.
Dixie Elixirs inks infused-product licensing deal to expand Down Under
One week after announcing its expansion into pot shops in Oregon and Arizona, Denver-based marijuana company Dixie Brands will soon announce its next foray outside of Colorado — into Australia and New Zealand, The Cannabist has learned.
New York giving critically ill fast track to medical marijuana
New York will give patients with certain serious illnesses faster access to medical marijuana under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo while the state works out the details of its full medical cannabis program.
Mark Twain’s 1865 hashish escapade inspires revisit
An 1865 San Francisco newspaper report of author Mark Twain’s ‘Hasheesh mania’ recalls high times not unlike today. Exactly 150 years later, well-appointed dispensaries and a vast array of concentrates have given new meaning to the Gold Rush.
Marijuana edibles maker Wana Brands expanding out of Colorado
Boulder-based Wana Brands, maker of marijuana-infused edibles, is expanding out of state, fueled in part by strong sales of their extended-release cannabis capsules.
Update: First medical pot dispensary in Massachusetts opens
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts is scheduled to open nearly three years after voters overwhelmingly approved marijuana for medicinal use.
Why marijuana concentrates are cause for confusion
A discussion about why marijuana concentrates are such a complex issue under the law, the common views of concentrates that are misguided and more.
Shop Sesh: They smoked salmon (with weed) at Rosenberg’s Bagels in Denver
They smoked salmon with weed on 4/20, and Rosenberg’s owner Joshua Pollack and general manager Nicholas “Nicky the Fish” Bruno say the’ll do it again. Our interview with the bagel geniuses.
Pennsylvania medical marijuana bill clears Senate; future in House murky
Pennsylvania medical marijuana: State senators voted Tuesday for a second time to send marijuana legislation to the House, where its future is murky.
Ask The Cannabist: Smoking or vaping weed vs. eating edibles — why is the high so different?
A reader wants to know more about the differences between marijuana edibles vs. smoking. Get an explanation of the factors that cause the high to be different as well as the duration of the effects for these types of pot consumption.
Lawsuit targets Denver’s new 36-plant limit for collective pot grows
A lawsuit filed Wednesday takes aim at a fresh Denver ordinance that could shut down dozens of unlicensed nonresidential marijuana-growing collectives by limiting them to growing 36 plants.
Neal Pollack’s Reefer Roadtrip from Texas to Free America (aka Colorado)
Acclaimed author and Austin resident Neal Pollack traverses 800-plus miles to the nearest pot-peddling town in Colorado to find the meaning of life and legalization as America heads into 2015.
A year in the life of the world’s first marijuana editor
How has Colorado post-legalization life changed for the world’s first marijuana editor? Significantly, as it turns out. I have learned and witnessed a lot in the past 12 months. And our stories are the historic record of Colorado’s first-of-its-kind legalization.
No weed, plenty of tequila at ‘The Interview’ in Denver with Seth Rogen
After Seth Rogen tried in vain to throw a cannabis-friendly cinematic experience in Denver on Dec. 8 for a special screening of “The Interview,” Rogen and co-director Evan Goldberg were left roaming the crowd with a bottle of tequila, pouring shots into the mouths of anyone within arm’s length.
Editorial: Marijuana edibles must be distinguishable, and more controlled
The Colorado legislature must draft rules for marijuana edibles to make them easily identifiable when outside their packaging — a necessary step to protect people, especially children, from unintended exposure. If a recognizable industry stamp or sprayed-on color doesn’t differentiate the items from non-marijuana products, then they shouldn’t be sold.
15 famous marijuana moms
Pop culture is full of marijuana moms — actresses, singers, politicians — and if one looks at history, there’s even a prominent pot mama from the Victorian Era. Here’s details on some high-profile cannabis connections, including Ms. Stewart, Ms. Poehler, Ms. Fox, Ms. Morissette, Ms. Rivers and others.
Opinion: Stop the public shaming of parents’ personal cannabis choices
As one group threatens to spy on parents shopping for legal marijuana in an act of public shaming, columnist Jane West asks for some compassion.
Proposed pot edibles ban shows discord
Colorado’s health department proposed an industry-spinning ban on the sales of nearly all forms of edible marijuana at recreational pot shops on Monday but then quickly backed away from the plan amid an industry outcry and questions over legality. More on the proposed Colorado marijuana edibles ban:
Colorado health officials want to ban most types of pot-infused edibles
Colorado health officials want to ban many edible forms of marijuana, including brownies, cookies and most candies, limiting legal sales of pot-infused food to lozenges and some liquids.
Ganja Joy no more: Colo. edibles firm settles suit over Hershey look-alikes
The small Colorado Springs-based producer of marijuana edibles sued in June by candy giant The Hershey Company for allegedly breaching a number of design and name patents quietly settled the dispute.
Parenting: Worried about THC while trick-or-treating?
Does legal weed mean my little trick-or-treater is going to get a candy stash tainted with pot-infused edibles? It sounds crazy, right? With a newly legal and intoxicating substance widely available in Colorado and Washington, the magnifying glass is being turned on cannabis-infused edibles.
