Chugging along: The weed legalization train could get derailed, here’s how
Weed is winning in the polls. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not in a long shot.
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Here are 5 challenges facing states that wade into marijuana legalization
Four more states just legalized marijuana for all adults. A look at the top issues facing states that are moving toward marijuana legalization.
Raking in the green: Washington marijuana sales surge in second quarter
Sales of marijuana products in Washington state have for the first time surpassed $200 million in a quarter.
2016 Cannabist Awards: Here’s who won big in our salute to industry leaders
Find out who in the marijuana industry claimed top honors at the 2016 Cannabist Awards. Celebrating leaders in tech, medical, education, hemp & more.
Why some Oregon pot growers just had to torch part of their crops
Huge piles of moldy marijuana in Southern Oregon are going up in smoke this fall after record rains in October took a toll on many crops.
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.
Five immediate concerns for states with new marijuana laws
Several states have legalized marijuana in 2016. What’s their next step? Here’s some expert advice from seasoned pros in Colorado.
What happens when animals get into your weed stash?
As more jurisdictions legalize marijuana, veterinarians across the country say they are seeing a sharp increase in cases of pets accidentally getting high.
Willie Nelson: The Outlaw Country legend reflects on his personal cannabis history
Willie Nelson talks in detail with The Cannabist on his lifelong relationship with weed — his first time getting high (he didn’t), his willingness to sesh with Donald Trump and the actual intent behind ‘Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die’
How Colorado became the planet’s top mentor in legalizing and regulating cannabis
Dozens of politicians and other groups spanning the globe seek guidance from Denver and Colorado marijuana officials, who were first to regulate weed sales.
Stash-checking time: Officials in Oregon town issue health alert for pesticide-tainted pot
State health officials have issued a health alert about marijuana products that may have been tainted with high levels of a pesticide and sold to about 130 people southwest of Portland.
Here is the trouble with chemicals found during raids on marijuana grows
Law enforcement must follow different protocols when dealing with chemicals at raided marijuana grows on private and public land. But it’s not as easy as it sounds.
It’s on: Major shift for Oregon marijuana with 26 retail licenses approved
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced it has approved licenses for 26 retailers around the state, meeting a key deadline almost two years after voters passed a ballot measure legalizing pot.
‘It’s a disaster’: Oregon marijuana businesses push back against Oct. 1 regulation changes
An Oregon marijuana industry group is asking lawmakers to delay Oct. 1 deadlines for the state’s new pot regulations by at least 30 days.
Big news: Bayer buys Monsanto in $66B deal
Seed and chemical giants Bayer and Monsanto said Wednesday that they will merge to become one of the world’s biggest agriculture giants, a $66 billion mega-deal that could reshape the future of farming.
A marijuana grower tells all: This is how beneficial bugs can work as pest control
In Legal Cannabis History 101 classes, 2015 will always be remembered as the year legal marijuana recognized its pesky pesticide problem. For decades illegal cannabis growers used whatever pesticides worked to save their plants from insects, molds and anything else threatening their crops. That illicit practice carried over to the…
Oregon marijuana accreditation program on ‘verge of collapse’
‘This has been extremely worrisome for the industry’: New rules require pot testing by an accredited lab, but now a bottleneck in the system is causing a delay in accreditations.
Elevating the classic dugout: SilverStick adds a filter into the old-school one-hitter (review)
Marijuana gear review: The SilverStick is a one-hitter with a filter, which reduces the harms of combusted cannabis.
Feds find 18,300 plants, eradicate 5-acre illegal marijuana grow in Pike National Forest
Federal authorities are working Thursday morning to eradicate an illegal marijuana grow on about five acres of land in the Pike National Forest west of Colorado Springs.
Found: 13,450 plants from illegal pot grow operation in San Isabel National Forest
A team of federal forestry and homeland security agents with Huerfano County sheriff’s deputies this week found and destroyed a large illegal marijuana growing operation tucked inside the San Isabel National Forest.
This edibles maker only uses marijuana he grows himself. Why that’s now crucial
Americanna CEO Dan Anglin joins The Cannabist Show to discuss why his edibles company invests in its own marijuana cultivation operation.
State releases hundreds of recalled pot batches after they tested pesticide-free
Hundreds of batches of Colorado marijuana that months ago tested positive for banned pesticides have been re-tested by the state and released to return to the marketplace.
Exclusive: Willie Nelson dishes on selling Willie’s Reserve cannabis in Free America
Willie Nelson’s much-hyped marijuana brand Willie’s Reserve will debut in Washington state pot shops this month and in Colorado marijuana stores in August, Nelson’s team told The Cannabist exclusively.
Watch: Patagonia is pushing U.S. hemp forward with ‘Harvesting Liberty’
The revival of U.S. hemp farming is the subject of short film “Harvesting Liberty,” backed by clothing company Patagonia to promote passage of the federal Industrial Hemp Act.
S 02, Ep. 12: She’s NORML; She captures cannabis culture
Featured guests: Denver NORML executive director Jordan Person and Cannabis Camera owner Kim Sidwell. [podcast] LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Denver marijuana laws: There are now TWO competing marijuana consumption initiatives seeking a spot on the November ballot. • Looking back at ten years of 4/20 in Denver’s downtown Civic…
