City Attorney Puts an End to California Nestdrop Cannabis App
Nestdrop, a California based app/business that delivers medical cannabis from clinics to patients, has quickly been thwarted just as it was starting up.
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Three Important Cannabis Milestones in 2014
A few cannabis-culture milestones happened during 2014.
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New Year's Revolutions: The Return of the US Hemp Industry
Although the US hemp industry is already back in microcosmic form, the nascent gaggle of family and experimental plots cultivated in 2014 will likely be dwarfed by the 2015 crop, sown in the wake of significant federal reforms. Topping the bill is a rider in the 2015 federal funding bill which deprives...
Oklahoma and Nebraska: Time to Get on the Right Side of History
Last week, neighboring states Oklahoma and Nebraska officially filed suit against the state of Colorado and their laws allowing the cultivation and sale of marijuana for anyone over the age of 21.
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Instafire: Amorphous Windows by Kurt B
The greats just tend to do everything a little better. I am in love with yet another piece of Instafire by the legendary Kurt B. This one is called Amorphous Windows.
Product Review: Indica Vaporizer
This vaporizer was clearly designed to be simple and effective, which is just my speed as a weedist who likes getting high without worrying too much about the process.
Israeli Company Wants to Grow "Designer" Cannabis
An Israeli company called KanaboSeed is in the early stages of developing so-called "designer" strains of medical cannabis that are genetically orchestrated to specific conditions and needs.
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Marijuana Growers Sprout on Wall Street as Pot Goes Public
Terra Tech Corp., based in Irvine, California, won approval last week from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $6.8 million to build and operate medical marijuana operations in Nevada, where the company secured preliminary approvals.
Two Colorado Women Form Cannabis Branding Business
Two young women from Colorado have teamed up to form the company Cannabrand, a marketing/PR firm that deal exclusively with cannabis related businesses.
Product Review: V2 Pro Series 3 Portable Vaporizer
The V2 Pro Series 3 vaporizer pen can handle flower, oils and even e-liquid.
Stoner App Review: Marijuana Strain Guide
The Marijuana Strain Guide is really just what it sounds like: a website where you can get all kinds of genetics for your grow.
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Pot Has Gone Postal: The Risk of Mailing Marijuana
In the mass chaos of the legalization movement, some cannabis users have upgraded the ordinary driving delivery system and instead have taken to sending their product in the mail. In fact, the rate of intercepted packages alone has risen over 20% by the end of 2013 with a whopping 2,622 arrests and indictments.
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BOOK REVIEW: Beyond Buds, by Ed Rosenthal With David Downs
Beyond Buds could not have come out at a better time. Consumers in every corner of the country are curious to learn about, and to try, the products which have come from the renaissance of concentrate production the US market has seen over the past decade. Dabbing and personal vaporizers take center stage...
Interview: Tommy Chong on Dancing With the Stars, Smoke Swipe and More
Tommy Chong recently had a go on Dancing With the Stars, and got to show off his dance moves. I had the pleasure of speaking with him about his experience on the show...
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SF Conference Sets Tone for Future Cannabis Industry
When cannabis entrepreneurs and activists convene at the next International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) February 15 and 16 at San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency hotel, at stake will be not only the future of California but also the future of the cannabis industry nationwide.
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Colorado OKs Marijuana Credit Union
Colorado's marijuana businesses have a cash flow problem: Too much cash is flowing in and they've nowhere to put it. Most banks refuse to work with marijuana businesses, which are legal in Colorado but remain illegal at the federal level. Now, a new credit union aimed specifically toward the cannabis industry hopes to offer a solution.
Cannabis Consumers and Cannabis Capitalists, Is There Common Ground?
Common consumers just wanted our weed, we never wanted to be outside the law. Those who grew and sold illegal weed were, perhaps, only interested in the money.
Stoner App Review: Weed Scale
While many of these apps, from silly games to reference guides, are sold with a novelty aspect, the latest one I’ve encountered is truly a novelty that should not be used by anyone in any kind of serious capacity: Weed Scale.