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Fires threaten northern California cannabis crops at harvest time

Fires threaten northern California cannabis crops at harvest time

Sara Tiradossi October 11, 2017

This week’s fires in northern California have threatened cannabis crops and destroyed around 1,500 structures, including homes and businesses. Counties within northern California’s Emerald Triangle...

California Gov. Jerry Brown is cool with you smoking on the beach

California Gov. Jerry Brown is cool with you smoking on the beach

October 10, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor California Gov. Jerry Brown has an unsurprisingly reasonable take on people smoking on the state’s beaches and in its parks. He thinks you should be allowed...

High sales in Nevadas social market come as no surprise

High sales in Nevada’s social market come as no surprise

October 9, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Nevada only started selling cannabis for social use in July, and it’s already raking in a lot of money from it, according to a new report from the state’s...

Pictured: A member of the Yerington Paiute Tribe performs a dance at a local dedication ceremony

Feds threatening Nevada tribes looking to tap into legal cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 6, 2017

According to tribal members residing Nevada, federal agencies are threatening cannabis businesses on tribal land even though state social cannabis sales began in July. Although Nevada’s tribal cannabis...

Settlement reached between Gorilla Glue Co. and cannabis company in trademark infringement suit

Settlement reached between Gorilla Glue Co. and cannabis company in trademark infringement suit

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 6, 2017

A trademark infringement lawsuit between an adhesive company and a cannabis business recently reached a settlement which will phase the “Gorilla Glue” name out from the cannabis business’s inventory. The...

VIDEO: the real reason cannabis is illegal

VIDEO: the real reason cannabis is illegal

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=320&v=CJlqsdezhhk Adam Conover from truTV's "Adam Ruins Everything" explains how and why cannabis prohibition was created in the United States

Anheuser-Busch heir calls for medical cannabis legalization in Missouri

Anheuser-Busch heir calls for medical cannabis legalization in Missouri

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

Adolphus Busch IV, the great-grandson of the Anheuser-Busch founder, sent out a letter Friday asking people to make monetary donations in an effort to legalize a comprehensive medical cannabis program...

Should the cannabis industry hire people with past drug convictions?

Should the cannabis industry hire people with past drug convictions?

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

As the fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry continues to draw attention, cannabis businesses are debating whether they should hire people with previous drug convictions in the industry. Where...

Pictured: Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA commissioner threatens legal action against medical cannabis companies’ medical claims

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency could begin prosecuting cannabis companies who claim unproven health benefits in their products.  The FDA...

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Sara Tiradossi October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Alaska’s voters rejected two ballot measures aimed at closing down cannabis businesses in the state’s major cannabis growing areas: the city of Fairbanks and the rural areas of the Kenai...

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Sara Tiradossi October 3, 2017

New York State is facing a problem in the medical cannabis industry: it is offering a limited selection of medical cannabis products at an overly expensive price. Medical patients in New York State...

Rev. Al Sharpton supports decriminalization to end unfair minority treatment

Rev. Al Sharpton supports decriminalization to end unfair minority treatment

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

Rev. Al Sharpton announced his support for a new non-profit which aims to educate Americans on the importance of decriminalizing cannabis. In a recent op-ed piece, the reverend described the non-profit,...

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