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Cannabis ads appear in TSA checkpoint trays at Ontario International Airport

Cannabis ads appear in TSA checkpoint trays at Ontario International Airport

Sara Tiradossi November 1, 2017

With social cannabis set to go legal in California in January, the state will enter a new era for legalization. According to a recent article by the Los Angeles Times, the Ontario International Airport...

German parties consider coalition government, discuss sales of cannabis

German parties consider coalition government, discuss sales of cannabis

Sara Tiradossi October 31, 2017

Germany could be the first country in the European Union to legalize social cannabis. According to a recent report on Forbes, German conservatives, the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party are considering...

Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington talks about cannabis-therapeutics for athletes

Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington talks about cannabis-therapeutics for athletes

Sara Tiradossi October 31, 2017

Some celebrities have been increasingly involved in the cannabis industry for a while now, one of them being Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington. Former defensive end in the National Football League,...

Arizona opens first ever medical cannabis drive-thru

Arizona opens first ever medical cannabis drive-thru

Sara Tiradossi October 31, 2017

A dispensary in Arizona just opened its first medical cannabis drive-thru about 30 miles outside of Phoenix. All Greens Dispensary in Sun City will allow customers to pull into the drive-thru to purchase...

Second judge rules Denver can’t ban cannabis users from parks without hearing

Second judge rules Denver can’t ban cannabis users from parks without hearing

Sara Tiradossi October 30, 2017

District Court Judge William D. Robbins ruled this week that the Denver Park and Recreation’s temporary ban removing people suspected of illegal drug activity from city parks without a hearing, or conviction,...

This cannabis company wants to sell social cannabis products at convenience stores

This cannabis company wants to sell social cannabis products at convenience stores

Sara Tiradossi October 29, 2017

A Canadian cannabis company wants to start a strategic alliance with a national chain of convenience stores with the aim of selling adult-use cannabis at the store’s 350 locations across Canada. Cannabis...

New study: regular cannabis users have more sex

New study: regular cannabis users have more sex

Sara Tiradossi October 28, 2017

While tobacco companies are putting effort into giving cigarettes a sex appeal, cannabis may actually be the one to increase sexual appetite, according to a new study published Friday in the Journal of...

More on the shutdown of the fundraiser aiming to help California cannabis farmers

More on the shutdown of the fundraiser aiming to help California cannabis farmers

October 27, 2017

Thor Benson/ Cannabis News Box Contributor As we’ve reported, the extensive wildfires in California have been devastating for many of the state’s cannabis farmers. In an attempt to aid these farmers,...

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘health emergency,' but requests no funds

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘health emergency,’ but requests no funds

Sara Tiradossi October 27, 2017

President Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency on Thursday, a move intended to expand access to treatment and loosen current regulations. However, the declaration will...

Massachusetts to move forward with new medical cannabis rules

Massachusetts to move forward with new medical cannabis rules

Sara Tiradossi October 27, 2017

Massachusetts officials recently announced they are ready to move forward with the state’s medical cannabis program, after a yearlong delay. The Department of Public Health finalized the new regulations...

Northwest Wisconsin Chippewa ready to grow hemp for medical purposes

Northwest Wisconsin Chippewa ready to grow hemp for medical purposes

Sara Tiradossi October 27, 2017

Northwest Wisconsin Chippewa would be the first of the state’s 11 tribes to start growing hemp for medicinal purposes. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin is set to start growing hemp to make...

Washington's cannabis sales top $1.1 billion in 9 months

Washington’s cannabis sales top $1.1 billion in 9 months

Sara Tiradossi October 26, 2017

The cannabis retail market has continued to blossom in Washington State, reaching $1.1 billion at the end of September, according to new data by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB). The...

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