Nearly 5 million marijuana-infused edibles and nearly 150,000 pounds of marijuana flower were purchased in legal Colorado stores and dispensaries in 2014, according to an encompassing new report the state released on Friday.
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A state Senate committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would require medical marijuana caregivers to register and allows state agencies to share enough information to ensure pot grown for medicine isn't sold illegally.
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Women are twice as likely as men to believe that regular cannabis consumption poses “great risk,” according to a demographic analysis published this month in the journalDrug and Alcohol Dependence.
Bio-Diesel usually has two distinct waves for me: Holy $%*# I'm feeling it, followed by a more attentive high and heavy body stone. The former can be a shock, as if it shakes your head like a giant Magic 8 Ball with the singular answer "Reply hazy try again." The latter is ideal for poker, so I usually smoke 30 minutes prior to our 8 p.m. game.
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden addressed the prohibition of marijuana in America during a Reddit AMA session this week, insisting that a continued uprising is necessary.
Despite last-minute threats from Republican leaders in Congress, the District of Columbia moved forward Thursday with legalizing possession of marijuana.
Colorado's most controversial marijuana-related bill of the year is up for its first test in the Senate on Thursday. A measure to crack down on medical pot users faces a hearing.
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Washington's mayor says marijuana will become legal in the nation's capital despite a threat from Republicans in Congress that city leaders could face prison time for implementing a voter-approved initiative.
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What happens when weed universes collide and stand-up comic Doug Benson runs into Bubbles of the Trailer Park Boys (or someone who looks a lot like Bubbles)? This awesome photo.
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Today's lead of the day in the New York Post goes a little something like this: "The burning bush is about to be joined by the burning kush." Well done, Bruce Golding. As much as we hate pot puns and weed wordplays at The Cannabist, we give that one an A+. And now the news that lead was referring to: At least one company in Colorado is in discussions with rabbis in New York to eventually sell pot-infused edibles that are certified kosher, the New York Post reported this morning. It wouldn't be the actual marijuana that would require kosher certification, according to Ean Seeb, who owns Colorado pot shop Denver Relief.
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Compared with other recreational drugs — including alcohol — marijuana may be even safer than previously thought. And researchers may be systematically underestimating risks associated with alcohol use. Those are the top-line findings of recent research published in the journal Scientific Reports, a subsidiary of Nature. Researchers sought to quantify the risk of death associated with the use of a variety of commonly used substances. They found that at the level of individual use, alcohol was the deadliest substance, followed by heroin and cocaine.
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Our resident edibles eater rates her personal favorites from the Southern California Cannabis Cup.
One of four men indicted in connection with large-scale raids on medical marijuana businesses has pleaded guilty under an agreement that requires him to cooperate against his co-defendants.
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The decision of whether a Colorado credit union created just for the marijuana industry can open its doors ultimately could come from the nation's top financial policymakers.
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One of the largest cannabis policy groups in the U.S. is calling for a boycott on all Holiday Inns after one Colorado hotel filed a lawsuit on Feb. 19 meant to "end the sale of recreational marijuana in this state."
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A federal judge in Denver U.S. District Court on Thursday sentenced a Florida man to 3½ years in prison for selling an unproven formula of synthetic pot without knowing whether it would harm anyone.
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A cabal ofpot-hatershas emerged in Colorado in a feeble attempt to sever the pulse of legalized marijuana in the United States. On Thursday, theSafe Streets Alliance, an cut-rate organization overseen by a former crony of the Reagan Administration, filed...
Two lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado on Thursday morning against politicians, public servants and businesses to “end the sale of recreational marijuana in this state,” according to attorney David H. Thompson, who represents the plaintiffs in both cases.
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Two lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado on Thursday morning against politicians, public servants and businesses to “end the sale of recreational marijuana in this state,” according to attorney David H. Thompson, who represents the plaintiffs in both cases.
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Lawmakers in Tennessee have taken steps to reform the state’s antiquated pot laws with the filing of a set of bills aimed at decriminalizing the possession and distribution of small amounts of marijuana.Earlier last week, Senator JeffYarbroand Repr...
The munchies are more than a punchline. The munchies -- "that inexplicable drive to eat, stimulated by the active ingredients of marijuana, the cannabinoids," as described by writers Sachin Patel and Roger D. Cone -- are a legitimate, nearly universally felt side effect from the consumption of marijuana. And there are specific scientific reasons for why we're inclined to eat, whether we're hungry or not, after getting high.
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The District of Columbia’s recently passed voter Initiative 71, which legalized the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana in the nation’s capital, has nearly survived its 30-day congressional review and the new law is set to take effect within next week...
Shoppers at the Walmart store in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, might notice some unusual (for Walmart) products on sale at the cigar kiosk between the store's bathroom and its photo studio — namely, a bunch of marijuana pipes and bongs.
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Shoppers at the Walmart store in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, might notice some unusual (for Walmart) products on sale at the cigar kiosk between the store's bathroom and its photo studio — namely, a bunch of marijuana pipes and bongs.
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Uruguay is taking its time with the implementation of its legal, regulated recreational cannabis sales -- something that has been delayed a number of times by the country's government. But now there's a new twist to the South American country's plan, one that will surprise legalization advocates and the anti-pot opposition alike. In Uruguay, medical marijuana will cost more than recreational pot, according to multiple sources.
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Indianapolis Colts running back Ahmad Bradshaw has pleaded not guilty to a marijuana possession charge in western Ohio.
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Grasshopper Staffing will open for business Tuesday in Pueblo and can help those seeking marijuana jobs through state licensing procedures and provide payroll services for employers.
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Have questions about growing cannabis? Our own cultivation expert, DannyDanko, is here to help with all of your marijuana grow concerns. Today's question is from an American Veteran interested in getting started growing his own pot.
A Denver medical marijuana dispensary penalized for not paying certain taxes electronically got a succinct reply from the Internal Revenue Service during its appeal: Tough luck.
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A Denver medical marijuana dispensary penalized for not paying certain taxes electronically got a succinct reply from the Internal Revenue Service during its appeal: Tough luck.
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Marijuana legalization proponents are gathering in San Francisco this weekend to hear about efforts to add the nation's most populous - and arguably most pot-infused - state to the four others where it is now legal for adults to buy and use the drug recreationally.
The U.S. Supreme Court has given Colorado an extra month to respond to a lawsuit that claims the state is polluting its neighbors with marijuana.
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D.C. officials say that Congress's action did not halt the marijuana legalization initiative, but it did set the city up for potential chaos. Barring last-minute federal intervention, the District's attorney general said that pot will become legal as early as Feb. 26 without any regulations in place to govern the new marketplace.
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Lawmakers across the United States were extremely busy last week introducing various forms of legislation aimed at legalizing marijuana. Several medical marijuana bills were filed, as well as a couple of measures to eliminate prohibition and establish a taxed and regulate...
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A measure seeking to reconcile Washington state's medical marijuana industry with its heavily taxed recreational sector passed the Washington state Senate on Friday.
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A teacher at Pinnacle Charter School in Thornton has been arrested on suspicion of providing alcohol to students, police said Friday. Initial news of the investigation had said the teacher provided students marijuana.
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Police in Thornton are investigating allegations that a charter school teacher has been providing marijuana to high school students.
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This Valentine's Day recipe for a pot-infused caramel sauce -- meant to be poured over tiny ice cream balls -- is as decadent as it is delicious.
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In January The Cannabist reported on the many issues a number of marijuana-related apps had been having with Apple’s App Store. Some apps, like Weedmaps, were forced to walk a tightrope of terminology and functionality while others, including Instagram-for-weed start-up MassRoots, had been removed from the App Store entirely. While apps in the cannabis space still face roadblocks, developers are celebrating a small win today amid the news that MassRoots is back on the App Store.
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Looking for cannabis-enhanced chocolates and confections to treat your lover this Valentine's Day? Check out our gift guide - and see how else these products can enhance your holiday!
For those who like exact numbers, Colorado's total sales tallies for medical and recreational cannabis added up to $699,198,805 in the first full year of recreational pot sales in the modern world.
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Jack Splitt, 14, has been approved by doctors and the state of Colorado to use medical marijuana. But Jefferson County Public Schools is using the strange defense that marijuana is federally outlawed to justify snatching CBD treatments from the severely disabled Wheat Ridge middle school student.
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TheZaZZZpot vending machine recently debuted at Seattle Caregivers, amedical marijuana dispensary in Washington State, and is now providing cannabis flowers, vaporizer pens, hemp-oil energy drinks and other merchandise to qualified patients. Up until now...
Nine students have admitted being involved in marijuana-infused edibles being distributed and used at Coal Ridge High School in New Castle, Colorado.
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Ralph Bronner, the self-proclaimed "not normal" soap magnate behind the hemp-based Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, died Tuesday, according to the Bronner family. Bronner, the first son of Dr. Bronner's creator Emanuel H. Bronner, died "from complications of a heart attack he suffered over the weekend," according to the Bronner family.
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Cypress Hill rapper B-Real is having a pretty epic February. Last week we reported that the MC will soon be slinging (legal) weed in Orange County, Calif. -- and he plans on naming the shop after one of his hit songs, "Dr. Greenthumb." And now comes the news out of this weekend's Cannabis Cup in San Bernardino, Calif., that B-Real placed third in the competition's Best Sativa Flower category.
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Is it worth it for black market growers to click off their lamps and go work for the man? Profit margins may have sunk for black market dealers, yet they're still earning more than entry-level jobs in the white market are currently paying. Even if they were looking to go mainstream, are employers in the legal industry motivated to hire them?
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Colorado finally knows how much tax revenue it collected from recreational marijuana in the first year of sales, and the haul was below estimates — about $44 million.
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Virginia parents with children suffering from epilepsy may soon be permitted to have a non-intoxicating strain of cannabis oil that has shown effectiveness in controlling seizures. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House of Delegates unanimously approved a measure, 98...
The General Assembly has passed legislation to allow use of two derivatives of the marijuana plant for treating severe epilepsy. It's the first effective medical marijuana legislation to win approval in Virginia, according to its House sponsor, Del. Dave Albo.
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Colorado finally knows how much tax revenue it collected from recreational marijuana in the first year of sales, and the haul was below estimates — about $44 million.
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A clash between state and federal marijuana law has a Jefferson County mom trying to figure out how to educate her disabled son, who depends on cannabis oil to treat spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and dystonia.
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For a Valentine's Day feast guaranteed to impress your special someone, try Chef Fred' Nesbitts three-course kinked-up menu of Rack of LambLillipopped with Roasted Eggplant Salad and accompanied by a Mixed Grain Pilaf.
A compilation of favorite weed photos seen on Instagram. This installment has Rick Ross and B Real, plus Bob Marley's birthday and all kinds of marijuana concentrates.
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The Senate has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as U.S. drug "czar" overseeing federal drug policy.
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Aspen police are defending their use of force against a teen accused of rolling a joint at a bus stop. A video obtained by The Aspen Times shows police first pushing the student up against a bus shelter wall and then taking him down to the ground.
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Perhaps the biggest news to unfold this last week was the announcement of a federal bill that would allow physicians at the VA to begin giving veterans recommendations for medical marijuana. We also saw a major effort by some states that are getting serious about establis...
Hyapatia Lee answers all of your questions regarding cannabis and sexuality.
Aspen police are defending their use of force against a teen allegedly rolling a joint at a bus stop.
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Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make the 2015 HIGH TIMESSocalMedical Cannabis Cup an extraordinary event! The line to get into the second day of the event was smooth sailing, as many of the two-day VIP pass holders breezed in with no wait, proudly ...
There was a ton of fierce competition in a broad array of categories during the 2015 HIGH TIMES SoCalMedical Cannabis Cup. Ridiculous formulations of indicas, sativas, hybrids, concentrates and more were presented. But ultimately, the people voted for these fine fol...
