Politics

As cannabis businesses organize conferences to exchange information and opportunities, some cannabis industry representatives are organizing as a show of strength and solidarity with low-wage workers from the hospitality industry. From Oct. 11 to 13, 2018, the Oakland Marriott City...

We’re in the midst of the outdoor harvest season for cannabis. What does a massive harvest of cannabis look like, you might wonder? I did too, so I hit the streets for a little education. In my mission to...

Cannabis will be legal for adults throughout Canada starting on Oct. 17, 2018. But you have a lot of questions. We have answers: Where to buy it, which stores are open, age limits, purchase limits, what’s actually on the...

Next month, voters in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah and Wisconsin will get the chance to approve or reject a number of far-reaching marijuana proposals. But one thing you may not realize is that you don’t have...

The world’s biggest buyer of wine is the government of Ontario, and with the legalization of cannabis just one week away, they may become the largest wholesale buyer of the herb as well.  Especially since recreational consumption is expected...

This Wednesday, Canada will become the second nation to explicitly legalize the social use, possession, cultivation, and retail production and sale of cannabis. The new law marks the culmination of an effort led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who...

The United States government continues to have a confused, almost schizophrenic policy toward cannabis. On October 9, the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CPB, part of Homeland Security) announced that Canadians “working in or facilitating the proliferation of...

Domonique Echeverria has lived more lives in her thirty-one years than most can ever account for in an entire lifetime. She is a mixed-Latinx queer, a survivor, and a muse whose ambitious life is shared with others through her...

Those seeking signs that marijuana is headed towards mainstream availability may find news titillating that a spokesperson for Walmart said the mega-chain is doing “preliminary fact-finding” on the possibility of selling cannabis products. Walmart Canada representative Diane Medeiros admitted in...

A growing number of pet owners are using cannabis-derived products containing high doses of cannabidiol (CBD) and low or negligible doses of THC to alleviate pain, seizures, and other conditions. But what’s known about the science of cannabinoid medicine and...