Pot charges against terminally ill cancer patient dropped in Kansas, son speaks out
Of Johanna Skopl In Kansas, marijuana is completely illegal and the penalties for possession are exorbitant. As reported recently by Benzinga, 69-year-old Greg Bretz, who was diagn
Doggface, known for viral TikTok starring Cranberry Juice and Fleetwood Mac, arrested for pot
Back in October 2020, the Fleetwood Mac hit “Dreams” rose to number one on iTunes due to a viral TikTok video. A resident of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Nathan Apodaca (usernam
New York Mayor Pledges Crackdown on Illegal Pot Dealers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday his administration is ready to crack down on illegal cannabis retailers that have multiplied across the five boroughs. “We will n
Brittney Griner is free but another American remains jailed in Russia for pot
Brittney Griner is back on American soil after 10 months in Russian prison for drug offenses. But other US citizens remain incarcerated in Russia, including a 61-year-old man whose
Rhode Island rakes in $1.6 million in first week of recreational pot sales
Rhode Island’s new adult cannabis market opened earlier this month, and so far business is going well. Local news station WPRI reported this week, citing the state’s De
Nevada Medical Pot patients can sue former employers if fired, court rulings
If you’re a medical cannabis patient in Nevada, quit smoking: Medical cannabis patients in the state were recently authorized to use cannabis recreationally following a landm
Leisure pot sales begin in Rhode Island
Licensed adult-use cannabis sales began Thursday in Rhode Island, just six months after Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.
South Carolina vets are pushing for medicinal pot
A number of military veterans in South Carolina are urging state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana. Local news station WACH reports this week on the group of vets who “
New poll shows 9 in 10 Americans support legal pot
A new poll released Tuesday shows nearly nine in 10 Americans believe cannabis in some form should be legal, with a strong majority saying adult recreational marijuana should be le
Toward a More Perfect Pot Union
A GROWING INTEREST Following the November 2022 elections, 21 U.S. states have legalized cannabis for recreational use, many of them now entrenched with a full-blown cannabis comm
Federal judge blocks New York regulators from licensing pot shops
A federal judge in New York has issued an injunction barring the state from issuing licenses to cannabis retailers in five regions after a Michigan-based company filed a lawsuit ch
Pot sales in New Mexico hit a record in October
Regulated cannabis sales hit record highs in New Mexico in October, with licensed marijuana sales totaling nearly $40 million for the month, according to data released last week by
Only a Quarter of Virginia Drivers Said Driving on Pot is ‘Extremely Dangerous,’ Survey Shows
Virginia authorities announced the results of a recent survey on the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving, but things didn’t go exactly as planned: Officials said that the survey
Recreational Pot Presents Opportunities for Missouri’s Medical Cannabis Biz
In less than two weeks, voters in Missouri will decide on an amendment to legalize recreational pot in the state, a prospect that has some established medical cannabis businesses e
Pot and Parenting – A Match Made in Heaven? (Tips for the New Cannabis-Parenting Generation)
In some parts of the United States, parents are losing custody to their children for smoking cannabis. Of course, this isn’t the norm seeing that 33-states have already some form
From the Archives: 9 Tons of Pot (1974)
By Rod de Remer Regular newspaper readers probably remember the spectacular failure of a barge with nine tons of weed on board last year. It was the first in a series of setbacks f
Will pot smokers vote?
On Friday, Real Time with Bill Maher host Bill Maher praised President Joe Biden for granting presidential pardons to those incarcerated at the federal level for minor marijuana po
Exotic pot is actually pretty simple: learn about these six major cannabis genres
There are six main terpene profiles that define the 6,000 strains in today’s Leafly database. Leafly turned them into music genres so you can curate your next pharmacy list w
Recreational Pot Sales Kick Off in Vermont
Recreational marijuana sales officially launched in Vermont over the weekend, with stores in three communities opening their doors to customers on Saturday. The three retailers to
Medical pot legalized for pets in California
Countless thousands of California’s good pooches and cute kitties will experience fewer seizures and less arthritis pain and anxiety thanks to a new law signed into law by Go