Hemp Lynda Parker: Colorado Citizen Advocate Planted Early Seeds for US Hemp Legalization by Sophia Vida June 15, 2022 Photo: Lynda Parker (center front) poses with a hemp American flag at the Colorado statehouse in 2013. Also pictured (back row (L-R) Adam Dunn, Charlie Winokur, unknown. Bottom row (L-R): Cici Dunn, Samantha Walsh, Lynda Parker, J...
Legal Related Kentucky Governor Names Members to Medical Marijuana Committee by Sophia Vida June 15, 2022 Kentucky's governor Andy Beshear (D) announced this week that he has named members to a medical marijuana committee that will conduct public hearings on the issue and advise him on ways he can advance patient access while the legi...
Marijuana Many NYC Marijuana Trucks Towed This Week Over Outstanding Parking Tickets by Sophia Vida June 15, 2022 The New York City Sheriff's office seized at least a dozen trucks operating for Weed World Candies for outstanding parking tickets totaling a half-million dollars, officials said Tuesday. Some of the vehicles towed were towed b...
Cannabis New Zealand Leaders Demand Cops Stop Spraying Chemicals on Cannabis by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 New Zealand’s recently revived cannabis eradication has gotten out of control, residents say. A couple growing three weed plants last February, for instance, were having dinner together when a helicopter flew overhead, spraying ...
Cannabis New Mexico Lawsuit Seeks Insurance Coverage for Medical Cannabis by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 A New Mexico cannabis company and a group of six medical marijuana patients have filed a class-action lawsuit that seeks insurance coverage for medicinal cannabis. The legal action was filed on Friday in Albuquerque state district...
Cannabis German Government to Hold Hearings on Recreational Cannabis Reform by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 There is certainly something to be said about German cannabis reform that the rest of the world—and in particular, the U.S.—can learn from. The issue may have dragged excruciatingly slowly forward since 2017, but now that they...
Cannabis Canna River’s Delta 8 Blue Dream Delivers a Pleasant, Subdued Consumption Experience by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 First developed in the mid-80s, delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, or Delta 8, has seen incremental growth over the past 20 years. Its most recent surge comes after federal lawmakers legalized hemp as part of the 2018 Farm Bill, though...
Cannabis Portugal. The Man: The Stoners of the Band by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 Portugal. The Man has been enjoying a robust return to live music. On the heels of a welcome back tour with Alt-J, the band has continued to play live shows and will continue to do so through the fall, all while supporting their l...
Cannabis Colorado Cannabis Chain Buddy Boy to Close by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 A chain of seven marijuana retail chain stores called Buddy Boy are shuttering their stores in Denver. The company plans to close all of its dispensaries because of a sharp decline in sales volume. Buddy Boy suffered a loss ...
Legal Related Germany Begins Preparatory Phase of Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 Germany is set to launch a series of expert hearings at the Federal Ministry of Health this week as the country gears towards legalizing cannabis production and sale. The country could become only the second Group of 20 nation ...