WeedLife News Network

Permission to open cannabis businesses is a daunting, opaque and unfair process, they claim. New Jersey promised a fair and ethical cannabis industry in which mom-and-pop shops would thrive. The law crafted by state legislators allowed towns, with little oversight, to authorize who can sell weed

One California city is saying no to any new pot stores out of fear that its local cannabis industry is “collapsing.” The Palm Springs City Council voted last week to place a 45-day moratorium on accepting applications for any new cannabis stores in the Southern California city. The law takes effect

The debate surrounding cannabis legalization has been ongoing for years, yet the time has never been more ripe for our community to benefit from embracing retail cannabis. Many are against cannabis, but few know the history of why the think they way they do. Recent data from www.michigan.gov

In many relationships, tensions arise as recreational cannabis use becomes more routine. Like many spouses, Kindred Sparks has a list of marital grievances. But hers are not like everyone else’s. There was the time when her husband, Peter Pietrangeli, left an envelope with thousands of dollars in

The two-page document details the facts and unknowns about fentanyl “contaminated” cannabis. The New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) published a two-page report entitled “Cannabis and Fentanyl: Facts and Unknowns” to demystify the facts and myths of the two substances, specifically that of

Rapper Raekwon the Chef, Charlamagne tha God, and Civil Rights Lawyer to Open Cannabis Smoking Lounge in Downtown Newark. A cannabis smoking lounge planned for downtown Newark by rapper Raekwon the Chef of the Wu-Tang Clan, hip-hop radio personality Charlamagne tha God, and a South Carolina civil

At CBD CBN, the food won't get diners high but the mocktails will. Cannabis-infused meals and mocktails will soon be served at a restaurant in downtown Edmonton. Customers at CBD CBN — Catering By Day, Catering By Night — will be offered a reservation-only fine-dining experience where cannabis is

Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea is suing New Jersey and its Attorney General to block police officers from keeping their jobs if they smoke pot. If employees who drive buses, operate forklifts, and work with hazardous equipment aren’t allowed to test positive for pot should the police

New Research Tells You How. According to new research by two New Zealand experts, Dr. Mark Krasnow and grape grower Kirsty Harkness, hemp could be a suitable cover crop for Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in Marlborough, reported High Times citing New Zealand Wine Grower. The three-year study revealed

Statistics Canada released August retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales rising from the strong July levels, up 3,9% to C$464,2 million, another new record for a month. July was revised higher to C$446.7 million. The sales, which fell 3.9% on a per-day basis, were up 19.1% from a year ago

The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) is making new efforts to warn people about the dangers of driving while high. The authority rolled out its Safe Driving Campaign to increase awareness of the risks of driving under the influence of cannabis — and to highlight the importance of planning

‘Cannabis is a dangerous drug and a serious public health concern,’ says ICGP, as assembly meets to consider decriminalization. GPs have highlighted the negative impacts of legalising cannabis in advance of a vote on the wider issue this weekend at the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs. “Drug use has

A man has been jailed after police discovered about 6,000 cannabis plants growing in a Lincolnshire warehouse. Minh Nguyen, 43, used the former King Road Tyres site, in Hubberts Bridge, to produce one of the largest farms discovered by Lincolnshire Police. In a raid on 31 January, officers found

Khalifa Kush Partners with Camp High for Streetwear-Focused Cannabis Collaboration. Khalifa Kush, the premier cannabis lifestyle brand founded by multi-platinum-selling artist Wiz Khalifa, is excited to announce its long-awaited collaboration with iconic clothing brand Camp High. This partnership

Other ordinances approved restrict overnight parks and street parking hours from Nov. 15 to April 15 to clear the way for snow removal. City restrictions on cannabis use in public spaces gained clarity. The Baxter City Council adopted the new ordinance Tuesday, Oct. 17, at its regular meeting. The

Five years after cannabis legalization, federal and provincial laws still overlap and disconnect, sometimes causing confusion, legal experts warn. Cannabis laws can be a difficult maze to navigate — especially as more Canadians use marijuana for the first time and increasingly spend more money on

Medical cannabis patients in Victoria can now sign up for a trial that researches marijuana impairment on driving. The Victorian parliament has passed new laws that will allow medical cannabis users to get behind the wheel on a closed road. These new laws are part of a trial that will look into the

More than 57% of Ohio registered voters favor a November ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, while only about 35% oppose it, a new survey shows. The poll, released Wednesday by Baldwin Wallace University, found that Issue 2 had majority support among nearly every

Sean Kady spent most of his 20s toting around a teal tackle box that once belonged to his roommate’s grandfather. Occasionally, people would spot the box and ask to borrow a wrench, but it didn’t contain tools or bait. Instead, the box was home to a cannabis supply Kady covertly sold to a steady

Stigma Surrounding Cannabis Persists Five Years After Legalization in Canada. Despite five years having passed since the legalization of recreational pot in Canada, Kate Grimmell — a budtender at Greentown Cannabis in LaSalle — remembers her favourite customer as an example of the stigma that