Cannabis News

A 14-week online course offered by a B.C. university will teach students how to produce and distribute marijuana legally under new Canadian rules. Image via CBC.

Canadian university to offer course on growing and selling cannabis

With only 25 licensed distributors in Canada, teacher Tegan Adams says education a must for industry.

Cannabis under grow lights at a Denver facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Colorado pot sales spike in June, top $50M for first time

Colorado pot taxes: Over the first six months of 2015, the state has pulled in a total of $60.7 million in marijuana taxes, fees.

Cannabis oil extract 3.5 grams in oral syringe with package container. Image: Stephen Charles Thompson via Wikimedia Commons.

State Writing Rules For Selling Cannabis Oil In Texas

 
Last month, the Texas Department of Public Safety released proposed rules for growing, manufacturing and dispensing cannabis oil.
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Arizona Medical Marijuana Milestone: 80,000 Patients and Caregivers

 
Arizona has reached a marijuana-legalization milestone, with more than 80,000 people now qualified to legally possess, grow, or sell pot for medicinal purposes.
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NORML: Marijuana reform hinges on state politics

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~

A top NORML official says the number of states that vote in favor of legalizing or decriminalizing cannabis next year will affect the legal marijuana movement’s momentum.

Yongsan e-sports stadium in South Korea. Image via Wikimedia Commons

No more high scores: ESL bans pot use during e-sports tournaments

Players can still get high before and after the event, though.

A wildfire rages near Clearlake, California. Photo: AP

California cannabis farms under threat from wildfires

Growers of medical cannabis say smoke is affecting crops.

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Marijuana amendment will go before Ohio voters in November

Jill Drury ~ WDTN.com ~

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – An amendment asking for the legalization of marijuana in Ohio will be on the ballot in November.

Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Lt. Gov. Newsom: California will legalize cannabis in 2016

 
Californians will legalize, tax and regulate cannabis for adult use in the 2016 general election, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom told Real Time with Bill Maher Friday.
In this Sept. 26, 2014, file photo, smaller-dose pot-infused brownies are divided and packaged at The Growing Kitchen in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Colorado may ban 'candy' name on marijuana treats

Kristen WyattAssociated Press ~
 
DENVER (AP) -- Edible marijuana products in Colorado may soon come labeled with a red stop sign, according to a draft of new rules released Wednesday by state marijuana regulators.

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