Members-Only Cannabis Subscription Service Launches in Sacramento

Monthly services available throughout state of California Sacramento—The Lucky Box Club announced today the launch of its premium recreational monthly subscription delivery service. Customers can sign up via the company’s website to become a member of The Lucky Box Club. Founded by Luke and Eliza Maroney, The Lucky Box Club is a high-end subscription service that prides itself on providing members...

5 Infused Products to Lift Your Holiday Spirits

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Huxton Hifi Pre-rolls Huxton blends are contained in a discreet and protective tin for the consumer on the go. Created to deliver energy, inspiration, and euphoria, the blended flower is generously distributed within seven half-gram pre-rolls that add convenience to the Huxton experience. HuxtonUsa.com Coda Signature Truffles Get your truffle on with these handmade, ephemeral beauties. Each piece is a splashy piece of...

Nevada Cannabis Revenue Blows Past Colorado in 2017

Many who speculated that Nevada would become a destination for cannabis after the state launched recreational cannabis sales in July, may be right on the money. The state’s Department of Taxation has released figures indicating that in the month of October, Nevada's cannabis vendors sold $38 million of cannabis products. Between a ten percent excise tax on cannabis and a...

Cannabis Use Among Expectant Mothers Increasing

The Journal of the American Medical Association, known as JAMA, published on December 26, a research letter on data analysis that indicates cannabis use is increasing among pregnant women, and particularly for young mothers. Kelly C. Young-Wolff, PhD, Lue-Yen Tucker, BA, and Stacey Alexeeff, PhD, who are affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, and the University of California, San...

Delayed Recreational Roll Out in Los Angeles, Officials Announce

Officials at Los Angeles’ Department of Cannabis Management announced on Friday that local cannabis businesses would be unable to begin recreational sales on January 1, as had been anticipated by many California voters and recreational users. Cannabis-related businesses must have local and state approval before they can be allowed to sell recreational marijuana to over-21 customers. Applications in Los Angeles...

Alaska Medical Official Issues Cannabis Use Guidelines for Breast-Feeding Moms

In a memo to healthcare providers in Alaska issued on December 5, Dr. Jay Butler, the state’s Chief Medical Officer, said breast-feeding mothers using cannabis could continue cannabis use while nursing, if at suggested decreased levels. "The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists concur that there is stronger associative evidence...

Pew Trust Comments on Testing for Tainted Marijuana

Nonprofit organization The Pew Charitable Trust last week released commentary based on research and analysis of developing standards and regulations around cannabis testing in the U.S., for contaminants including pesticides, as well as for levels of various cannabinoids, especially THC. The article noted difficulties and obstacles with establishing uniform regulations for the cannabis industry, due to federal prohibition, among...

Mexico to Permit Import of Cannabis-infused Drinks, Food, Cosmetics

A spokesperson for Mexico’s Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk, also known as Cofepris, announced last Wednesday the regulatory agency will soon release regulations that will allow vendors in Mexico to import cannabis-infused drinks, food, and cosmetics. According to Newsweek, products are expected to be available by early 2018 with the agency reportedly expecting products to be imported...

Monica Lewinsky Has Cannabis Strain Named After Her

Cannabis producers Sugarleaf recently surprised one-time Clinton White House aide Monica Lewinsky with her own namesake strain of cannabis. Yesterday, Lewinski tweeted a photo of jar containing flower, labeled with Sugarleaf’s branded Monica Lewinsky hybrid. “Guys!” she tweeted, followed by several wide-eyed and finger-pointing emoji. Later, in the comments chain on her tweet, Lewinsky humorously quipped, “I said to someone...

Cannabis Business Alliance Members Give Back for the Holidays

Members of the Cannabis Business Alliance have announced schedules of charitable giving for Corporate Social Responsibility programs implemented at their companies. Supporting those in need, in their own communities, is a responsibility CBA businesses are dedicated to at holiday time and throughout the year. “The legal cannabis industry exists to do the right thing–we are an industry that supports community...