A free joint giveaway during the inauguration may lift the spirits of those concerned over a Donald J. Trump presidency. Americans are waiting (many on pins and needles) to see what President-Elect Donald Trump will do when he moves into the Oval Office. Some believe he will greenlight Paul Ryan's plans to reduce costs associated with government entitlement programs. Trump...

Legal cannabis is coming to America, and you can take that to the bank. Unfortunately, cannabis businesses still can't take their money to the bank. Which is a big problem that Senator Elizabeth Warren and nine of her Senate colleagues are trying to mitigate. The Associated Press and LA Times report that the senators are sending a letter to a key...

With widening legalization, the emerging cannabis market will be putting its best foot forward, and that foot is likely to be attached to a budtender – the first point of contact for patients and now, more retail customers. The job also is viewed as an entry-level position by many curious employment seekers. Good budtenders (like feet and buds) must be groomed...

2016 was a monumental year for marijuana, as voters and regulators throughout the U.S., including those in Arkansas, North Dakota, Florida, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts, legalized medical or adult recreational marijuana use. Through comprehensive regulations, marijuana-tolerant states have allowed cannabis businesses to emerge from shadowy corners into licensed and well-lit storefronts. These businesses have shaped a robust industry, which,...

California's newly legalized recreational pot users got a super-sized New Year's shout-out this weekend when pranksters armed with tarps changed the famous Hollywood sign in the hills above LA to "Hollyweed." The high (altitude) change didn't last long however, as buzz-killing park rangers yanked down the tarps before noon. Sadly, many New Year's Eve cannabis revelers may not have been...

Medical marijuana farmer Tom Lauerman has dedicated his life to normalizing cannabis in the U.S. He went from being arrested at his medical collective in 1999, to working with the federal government today to establish the first ever national safety guidelines for the cannabis industry.

After 103 years of conditional prohibitions and almost two million arrests, California has joined the growing list of states to liberalize their statutes and permit adults to enjoy cannabis without a medical excuse. Now the hard work begins as the state legislature moves to establish precisely how the post-prohibition regulatory landscape will evolve. On November 8, fifty-six percent of California voters...

Before he was hired at Good Chemistry in April 2015, Cameron Mason, 30, worked the graveyard shift in the housekeeping department at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center, where a giant blue bear looks into the building. After eight years in the job, he segued to Good Chemistry by chance. “I was coming in to shop, and I was approached by the...

Oh, and beware the Trump. In the wake of legal marijuana's big 2016 election victory, California cannabis fans are asking, How soon is now? The unwelcome answer: Not for a while, apparently. Of course it was always going to take some time to establish a legal framework and retail structure for recreational cannabis, which is why 2017 was set aside as...