The family-run Midwest Compassion Center is succeeding with a mantra of compassion, community, and compliance. When Illinois officials drafted the state’s medical marijuana laws, they elected to award dispensary applications based on merit. The standards were high. It took Midwest Compassion Center a year to fulfill all the requirements. Applications were scored on a variety of criteria including a thorough...

Emma Chasen, 23, graduated from Brown University in 2014 with a biology degree focused on medicinal plant research. She then coordinated clinical trials for the Brown University Oncology Research Group, but quickly became disillusioned with cancer research’s financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. “When my supervisor rejected a cannabis trial in favor of another billion-dollar pharmaceutical trial, I quit,” Chasen...

In one month, a record number of Americans will vote to accept or reject cannabis advancement in their state. Never before have so many states included ballot measures on medical and adult use cannabis. Five states will consider adult use measures, and four will consider medical cannabis, but all represent profound expressions of popular sentiment by a growing percentage...

A merry time was had by all at Merry Jane's "homegrown" party. Merry Jane founder Snoop Dogg was in the house, natch, and Jaleel White as well. The night included musical performances and plenty of merriment. Check out the photos, by Chris Cordova, below.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – Under a mercifully mild sun, a group of people gathered yesterday afternoon at a pair of nondescript new buildings located on the outskirts of Desert Hot Springs, California, to celebrate the grand opening of a state-of-the-art, 9,600 sq. ft. cannabis cultivation facility built by Santa Barbara-based Canndescent. Numbering a few hundred at most, the...

Packaging for marijuana edibles in Colorado will include additional details. A symbol that includes an exclamation point and the term "THC" will be required to appear on marijuana-infused edible packaging starting Saturday, October 1. Terms such as "candy" and "candies" will no longer be permitted, and recommended dosage and serving sizes will be highly visible on the new packages. Contaminants,...

Task Force Thanks Governor Brown For Allowing Local Prop D Reform Process Sacramento – The Los Angeles Cannabis Task Force issued the following statement on Governor Jerry Brown's veto of AB 2385. Sponsored by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr., the legislation would have carved out an exemption for a limited number of commercial cannabis applicants and allowed them to operate without a...

Chew on this! Using locally sun-grown, sustainably farmed flower, Valhalla has taken a big bite out of the edibles industry with their popular gummies. Flavors include tangerine, tropical twist and sour watermelon. Each box contains six doses, with 10 mg of THC and 5 mg of CBD per dose. The products are handcrafted and use organic ingredients. All Valhalla...

The future of MassRoots remains uncertain. MassRoots Inc. has created a social media platform that has often been called 'the Facebook of pot." The approximately 900,000 users on MassRoots can share cannabis stories and pictures without fear of having their accounts shut down or suspended. But the cannabis-friendly platform may not be able to remain online for long. According to a...

According to new data, marijuana sales in Washington state are highest on Fridays. Headset, an analytics company for the marijuana industry, has used point-of-sales data to shed light on the purchasing habits of Washington state consumers. They analyzed 30 percent of all legal marijuana transactions in Washington. Customers spent an average of $31.8 on marijuana products on Fridays during the month...