April 2017
The origins of 4/20, marijuana’s high holiday
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SEATTLE — Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and when pot shops in legal weed states thank their
Kentucky burning commercially grown hemp with too much THC
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky agriculture officials say they’re burning a fraction of the hemp crop being grown for commercial purposes because it contains a higher level of a psychoactive compound than is legally allowed. Brent
Washington state’s cannabis tracking contract up for bid
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017DENVER — Washington state regulators have begun accepting bids for a new seed-to-sale tracking system to keep tabs on marijuana commerce, a deal with an initial value of about $3 million. The competition likely will
Mergers expected as Canada legal pot market unfolds
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Canada is set to detail its plans for legalized recreational marijuana, with the industry expecting a rush of mergers as companies seek a national footprint amid a patchwork of different rules in each province. Prime
Washington tribe considers opening marijuana businesses
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017KINGSTON — Officials say a Washington Native American tribe is in talks with the state about beginning marijuana sales on their land. The Kitsap Sun reports Port Gamble S’Klallam Chairman Jeromy Sullivan said they are
Utilities’ high hopes for marijuana surge dim
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017With local restrictions on marijuana easing across the U.S., power suppliers from California to Maine were expecting a little buzz of their own from newly legitimate pot farmers. After all, a 5,000-square-foot warehouse filled with