October 2017
Alcohol industry targets pot with Constellation-Canopy deal
PUBLISHED: October 31st 2017Alcohol giant Constellation Brands is making a foray into marijuana, a precedent-setting move for an industry that has mostly stayed on the sidelines during the cannabis boom. Constellation will pay about $191 million (C$245 million)
Confusion coming with California’s legal marijuana
PUBLISHED: October 29th 2017LOS ANGELES — Ready or not, California kicks off recreational marijuana sales on Jan. 1. And, mostly, it’s not. Los Angeles and San Francisco are among many cities still struggling to fashion local rules for
New pot degree not for stoners
PUBLISHED: October 29th 2017When Alex Roth’s mother sent him an article announcing a new degree program being offered at Northern Michigan University, the sophomore immediately switched his major. Roth is now majoring in cannabis. The program, Medicinal Plant
Weed Porn: G13
PUBLISHED: October 13th 2017G13 is a very strong strain of cannabis indica that is the subject of many urban legends. According to some accounts, the CIA, FBI, and other agencies gathered the best strains of marijuana from breeders
Book series looks at growing marijuana
PUBLISHED: October 5th 2017They’ve written guides about growing fruit, vegetables, houseplants and more. Now, the authors of a popular gardening series have set their sights on something a little different. “What’s Wrong with My Marijuana Plant? A Cannabis
Number of fatal crashes involving drivers with marijuana in their system up since legalization
PUBLISHED: October 3rd 2017YAKIMA — The number of fatal Washington crashes involving drivers with marijuana in their system rose to 79 last year — more than double that of 2012 when voters legalized its recreational use. In Yakima
A growing problem: How to lighten carbon footprint of cannabis farms
PUBLISHED: October 2nd 2017SAN JOSE, Calif. — Consider a typical cannabis farmer, growing an indoor crop. In a protected, controlled environment, they can grow a profitable mix of high-potency, medicinal marijuana and any number of milder strains appealing
Colorado: No edible pot shaped as people, animals or fruit
PUBLISHED: October 1st 2017DENVER — A ban on gummy bears and other edible marijuana products shaped like animals, people and fruit takes effect this month in Colorado – a change aimed at decreasing the likelihood small children will