A few months after California legalized recreational use of marijuana, the Desert Hot Springs Inn in the Coachella Valley began advertising itself as cannabis friendly — a place where guests can smoke by the pool or heat up a vaporizer in the rooms. What surprised innkeeper John Thatcher was not…
Medical marijuana was supposed to make life easier for people with chronic pain, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, glaucoma, and other conditions. And it has, as long as you live in a state where medical marijuana is legal… and you stay there. But if you decide to leave your state — or…
By: Jamie Warm | As more and more states approve the legalization of cannabis for medical and/or recreational use, savvy entrepreneurs are launching businesses to capture a piece of the new “green rush.” If you’re seeking to break into this dynamic, fast-growing industry, you should start by understanding the fundamentals…
By: Ian Sample | What is cannabis oil? Cannabis oils are extracts from cannabis plants. Unprocessed, they contain the same 100 or so active ingredients as the plants, but the balance of compounds depends on the specific plants the oil comes from. The two main active substances in cannabis plants…
By Oscar Pascual on June 15, 2018 at 2:26 PM Los Angeles rapper The Game is trying to recruit LeBron James by creating a cannabis strain named after the NBA superstar. The Game’s legal marijuana company Trees By Game has released a new strain called “‘LA’ Bron James,” reports TMZ. As a diehard…
By: Sidni West | Summer camping has it all. There’s nothing like escaping daily life to experience the freedom of the mountains. Leave your worries and trendy food behind so you can eat s’mores and get stoned around a campfire. Go ahead and live your truth by smoking an uplifting…
Have you ever seen a bunch of people sit down in a circle and start passing around a little glass bottle of cannabis tincture? Yeah, me neither. While marijuana tinctures aren’t the most popular way to use cannabis, they’re ah-ma-zing, and I can’t for the life of me figure out why…
By: Nik DeCosta-Klipa | There’s less than a month to go until recreational marijuana sales become legal in Massachusetts. More than 18 months since the state voted to legalize weed, residents and officials are approaching the long-awaited July 1 date that licensed shops can begin opening with varying levels of apprehension, excitement, and…
BY: Mike Adams | In order for an individual to earn a substantial salary in the cannabis industry, and we’re talking about pulling down the kind of cash that not only provides for their family but also puts them in a new car and allows them to live in a stylish new home,…
By Adie Wilson-Poe | What’s it going to take for us to recognize the value of cannabis in combating the opioid epidemic? Two recent studies published in the American Medical Association’s peer-reviewed journal demonstrate that opioid use is lower in states where doctors can recommend medical cannabis. The findings back up previous studies showing these…