Fighting Dirty Weed Through OCal Cannabis Certification

The introduction of regulated medical and adult-use cannabis markets was supposed to guarantee that legal weed was clean weed, but somewhere along the line that message got reinterpreted as legal…

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Eye in the Sky: Neatleaf is Watching Your Plants

Neatleaf is like a Terminator for plants: it never sleeps, it never eats, and it will never ever stop monitoring your plants to make sure they stay alive. If that…

The War on Drugs and Its Repercussions: A New Era for Cannabis Justice

By Derek Ross, CEO, Nova Farms Initiated in the early 1970s, the War on Drugs aimed to curb illegal drug use and distribution in the United States. However, its impact…

Nixon Started the War on Drugs. Privately, He Said Pot Was ‘Not Particularly Dangerous.’

President Richard Nixon’s remarks were captured on his secret White House recording system but had eluded the notice of leading Nixon era historians until now. Two years after former President…

What Makes Cannabis Banking Programs Unique and Stand Out from Others

By Paul Dunford Considering there is no other industry today where a business can be engaged in activities that are simultaneously prohibited under federal law but sanctioned by the state,…

California legal weed industry in tumult after Times pesticide investigation

A scandal over California’s failure to keep pesticides out of legal cannabis is causing turmoil throughout the industry, with a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, the departure of a top cannabis official,…

New Cannabis Legalization Introduced To PA Legislature

Advocates believe recreational legalization is only a matter of time. The question is what it will look like. Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 26, 2023. Credit: Amanda…

Oregon Cannabis Roundup: Fall 2024

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Now that Labor Day is in the rear view and people are paying attention again, it seems like a good time to drop…

New Jersey Governor Murphy signs law that will pull Delta-8, THC seltzers from shelves

In one fell swoop, the loophole that allowed intoxicating hemp products — from candy-shaped edibles and cannabis flower available at gas stations to the THC seltzers on liquor store shelves…