California board calls outdoor pot growth a waste of water
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento County supervisors are standing by their decision to label outdoor marijuana cultivation as a waste of water. The Sacramento Bee reported (http://bit.ly/1KzOYIt) Tuesday that the board will maintain higher fines despite pushback from medical marijuana supporters. Read more »
Medical marijuana firm Potbotics to launch ‘virtual budtenders’
Using cutting-edge technology, Potbotics wants to change how the medical marijuana industry treats patients. A common criticism of the medical marijuana industry is that a large portion, if not the majority, of patients are just feigning illnesses so they can get stoned legally. Potbotics co-founder David Goldstein doesn’t deny that’s true of some users, but sees […]
How Safe Is Your Vape Pen?
Project CBD science advisor Jahan Marcu, PhD, reports on the hidden dangers of propylene glycol and vape pens that smolder. Portable electronic devices, known as “vape pens,” are increasingly popular among medical marijuana patients and others because they provide a convenient, discreet, and presumably benign way to administer cannabis. But how safe are vape pens […]
More Than Four in 10 Americans Say They Have Tried Marijuana
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Oregon becomes the fourth state to make recreational marijuana use legal, 44% of Americans say they have tried marijuana. This is the highest percentage Gallup has found since it began asking the question in 1969. Back then, a mere 4% admitted to having tried it. Read more »