How Cannabis Can Combat the Opioid Epidemic: An Interview With Philippe Lucas
Philippe Lucas has deep roots in Canada’s cannabis culture. After co-founding the Vancouver Island Compassion Society medical dispensary in 1999, Lucas applied himself to cannabis science, working as a graduate researcher with the Center for Addictions Research of British Columbia and serving as founding board member of both the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies Canada and the […]
Growing Clean Cannabis to Pass California’s New Rules
As California’s newly legalized cannabis market gears up for its January launch, pot farmers are looking for ways to meet new safety standards for their harvests. And in the rush to employ safe farming practices that result in high-quality yields, one California grower has adapted the farming philosophy of Masanobu Fukuoka, an iconoclastic Japanese farmer […]
California Today: What if Legal Pot Costs More Than Black-Market Pot?
California has a marijuana conundrum. As regulators in California prepare for the start of recreational marijuana sales in January, people in the industry say they are concerned that the rollout may not be as smooth as was promised by the promoters of Prop 64, the ballot measure last November that legalized pot. Read more »
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bills that spend climate change cash, expand rules for marijuana shop owners
A detailed plan for spending more than $621 million collected through California’s climate change program was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, along with new rules on the sale of medical and recreational marijuana. Read more »