Berkeley among first cities ready to sell legal cannabis in California Jan. 1
Cannabis fans and history-watchers may be flocking to Berkeley Jan. 1 for some of the first legal recreational marijuana sales in the state’s modern history. Read more »
City Under Pressure to Develop Recreational Adult Cannabis Regulations
California Proposition 64, which legalized, and imposed taxes on, adult recreational marijuana consumption, was approved by 57 percent of state voters last November. However, under an ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors last month, the City won’t issue permits to sell recreational marijuana until it establishes a regulatory framework. Read more »
Marijuana: Cannabis is Pleasurable because it Changes Brain’s Reward Center on Cellular Level
Scientists, behavioral researchers and psychologists have known for years that pot can be addictive. But more research has just been published illustrating just how weed can act on our brains. Read more »
Big Tobacco claims the government is playing favorites with cannabis companies
Buried underneath the pomp and circumstance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s grand plan to legalize recreational weed, is an angry faction — one that feels the government is playing favorites, granting cannabis companies the kind of leniency this particular industry hasn’t experienced in decades. Read more »