California
Breaking News: Two Days After Raid, Care By Design (CBD Guild) Prepares to Resume Operations
Freshly vindicated, it’s time for the everyone at the CBD Guild to get back to work… Santa Rosa, CA (June 17, 2016): Early Wednesday morning the Care By Design (CBD Guild) production facilities in Santa Rosa, California, and Sonoma County were searched and temporarily closed by the Santa Rosa Police Department and the DEA (Federal Drug […] Thanks to marijuana.com
An Exclusive Interview with Weedmaps Skate Team Member Haden McKenna
Weedmaps just announced the newest member of their skate team, Venice-native Haden McKenna. Marijuana.com had the opportunity to chat with Haden about his roots, who he really skates for, and much more. You can peep Haden’s new video part for Team Weedmaps following the interview. Spoiler alert: the kid shreds. Marijuana.com: What’s your favorite thing […] Thanks to marijuana.com
High THC Strains From California
As we make strides towards legalization, the social acceptance of marijuana isn’t the only thing soaring. The techniques and technology used in cultivation have progressed to a point where we’re constantly seeing new potency benchmarks set in the field of high-grade cannabis. While it’s difficult to track potency based solely on strain designation, with so […]
Obtaining Your California Medical Marijuana Recommendation Is Painless
Nearly half of the states in our country have legalized marijuana for medicinal use, so there’s never been a better time to get your medical card. In the state of California, a board licensed physician can write a medical marijuana recommendation for many qualifying conditions: AIDS, anorexia, arthritis, cachexia, cancer, chronic pain, glaucoma, migraine, persistent muscle […]
Brooklyn Projects x Weedmaps – Historic Los Angeles Mini-Ramp Rebuild
Weedmaps and Brooklyn Projects recently joined forces to restore a legendary but worn mini-ramp to its former glory. With the help of old school professional skateboarder Eddie Reategui, the new Brooklyn Projects ramp is now ready to shred. Skateboarding was born in Southern California from influential surfers who wanted to ride concrete waves when the ocean […]
California City Votes In Favor Of Converting Former Prison Into Marijuana Oil Factory
An abandoned correctional facility in the city of Coalinga, CA is on the verge of undergoing quite the role reversal. The City Council voted 4-1 in favor of leasing the vacant Claremont Custody Center to a privately held company, who would subsequently transform the prison into a large-scale commercial manufacturing plant for marijuana extraction. Coalinga […]
Cannabis as Totem and Connector: An Interview with Allison Ray Benavides
Allison Ray Benavides is a forty-year old mother of two little boys and lives with her husband Rob in San Diego County. Robbie is their oldest son, now aged six, and Oscar their youngest at three years old. Rob is a renowned tattoo artist, and Allison wears his art all over her body. Tall and graceful, she […]
Hybrid News: High Desert Town Goes From Prisons to Pot, Marijuana Found Innocent of Causing Anxiety or Depression
Helping to send real estate prices into the stratosphere in California’s high desert, the tiny town of Adelanto is hoping to enhance their prison-based economy with one supported by the cultivation of medical marijuana. And proving what most knew instinctively, new research published on Wednesday by JAMA established no cause-and-effect between the adult use of […]
California: Excise Tax On Medical Marijuana Sales Proposed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state senator from Northern California has introduced a bill that would impose a 15 percent tax on retail sales of medical marijuana. Sen. Mike McGuire estimated that the excise tax he proposed Wednesday would bring the state over $100 million annually. The Healdsburg Democrat’s SB987 directs 30 percent of the […]
“Cherry Limeaid” Smokes The Competition at 2015 Emerald Cup
Heads up High Times Cannabis Cup, it’s time to roll over and accept the fact that your THC rich event may no longer be the gold standard for marijuana aficionados within the industry – particularly for those skilled cultivators in northern California who prefer their flower to be grown outdoors … and fed with organic […]