Article by Justin O’Connell, THCist With Prop 64 in California State History’s past, some of the state’s best known celebrities are looking to serve those in need of a place to stay and a wake and bake. Experts say by 2020 the state’s cannabis industry could grow into a $25 million dollar market – and that’s just the white market! ...

Article by Andrew Blake, The Washington Times Marijuana advocates in Washington, D.C., plan to spend Monday afternoon on Capitol Hill conducting the first of five scheduled protests organized in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, as the nation’s next attorney general. Activists this week said they’ll hold the first of several “Smoke Sessions” at ...

Article by James Brooks, Alaska Journal of Commerce The State of Alaska will collect its first marijuana taxes this month, but records from the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office show the nascent industry has already paid more than three quarters of a million dollars in fees since the first license requests were filed in 2015. According to the results of ...

Article by Silence Dogood Gazette 26 States across the nation have laws for use of medical marijuana. 7 states and The District of Columbia have laws for legal recreational marijuana usage. Marijuana under any circumstances is illegal under federal law. The Federal government at any time could enforce these laws and arrest people and shut down businesses. Under the Obama ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr., Ganjapreneur A Supreme Court in Bermuda has ruled that “ordinary citizens” are technically able to apply for medical cannabis licenses, the Royal Gazette reports. Judge Stephen Hellman ruled that the Minister of National Security has the ability to consider a medical cannabis application rather than Ministry of Health, meaning one might not necessarily need permission ...

Article by Amanda Bohman, Fairbanks News Miner Airline passengers departing Fairbanks International Airport with up to an ounce of marijuana no longer will be forced to give up their pot, officials with the Transportation Security Administration and airport police said Wednesday. A local marijuana activist had sued after the TSA flagged his marijuana, and he turned it over to the ...

Article by China Daily A national regulation banning smoking in public places is expected to be issued by the end of this year, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The regulation is undergoing legislative process, Mao Qun’an, an official with the commission, said on the sidelines of the Ninth Global Conference on Health Promotion, which is being ...

Article by Tess Allen, Civilized Just over two weeks ago, four new states opted to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Now, experts say the nationwide conversation generated by those historic votes could mean that cannabis dispensaries everywhere will see larger crowds than ever on the day after Thanksgiving – known in the industry as ‘Green Friday.’ Cy Scott, co-founder ...

Article by The Associated Press via ABC News 10 he state Health Department says it has filed amendments to medical marijuana regulations to authorize nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify patients for medical marijuana. Health Commissioner Howard Zucker says more than 10,500 patients have been certified by more than 740 registered physicians to date. Allowing nurse practitioners and physician ...

Article by New Cannabis Ventures ICC International Cannabis Corporation (formerly, Shogun Capital Corp.) (nex:SHO.H) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced qualifying transaction (the “Qualifying Transaction”) consisting of the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares (the “ICC Common Shares”) in the capital of International Cannabis Corp (“ICC”) by way of ...