Dean Norton, director of horticulture at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, pulls out his cellphone and cranks up some Jimi Hendrix as he walks toward the cannabis patch on the founding father’s estate. The weed is tall, planted in tight rows, and has the serrated leaf edges of your classic ganja. As Hendrix’s 1968 epic “Voodoo Child” […]
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In Maine, Industrial Hemp Is The Crop To Watch
Farmer Ben Rooney spent several days last week rushing around Wild Folk Farm in Benton planting 300 seedlings of Maine’s trendiest new crop, industrial hemp. “We’re kind of in the heat of it now,” he said. It’s an apt expression; hemp is Maine’s hot new crop after nearly a century of falling by the wayside. […]
Agricultural Hemp vs. Marijuana: Cultivation Techniques
When it comes to cannabis, there is a lot of information and misinformation circling the internet. With growing support for marijuana legalization (61% in 2018 vs. 57% in 2017), America is running into the desperate need for readily available information on the plant responsible for so much controversy. One of the biggest misconceptions is that all cannabis […]
Starting In 2019, All Cannabis Products In Colorado Will Use Universal Packaging Symbol
The way that cannabis products are packaged and labeled has been both a concern for government officials and an irritant for the commercial pot industry, but now the State of Colorado believes it’s found a solution. Beginning in 2019, all cannabis packaging in this state must have a universal “THC” symbol on the label. Previous […]
Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Virginia Senate Unanimously
RICHMOND – The Virginia Senate voted unanimously Monday to pass the Joint Commission on Health Care bill SB 726, which will let Virginia doctors recommend the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for the treatment of any diagnosed condition or disease. This comes on the heels of Friday’s unanimous passing of the companion bill, HB 1251, in the […]
World Health Organization Gives Approval To Marijuana’s CBD Compound
A compound derived from marijuana has health benefits and should not be subject to government restrictions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “Recent evidence from animal and human studies shows that its use could have some therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions and that it “is not likely to be abused or create dependence as for other […]
Why Not Hemp?
Ohio has legalized medical cannabis, yet hemp remains illegal. The only connection hemp has to cannabis is that they’re genetically from the same plant family. To lump the two together is akin to lumping tigers in with your domestic kitty. They may both be felines, but are vastly different. Hemp was swept up in the […]
Edibles Company Launches New Coffee Pods Infused with Cannabis
Want your morning coffee to come with a little extra buzz? Brewbudz just might do the trick. A company called Cannabiniers on Wednesday launched the Brewbudz, which is “the world’s first cannabis infused coffee, tea and cocoa pods.” The pods are compatible with all Keurig and Keurig 2.0 brewers, making your morning wake and bake as simple as pushing a button. […]
Boston Area Medical Dispensary Launches Marijuana-Infused Pizza
It has the bubbly look of a South Shore staple, but these are not your typical bar pizzas. Ermont, the non-profit that put cannabis cold-brew on shelves earlier this year, just launched THC-laced personal pies at its Quincy dispensary. The sauce atop each six-inch cheese pizza is infused with 125 milligrams of THC, the cannabinoid, […]
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Driving While High’?
While several states have legalized using marijuana, nobody is in favor of driving under its influence. But as states crack down on high driving, they’re struggling to figure out what counts as driving high, and how they can reliably test for it. Currently, if police determine they have reason to suspect a driver of being under the influence — perhaps […]
