Deschutes County’s New Cannabis Rules Will Have a Drastic Impact on the Industry

Deschutes County’s long-awaited reassessment of its marijuana rules could have a drastic impact on the cannabis industry in that area. County commissioners are considering a 75 percent cutback on land already in use for marijuana cultivation, as well asother stringent measures that will have massively negative implications for industry players in this central Oregon County. Antagonists versus protagonists As is to be expected, the hearings focused on the antagonists versus the protagonists. Anti-pot residents opposed marijuana businessmen who voiced their concerns about being inadequately represented in the decision-making processes. The…

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Trump’s Tariff War with China Will Hurt Both the Marijuana Industry and the Consumer

Trump’s tariff war with China is going to hurt the American cannabis industry and, in the end, it will probably be the consumer who will have to pay the price. This is the gloomy picture being painted by economists who predict anything but a pot of gold at the end of the cannabis industry’s present-day rainbow. And they blame Trump’s tariff war with China as the reason why the 2018 record-breaking year will come to an abrupt end. Trump’s ploy backfired Trump has made no bones about pointing the finger…

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How New Senate Bill Will Clear Up California Marijuana Law Confusion

A new Senate bill could help to clear up the confusion around California’s marijuana law. Residents in areas that are surrounded by counties that prohibit cannabis could begin to see marijuana being delivered to their door. Currently, marijuana delivery within California is limited because individual cities and counties exercise their right to ban pot. The new legislation could allow delivery services to travel through these restricted counties in order to deliver marijuana to far-reaching areas. Despite Cannabis being legal throughout California under Proposition 64, many people struggle to legally obtain…

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A Guide for Pairing Weed with Wine

Marijuana and wine tastings are the latest hot trend to hit California. Pairing the two is a literal harmony of the senses, since both show impressive diversity, complexity, and depth. If you have yet to pair weed with wine, then expect an experience words fail to describe. Tantalizing the taste buds with these two promises a delight unmatched, but how do you pair them if you are new to wine, cannabis, or both? Understanding the Basic Principles of Wine Pairing An ideal match should promise an experience better than the…

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You can fly high but is it worth it when you land at one of America’s legal marijuana states?

It may be fine to fly high but make sure that you don’t come crashing down to earth! It’s summer vacation time and now that recreational marijuana is legal in several U.S. states, thousands of holidaymakers are asking whether or not they can travel with marijuana either in the air or on the road. It is NEVER legal to fly with weed because airports fall under the federal government’s jurisdiction and, as we all know, they don’t take kindly to cannabis because it remains as a fed-listed Schedule I drug.…

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Marijuana will be grown outdoors in the Big Sur and Carmel Valley if the Monterey County supervisors get final approval for a pilot program

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors has voted in favor of drafting new regulations that will allow marijuana cultivators to establish outdoor grows. Although a narrow 3-2 victory, this decision could see marijuana farms in operation in the Big Sur and Carmel Valley by the end of this year. These are the areas pinpointed for a pilot program in Monterey’s unincorporated areas. Left out of the picture are the areas of South County and Prunedale, a concession agreed to at the request of the two supervisors who have opposed the…

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Smoking weed is not conducive to good driving

It’s a well-known fact that statistics can be tweaked to achieve the desired outcome but studies have proved, and no-one can deny the fact, that smoking weed is not conducive to good driving. Marijuana affects our ability to concentrate and also impairs our spatial concepts such as time and distance.Studies have shown that this lack of judgement when behind a steering wheel increases our chances two-fold of being involved in a motor accident. One glaring flaw But there is one glaring flaw in studies undertaken to establish marijuana use and…

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Canadian companies must clearly define their policies about marijuana and the workplace

As Canada evolves as the first G7 country to legalize cannabis, it is time for companies to develop new policies to include the use of medical marijuana in the workplace. Marijuana is a more effective and safer way in which to treat ailments than prescription drugs says Peter Blecher of Starseed Medicinal, a Canadian company that produces medical cannabis. Blecher underscores his belief by revealing that almost 4,000 Canadians died last year from opioid overdoses. Furthermore, almost one in five Canadians is a chronic pain sufferer. He says opioids have…

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Registered but unlicensed cannabis grow raided in Northern California

The latest raid on a legally registered Calaveras County marijuana grow farm in which Sheriff deputies seized more than 170 pounds of processed weed and 1,300 plants, illustrates the impossible survival odds being faced by small operators in California. Calaveras County has raked in almost $10 million in cultivation taxes since 2016 but in a shock turnabout County supervisors dashed the dreams and years of hard work of growers, giving them until the 7thJune 2018 to cease operations. In the raid on the legally registered Railroad Flat grow, three adults…

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Employers have to walk a tightrope when evaluating Federal versus State medical marijuana laws

Employers walk a legal tightrope when confronted with candidates for job vacancies who test positive for marijuana. Their dilemma has been created by the federal government’s anti-weed stance and the contradictory regulations that have been introduced by state governments which have legalized pot. Employers are therefore faced with a Catch 22 situation when wanting to appoint a qualified candidate who screens positive when undergoing a drug test. Currently, there are 29 states (and the District of Columbia) that have legalized medical marijuana but others, like Pennsylvania, are only now beginning…

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