Author: Anne Fred

My name is Anne Fred and, apart from blogging, I grow marijuana in Monterey. But sadly I am fast becoming part of a dying breed of small-time farmers who are being squeezed out of the market by high-flying corporates with flashy bank accounts and even flashier high-tech greenhouses. My modest farm is situated in the Big Sur where I have been growing “holy weed” for many years. Like me, other small-time growers in this region are battling to finance the crippling costs of licensing in the face of corporate clout. Well, they may be able to curb by farming activities but they can never stop me from writing about all-things marijuana.

Most Popular Weed Strains Ever Grown

Anne Fred
weed strains

If you are into tasting different types of weed, it is possible you have come across various types of strains available today. When you check out the various strains, sometimes you might be confused about which one to pick. Each of the strain would have something that attracts more users to get to use it. Depending on the effects the strain can give to the users, it can end up being famous or infamous. Whether it is medical marijuana or recreational marijuana you can expect to find the most popular…

Read More

How to Buy Marijuana Stocks Quickly and Easily with This New Fund

Anne Fred

The term green rush has been used in America for a while now. This is attributed to the booming marijuana business that is expected to grow steadily over the years. This has prompted many states today to keep legalizing medical marijuana and eventually recreational marijuana. It was high time that a fund existed to help the individual investors to start pumping more money into the marijuana sector. It seems like the prayers of many have been answered. It is expected that the first U.S. Exchange Traded Fund or ETF to…

Read More

Las Vegas Collective Opens First Marijuana Drive-Thru in Nevada

Anne Fred

It has been quite the week in Las Vegas when the residents of Nevada can now access their favorite marijuana strain from a drive-thru dispensary. The conditions in Las Vegas are either too hot or too cold. It is why the residents would love the convenience of having a drive thru almost for everything. No one wants to get out in the cold or heat to get served. It seems like this drive-thru has managed to capitalize on what other dispensaries are not doing. Soon or later, you can expect…

Read More

Pacifica Residents Vote on Marijuana Taxes and Rent Control

Anne Fred

Most California citizens consider off-year election days lazy, sleepy affairs, and on Tuesday, residents in most Bay Area jurisdictions, stayed at home. However, voters in Pacifica headed to the ballot box to decide on a pair of concerns causing upheaval in the region. There are two major issues requiring a decisive vote by the people. The issue of marijuana taxation was one item on the coastal city’s ballot box. The taxing of marijuana is a major concern for cities deciding how, or even if, they will permit the sale of…

Read More

Federal Government Gives Health Canada Bulk of Marijuana Legalization Funding

Anne Fred

According to the Department of Finance, which recently released a breakdown of how the federal government plans to spend its pot funds, Health Canada is set to receive the bulk of the more than half-a-billion dollars earmarked for the implementation of a recreational cannabis industry by the country’s July 2018 legalization deadline. Just last week, Ottawa said in its fall economic statement that it would provide Health Canada, Public Safety Canada, the RCMP, and the Canada Border Services Agency with $526 million in new funding, which it plans to spread…

Read More

Peru Passes Medical Marijuana Bill Many Say Is Not Enough

Anne Fred

Late last week, Peru’s Congress enacted a law to regulate the use of medical cannabis. With just three abstentions, five votes against, and an overwhelming 67 votes in support of it, lawmakers approved the cultivation, manufacture, and distribution of medical marijuana for both therapy and intensive study. Congress members Tania Pariona and Alberto de Belaunde from Peruvians for Change led the initiative.   After thorough analysis and revision of the law, as well as gaining President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s approval, the bill is on schedule to come into effect in…

Read More

Rohrabacher-Farr under Renewed Threat as Sessions Pressures Congress

Anne Fred

During the Obama administration, when Congress hurriedly shoved 85 words into an enormous budget bill, it appeared an afterthought, as if policymakers simply wanted to recognize that America’s perception of marijuana had changed, but without making any fuss over it. Three years later, that tiny budget clause is protecting the entire multibillion-dollar market. The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment gave millions the freedom to openly consume marijuana and participate in its production without fear of persecution or prosecution from the federal government. Now, however, Congress may just succumb to the pressure put on…

Read More

A Robust Medical Marijuana Program Would Make Sense in Illinois

Anne Fred

We live in a harsh world, one filled with pain, both psychological and physical. Despite the hardships of our modern existence, relief is extremely difficult to come by, especially when looking for help from the traditional medical industry. Alternative medicines are gaining popularity and becoming increasingly common, with more and more anecdotal evidence of positive results. For anyone struggling with a host of serious diseases, from nausea to epileptic seizures, cancer, anxiety, and even post-traumatic stress disorder, there appears to be one treatment that is more effective than any others…

Read More

Marijuana Drive-Through May Come To Street Corners in Maine

Anne Fred

Last November, voters in Maine legalized marijuana by a narrow margin. Ever since, state lawmakers have been busily drafting rules to regulate a legal cannabis industry. However, they are proving highly creative. Now, they are discussing the rarest idea of all: Customers in Maine will be able to purchase marijuana at drive-up windows.   Currently, only eight states permit the sale of recreational cannabis for legal adults, with some not in effect yet. Drive-through sales, however, are only permissible in Colorado and Oregon. California, which will begin sales next year,…

Read More

Santa Rosa’s Industrial Buildings Fill with Pot Businesses

Anne Fred

In a quiet industrial building invisibly nondescript in southwest Santa Rosa, blue-gloved workers in white laboratory coats pre-roll joints with high quality cannabis buds. Each carries the Marley Natural label founded by the legendary reggae artist’s estate. Under a constant 67-degree thermostat, its white walls are an international pot investment firm’s entry into California’s medical marijuana industry.   Privateer Holdings, Seattle-based self-proclaimed first private equity firm focusing exclusively on cannabis, considered basing its headquarters nearer Southern California’s hungry consumer market. However, last year the company chose Santa Rosa, renting a…

Read More