Pesticide regulation won’t protect marijuana consumers until 2018
Regulation is on the horizon for California’s medical marijuana industry — and for recreational weed, too, if voters pass Proposition 64 next month — but from now until at least 2018, it’s up to consumers to make ... Read More »
The Pot Industry Is Taking Over Pro-Pot Efforts
When Secretary of State Michele Reagan put her stamp of approval on petitions bearing 177,000 signatures in Phoenix on Thursday, Arizona became the fifth state to schedule a ballot measure for November on legalizing recreational marijuana—joining ... Read More »
“Organic” Vs Certified Organic: What Makes Cannabis Organic?
How Can You Certify Your Cannabis Is Grown Organically? There’s nothing better than those days you return home from your favorite dispensary having picked up some of your favorite bud, doesn’t matter what container it’s ... Read More »
Are there pesticides in your pot? New rules make it easier to find out
Under new state rules, legal pot businesses who test for pesticides not approved by the state will get an “enhanced seal of approval” that provides consumers with an assurance of safety. ... Read More »
Money and marijuana: Donors with ties to industry give to legalize pot
Justin Hartfield, former chief executive of a company called Weedmaps, two years ago discussed his plans to legalize marijuana nationwide and make his company the Philip Morris of pot. ... Read More »
Potency on labels of marijuana edibles often wrong, researchers say
Researchers tested 75 marijuana-infused edibles from Washington and California and found wide discrepancies between the potency advertised on the labels and what the products actually contained. ... Read More »
A year in, taxes on legal weed yet to yield big windfall for state
The tax windfall predicted by some for legal weed hasn’t materialized in the first year of sales; nor have horrors imagined by opponents. But some data warrants a closer look as Washington charts a course ... Read More »
Are there pesticides in your pot? New rules make it easier to find out
Under new state rules, legal pot businesses who test for pesticides not approved by the state will get an “enhanced seal of approval” that provides consumers with an assurance of safety. ... Read More »
Washington pot producers accused of ‘spiking’ samples to boost potency
Less than a year after Washington began experimenting with selling legal pot, some producers are being accused of gaming the system by ‘spiking’ their plants to make them seem more potent than they really are. Gary ... Read More »
ACCL Announces Pesticide Warning for Cannabis in North America
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Association of Commercial Cannabis Laboratories, Inc. (ACCL) released a statement today offering information on the continuing concern of pesticide contamination on Cannabis. ... Read More »
