Why Las Vegas is The Capital of Marijuana? It’s HIGH time that casinos and entertainment in Las Vegas take a backseat, Marijuana is on the RISE. For so many years the Sin City also known as one of the entertainment capitals of the world is upping its ante in the…
Published: Dec 11, 2017, 9:45 am • Updated: Dec 11, 2017, 9:46 am By Mike Corder, The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — A group of cyclists slams on the brakes as a man pushing a wheeled suitcase stops abruptly in the middle of a busy bike path in downtown Amsterdam to…
Published: Nov 24, 2017, 3:12 pm • Updated: Nov 24, 2017, 3:12 pm By Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – In the District of Columbia, closet smokers are becoming closet growers. And basement growers. And attic growers. And on a recent Saturday, several hundred of them showed up at…
Cannabis Capital Do you want to be a better budtender? Then go to Amsterdam. Working in the industry in America with knowledge of the old world is priceless and it can be a good way to reconnect with cannabis if you are a long-time budtender. After a time, so much…
Published: Jul 3, 2017, 5:13 pm • Updated: Jul 3, 2017, 5:30 pm By Maia Silber, The Washington Post (Illustration by Alex Fine for The Washington Post) WASHINGTON — Arash Shirazi is a pretty cosmopolitan guy. A music agent and filmmaker, he hangs out with creative types and bohemians. He’s…
Published: May 2, 2017, 3:37 pm • Updated: May 2, 2017, 3:37 pm By Marisa Kendall, Bay Area News Group Silicon Valley investors are known for pouring money into risky bets like flying cars and asteroid mining. Now, a handful are diving into one of the few industries that makes most…
Published: Nov 22, 2016, 7:00 am • Updated: Nov 22, 2016, 10:34 am By The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock Police Department data shows police have made more misdemeanor marijuana arrests in 2016 compared to any of the previous four years. As of Nov. 9, Little Rock…
(image via wikipedia) There are a lot of people out there that compare the rise of the cannabis industry with the dot com boom. The dot com boom was very exciting, new, and generating a ton of revenue during its prime, so the comparison is a logical one. And just…