Sales of non-medical marijuana began on Monday, January 1. Adults over the age of 21 can buy up to an ounce of marijuana and grow as many as six plants at home without a doctor’s letter. California has issued temporary licenses to over 40 dispensaries, which allows them to sell non-medical marijuana starting January 1. … Continue reading “Recreational marijuana is now for sale in California — here’s what you need to know”
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News about recreational marijuana in California
Californians, you should probably keep your medical marijuana cards in 2018
California’s cannabis program remains up in the air less than two months before launch. The safest bet might be to remain a patient, even within a legal climate. Everyone’s anticipating the rollout of California’s adult-use cannabis program in 2018, but medical marijuana patients may want to hold onto their recommendations just a little bit longer. … Continue reading “Californians, you should probably keep your medical marijuana cards in 2018”
California Fires Destroy Cannabis Crops At Harvest Time
By Aaron G. Biros The fires ripping through the Northern part of the state have impacted a growing number of cannabis businesses. Earlier this week, a series of wildfires began ripping through Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, causing mandatory evacuations, rampant property damage and taking the lives of at least 17 people. Extraordinarily high wind … Continue reading “California Fires Destroy Cannabis Crops At Harvest Time”
In Photos: Take a Trip Inside a Modern Hydroponics Facility | Leafly
Indoor cannabis cultivation has moved out of the dimly-lit basements and garages operated by renegade activists, patients, and green thumbs. Nowadays, massive legal grows occupy sprawling warehouses and multi-million dollar agricultural facilities. As budgets and plant counts scale up, so do the technology and sophistication of these gardens. To share a view of what the … Continue reading “In Photos: Take a Trip Inside a Modern Hydroponics Facility | Leafly”
Retail marijuana is spreading to California, Massachusetts and Maine
Recreational marijuana sales will launch in three states next year, including the biggest one of all: California. It’s already for sale in five states, but the addition of a legal retail marijuana market in California, with its massive economy and population, will dramatically change the landscape. California is aiming to open retail marijuana stores by January … Continue reading “Retail marijuana is spreading to California, Massachusetts and Maine”
California weed sales to hit $2.68 billion by end of year
According to a new study, California weed sales are expected to reach $2.68 billion by the end of the year. Sales have gone up since last year when the state made about $2 billion from legal pot. The cannabis market research firm Arcview Group found that California alone accounted for 27 percent of the 2016 legal cannabis … Continue reading “California weed sales to hit $2.68 billion by end of year”