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3 Arrested After Boulder Cannabis Oil Explosion
Three people have been arrested in connection with a house explosion last month after police determined the fire was started by a cannabis oil extraction operation in the basement. Police say two of the defendants tried to keep firefighters from entering the burning home. Henry William Frost V, 22, and Thomas Luecke, 58, were each…
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Use your nose to find the perfect wine and cannabis pairing
Northern California is home to Wine Country. But take a drive farther north into Mendocino and Humboldt counties and you will find cannabis country. That is where a lot of marijuana is grown in California. And just like wine, cannabis growers are taking advantage of the special growing conditions in those areas to cultivate marijuana…
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Ex-FBI official hoping to blaze a path to Congress as ‘cannabis candidate’
A former FBI employee is running for Congress as the “Cannabis Candidate,” with a campaign ad featuring him smoking marijuana in front of an image of the American flag. Benjamin Thomas Wolf is one of three challengers to incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District, which includes parts of…
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Women create cannabis media company to cash in on green rush
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made it no secret that he wants to make marijuana illegal in every state. As of now, it is recreational use is legal in several states, including Alaska, Colorado, Maine and yes, even Washington, D.C. Yet, new cannabis businesses pop up everyday as savvy entrepreneurs find ways to cash…
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This Couple’s Marijuana Wedding Included $8,000 Worth Of Cannabis
Dani Geen’s family was lounging around the living room after a dinner of smoked brisket and baked beans when she broke the news: She planned to include marijuana in every part of her wedding. Her mother, Aura, practically jumped off the shabby-chic sofa. “You can’t do this!” she shouted. “Mom,” Dani replied calmly. “It’s not…
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Employers blocked from discriminating against staff using marijuana in Maine
Workers in Maine no longer have to worry about getting in trouble at work for smoking marijuana in their off time. Employers in the state will no longer be able to discriminate against employees for using marijuana or marijuana by-products outside after new laws went into effect, and the state’s Labor Department has removed the…
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The US cannabis industry is growing insanely fast — there are now more legal cannabis workers than dental hygienists
The total number of job postings for the cannabis industry increased 445% in 2017, according to job-search website ZipRecruiter. There are now more people working in the legal cannabis industry than there are dental hygienists in the US. The legal cannabis industry could be a $21 billion industry by 2021. The legal cannabis industry is…
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Cannabis breath strips go under the tongue, fly under the radar
For those who need the medical effects of marijuana, or just want an alternative to the after-work drink, cannabis sublinguals are coming into vogue. Similar to breath strips, but infused with the main active ingredients in marijuana, sublinguals are easy and discreet to use. What is this new form of cannabis, and how does it…
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A craft marijuana brand is turning a famous California winery into a Wonka Factory for weed
The Flow Cannabis Institute is a first-of-its-kind marijuana tourism destination in California. Marijuana tourism is on the horizon for California’s famed wine country. A craft cannabis brand called Flow Kana is building a marijuana processing and manufacturing hub on the site of a former winery in Mendocino County. The company purchased the 80-acre parcel once…
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