Elissa Robinson,

Detroit Free Press

  It was nice while it lasted. For about a minute, bars in metro Detroit were selling cocktails with Cannabidiol, known as CBD. The cannabis-derived ingredient doesn't cause the psychoactive effects of marijuana, but it's claimed to have therapeutic benefits and to help people relax. In the past cou...

Miguel a.k.a Miggy420

 If you haven’t heard, one of the most predominant cannabis activists has opened a cannabis cafe in Detroit and if you don’t know who John Sinclair is, shame on you. He was arrested and served 2 and half years out of a 10-year sentence for two joints and helped changed the law in Michigan. Many were outraged...

Erik Brady, USA TODAY

  A CBS spokesperson told USA TODAY Sports that under CBS broadcast standards it does not currently accept cannabis-related advertising.Thirty states and the District of Columbia allow varying forms of marijuana use while the federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act...

Lee DeVito

Thanks to Michigan voters, marijuana is now legal for recreational use, but it is not for sale in any stores yet.Fortunately, that magical entity that Republicans are always praising — you know, the market — has come up with a solution. It just requires a lot of winking and nudging.That's because under the new law it's perfe...

By Laurel Elder and

Steven Greene

As we saw in the 2018 midterms, U.S. states are continuing to legalize marijuana. A ballot initiative legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes passed decisively in Michigan, making it the 10th state to do so over the past six years. Meanwhile, in Missouri and Utah, citizens voted to ...

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa

 Slowly but surely, more marijuana dispensaries are sprouting up to begin recreational sales in Massachusetts.Following the first legal adult-use sales in November, the Cannabis Control Commission has continued to approve new pot shops across the state on a rolling basis, so customers won’t always be forced to...

By Phillip Smith

 This is a year that just about everybody is eager to see come to an end, but when it comes to drug policy, 2018 hasn’t been half-bad.We’ve seen marijuana legalization spread further, we’re on the verge of seeing Congress pass major sentencing reform legislation, and the ban on domestic hemp cultivation is c...

DAVID HODES

December 13, 2018Hemp-derived CBD products are already sold and delivered nationwide. But the DEA still considers them illegal. The farm bill may change that, eventually. (Christin Hume/Unsplash)President Trump is expected to sign the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018—also known as the farm bill—later this week, after Con...

By Caitlin Donohue

New Study Shows Vaping Cannabis Produces Stronger Effects Than Smoking It Caitlin Donohue/ High TimesIn recent years, many cannabis users have turned to the sleekness of the vape pen, and there’s little mystery about why: vaporizers are seen as a discreet, less socially invasive way to consume weed. They’re also perc...

Stef W. Kight

The next wave of weed legalizationAn open side with a neon marijuana leafPhoto: Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that he plans to work to legalize recreational marijuana next year in the state "once and for all" — the latest in a string of recent policy shifts embracing legali...

BY ELIZABETH GARBER-PAUL

This year has been great for weed. Canada legalized, and Mexico’s Supreme Court overturned the ban against it. Here in the U.S., Michigan said yes to recreational pot, Massachusetts started to open dispensaries and California’s booming market continued to grow. CBD became the hot new trend in health and wellnes...

By Adam Drury

Kentucky 16-Year-Old Arrested For Trafficking Nearly 60 Pounds of Cannabis Products Shutterstock

Zixian Long was an arts student at the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland. As the fall semester came to a close last December, Long’s final term, she remembers finishing up her final projects when her mother approached her a...

By John Surico

On April 27, 2019 the L train in New York City will shut down for 15 months between Manhattan and Brooklyn to repair damage caused during Hurricane Sandy. Leading up to the closure, VICE will be providing relevant updates and proposals, as well as profiles of community members and businesses along the affected route...

Johnny Green Marijuana Studies

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The interbreeding of cannabis plants has resulted in a dearth of pure ‘indica‘ or ‘sativa‘ strains, according to a review published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

 

In most cases, these classifications are used...

Miguel a.k.a Miggy420 Cannabis Culture

Before there were 420/710 name brand cleaning products, there were home remedies. There are many solvents out there that break down the components of cannabis; my go to, isopropyl alcohol (the higher the percentage, the better). Used with salt, and ziplock baggies. Pretty much anything used to make concentrat...