Legal Weed News
Recreational Weed Sales Begin in Michigan
Hundreds of people lined up outside pot shops in Ann Arbor, Michigan yesterday, the first day of recreational marijuana sales in the state. Three marijuana dispensaries in Ann Arbor (Greenstone Provisions, Exclusive Provisioning Ann Arbor, and Arbors Wellness) were...
Detroit Temporarily Bans Recreational Weed Sales
On December 1, 2019, recreational marijuana sales will start in Michigan. But the state's largest city will not be one of the places to purchase legal cannabis in Michigan for at least the first two months. The Detroit city council unanimously approved a temporary ban...
Nevada’s First Public Pot Lounge Opens
Back in May of this year, the Las Vegas city council voted to allow pot lounges in the city. But pressure from casinos, fearing competition for tourist dollars, prompted Nevada state lawmakers to enact a law that placed a hold on such lounges until at least 2021. That...
68% in California Say Pot Legalization Good for State
According to a new poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, 68% of Californians now say legalization has been good for the state. The poll surveyed 4,527 registered voters from September 13 to 18. Proposition 64,...
Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
Delivering on one of his top campaign promises yesterday, new Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law the first bill in the U.S. passed through a state legislature that legalizes marijuana and also establishes a licensing system for recreational pot shops to...
How to Tell the Difference Between Indica and Sativa Cannabis Strains
Every marijuana dispensary is different, but the one thing that remains a constant in all of them is that one default question all budtenders ask: “Do you prefer indica or sativa?” Though the answers to a question like this can be broad, it’s an easy starting point...
Michigan Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
As of December 6, 2018, marijuana is legal for all adults over 21 in Michigan. In the November 2018 election, Michigan voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent. “The Proposal 1 campaign boiled down into one of...
Canada Legalizes Recreational Weed Nationwide
Canada becomes second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana. On October 17, 2018, Canada became only the second nation, after Uruguay, to legalize recreational cannabis. Canadians lined up by the hundreds at marijuana dispensaries across the nation....
Pot Shops Banned in Most of Massachusetts
The recreational weed market in Massachusetts is due to start on July 1, but most municipalities in the state have already enacted local bans on marijuana dispensaries. Though recreational marijuana is now legal in Massachusetts and the state is figuring out how to...
How 420 Became the Universal Code for Marijuana
Where did "420" come from? How did it become the universally accepted code for smoking weed? When did it start? The incredible stoner story behind 420. It’s coming, like it does every year. The one, the only -- 420. On April 20, cannabis connoisseurs and devotees from...