Medical Marijuana Zone

California lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill to protect employees who use marijuana off the job. If approved by the governor, the legislation would make California the seventh state in the nation to pass employment protections for workers’ off-duty cannabis use. The measure, Assembly Bill 2188 (AB-2188), would “make it unlawful for […]

The California Senate took new strides in the effort to control the steep increase in drug overdose deaths this week with the passage of legislation to authorize safe consumption sites in the state. The measure, Senate Bill 57 from Democratic Senator Scott Wiener, was passed by the Senate on Monday after receiving the approval of […]

The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) announced on March 4 that it was releasing a list of changes to the state’s regulations on cannabis. According to a press release, these changes intend to “streamline and simplify” existing cannabis regulations, as well as “enhance consumer protections and make permanent changes that are currently in effect […]

Will California’s new CBD law become the de facto national standard?

Nota por Nicolás José Rodríguez publicada originalmente en El Planteo. Más artículos por El Planteo en High Times en Español. Síguenos en Instagram (@El.Planteo) y Twitter (@ElPlanteo). Jimi Devine nació en Lynn, Massachusetts, es licenciado en periodismo y desde 2009 trabaja en la industria del cannabis en California, como redactor y como colaborador de medios con renombre mundial como son […]

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1302, which would have allowed cannabis billboard advertisements on most California highways and interstates, and issued a veto message explaining his reasoning. The governor explained that California’s adult-use cannabis bill had built-in protections to prevent youth from being exposed to cannabis-related advertising, and that he didn’t want […]

The first 150 residents get Joints for Jabs.

The California Cannabis Equity Alliance is planning a protest for cannabis justice on Monday, May 17th.

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has granted millions of dollars to fund cannabis equity grant programs.