Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz is launching a cannabis line which is expected to be available in Massachusetts dispensaries this month, Boston.com reports. Ortiz, who was known during his career as Big Papi, is the first MLB Hall of Famer to launch a cannabis brand. The
Cannabis smoking will be allowed this year at the Great New York State Fair in six designated outdoor smoking areas, fair organizers told CBS 6. Under the state’s cannabis legalization law, cannabis can be smoked anywhere tobacco smoking is allowed. Cannabis smoking was allowed at the fair last year; however, organizers were reportedly reconsidering the
Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses announced that proof of U.S. residency is no longer a requirement for owning a cannabis business in the city, according to a Westword report. The change comes following legislative reforms that allowed immigrants to be eligible for state and local benefits, the report says. “Our immigrant community plays a
A veteran’s advocacy group is running an advertising campaign challenging California politicians who they say are denying patients legal access to cannabis. The Weed for Warriors Project (“WFW”) campaign is targeting Democratic State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, who WFW Executive Director Sean Kiernan accuses of “taking positions that undermine the development of a functional legal cannabis
The Biden Administration is offering to exchange Viktor Bout, a Russian who was convicted of arms dealing in the U.S. in 2011 and sentenced to 25 years in prison, for Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, both of which are considered wrongfully detained in Russia, CNN reports. The prisoner swap has been discussed since Griner
DaVinci is one of the first dry herb vape companies and was the first to release a pocketable battery vape in 2011. Last week, the Las Vegas-based brand released the Davinci IQ2 Carbon, or IQ2C. The latest iteration of the IQ2 features a carbon fiber 3k weave shell to more evenly distribute heat, and it
Since Thailand’s government legalized cannabis last month, the country has seen a surge of businesses offering cannabis-based products like toothpaste, tea, soaps, and snacks, Reuters reports. Although the nation did legalize the entire cannabis plant for cultivation, sellable products can contain no more than 0.2% THC, with no limits on CBD. The report notes that
The Jersey City, New Jersey dispensary co-owned by rapper and actor Ice-T and Playboy Playmate Charis Burrett on Monday received approval from the state Cannabis Control Board, NJ.com reports. Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Lauren Morrow, lives in Edgewater but told regulators that Jersey City would be better for business. Ice-T was born in
South Dakota’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened on Wednesday, nearly two years after voters approved the reforms, South Dakota Public Radio (SDPR) reports. While Unity Rd. Dispensary in Hartford is the first licensed by the state, the Flandreau Tribe has been selling medical cannabis since July 2021. Unity Rd. Co-owner B.J. Olson told SDPR the opening
While it may seem like there is no shortage of people who are excited to work in cannabis, hiring employees and employee retention still represent significant hurdles for cannabis business owners. We recently connected with Kara Bradford and David Murét, who together co-founded the cannabis industry’s original and most proven talent recruitment firm, Viridian Staffing,
