Genesis 1:29 “And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.” When the First Church of Cannabis opened their doors last Wednesday, they were met by hundreds of police as well as an Evangelical ...

On July 1, recreational marijuana will officially be legal in Oregon. Some kind of celebration, a commemoration of the occasion, was inevitable. But that party won’t come from the usual suspects in Portland. Hempstalk, the time-honored yet controversial cannabis fair, was denied a permit this year. High Times, which brings its Cannabis Cup events to cities around the world, has struggled to ...

Are you looking to make some tasty treats? Bud butter, or cannabutter is a vital ingredient in most marijuana recipes. Bud butter can be used in any recipe that calls for butter or oil. Edibles expert and chef Melissa Parks shows you how to prepare and store cannabutter for use in your recipes.

Cops in Santa Ana, California, donned ski masks to break and enter into a local medical marijuana dispensary, raiding it with guns drawn in a May 27 police action. They then proceeded to remove surveillance cameras and recording equipment, but they didn’t remove it all. Video from a camera they didn’t disable also caught the officers eating what appear to ...

By Rebecca Kelley — A concerned citizen wants Pendleton, Oregon to add smelly farts to the city’s nuisance code. If you think I’m high from too much Sour Diesel and are wondering what the hell flatulence has to do with cannabis, bear with me, it gets good (and weird). In the wake of Oregon passing a recreational cannabis act last November, the city of Pendleton ...

Welcome to the First Church of Cannabis Inc., approved by Indiana’s Secretary of State under its controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Even bigger that state law approval, the church has even been granted tax-exempt status by the IRS. Tea Party conservatives evidently had a lot more trouble with their tax exemption applications. The stated intent of the upstart church is “to start ...

Why do we use the term “marijuana” sparingly? The answer lies in the roots of the phrase, and our dedication to changing the perception of cannabis to one of wellness and healing. By using the word cannabis, it is a respectful, scientific term that encompasses all the many different uses of the plant. The word “marijuana” or “marihuana” is a ...

Six Colorado sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to reverse marijuana legalization in their state, which they say should be overturned because it makes them uncomfortable. Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith and his counterparts in five other counties say Amendment 64, the marijuana legalization measure that is now part of Colorado’s constitution, has made their jobs harder by creating ...

Joint: Could smoking cannabis cause problems south of the border? It’s a phenomenon that’s been dubbed the “cotton vagina” in urban dictionaries and been brought to light on internet forums. But up until now there has been very little expert opinion on the urban myth that smoking weed, just like allergies to medicines, can dry out the vagina. Writing for ...