LOS ANGELES — Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it. No, Hallmark doesn't yet have a card to mark "420." But many other...
Bingo and Bongs: More Seniors Seek Pot for Age-Related Aches
LAGUNA WOODS — The group of white-haired folks — some pushing walkers, others using canes — arrive right on time at the gates of Laguna Woods Village, an upscale retirement community in the picturesque hills that frame this Southern California suburb a few miles from Disneyland. There they board a...
LAX Allows Pot in Airport but TSA Says It's Still a Crime
LOS ANGELES — Here's another thing travelers can consider bringing when a trip takes them through Los Angeles International Airport — marijuana. Just be careful about carrying it onto the plane. A written policy posted by airport police says small amounts of weed may now be brought into one of...
It's High Times for Soaring Marijuana Stocks on Wall Street
NEW YORK — Reefer Madness has gripped Wall Street. Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges. Some experts are concerned that the ending will be a buzzkill. Billions of dollars have poured into...
California Could Reshape Pot Rules as Legal Market Struggles
LOS ANGELES — The nation's largest legal marijuana market is struggling. Illicit sales continue to thrive. A shaky supply chain has customers looking at barren shelves in some shops. There are testing problems. And a proposal to allow home marijuana deliveries in cities that have banned pot sales could lead...
You've Got Until Saturday To Buy Cannabis at Bargain Prices
LOS ANGELES — Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed. Regulations being phased in six months after the state broadly legalized marijuana require that pot sold after Saturday meet strict quality standards, so retailers unloading...
Cannabis Backers Loving Trump's Apparent Support
Entrepreneurs and other cannabis enthusiasts are doing backflips over President Donald Trump's statement last week about marijuana. The president said Friday that he "probably" would support bipartisan federal legislation protecting legal marijuana activities in states such as California that have approved the drug. Trump's announcement follows his April declaration that...
Know Who Loves Sessions' Crazy Pot Stance? Drug Cartels
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that he supported medicinal marijuana. He also said that the legalization of cannabis for adults should be left to the states to decide. So, what did Attorney General Jeff Sessions do Thursday — three days after recreational pot became legal in California? The...
Know Who Loves Sessions' Crazy Pot Stance? Drug Cartels
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that he supported medicinal marijuana. He also said that the legalization of cannabis for adults should be left to the states to decide. So, what did Attorney General Jeff Sessions do Thursday — three days after recreational pot became legal in California? The...