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March has arrived, and with it your best chance of growing a monster outdoor plant—if you start now inside. As such, we conclude our seasonal 2024 guide to the hottest cultivars and breeders with a survey of award-winning strains bred for making excellent hash. Not all strains are created equal for extraction, farmers and hashmakers have learned. Some taste great as flowers, but flat as hash. Others make good oil for pens, but poor rosin. Some are true “dumpers”—releasing big, fat trichome heads on long, breakable stalks; all the easier for collecting into the ultimate dab. A great hash hit allows…

There should be no shame in any grower’s game if they ever age out of THC-dominant weed. Type 2 cannabis—meaning a strain that rocks equal or greater CBD-to-THC ratios—can be just as enjoyable and relieving as a heavy hitter, but on a different level. Cultivating Type 2 genetics from respected breeders can deliver a big yield and buds that are just as sticky and enjoyable as the intoxicating powerhouses we’re all used to.Long-time home growers may finally be ready to hear what their mirthful medical bud-growing homies have been saying forever—the entourage effect is real, and it’s spectacular! Read on…

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed a bill on Friday that would have prevented the state from using marijuana alone as evidence of child abuse or neglect, dealing a setback to advocates who’ve spent years working to enact the reform. Youngkin had until midnight Friday to sign the bill, HB 833, veto it or let it take effect without his signature. He also could have sent the bill back to lawmakers with a request for amendments. Around 8 p.m., his office announced that he’d vetoed the bill. It was among action he took on 84 bills—64 of which he signed,…

“Appellants did not complete all the application requirements, and the state government should not be in the business of hand holding sophisticated entities.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case marijuana regulators say could force them to issue “dozens” of new licenses to grow, sell and distribute cannabis products above the state’s self-imposed caps. Mo Cann Do Inc. applied for a cultivation license to grow marijuana in 2019. The company was denied when the state said it didn’t include a certification of good standing from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office in…

German committees of a national legislative body representing states have recommended a series of changes to a marijuana legalization bill that recently cleared the parliament, which they hope will be taken up in bicameral mediation panel this summer. It’s currently unclear if the Bundesrat, the state-represented chamber, will formally move to refer the Bundestag-approved legislation to a mediation committee at a meeting scheduled for March 22. If it does, however, its Legal Affairs, Health and Interior Affairs Committees are seeking amendments to the bill. Should the bill be referred to mediation, that would push back the effective date for legalization…

Amid a flurry of social media posts from President Joe Biden’s account recapping his State of the Union address, one stood out as the clear winner in terms of engagement: “No one should be jailed just for using or possessing marijuana.” With the most likes, shares and views of the night on Thursday, the cannabis post on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the president seems to support an increasingly obvious political reality: marijuana reform is popular. Beside Biden, numerous advocates and lawmakers have also jumped on the issue after the president made a historic mention of his cannabis…

President Joe Biden’s historic mention of administrative marijuana reform actions during his State of the Union address earned significant praise on Thursday—but his description of his administration’s cannabis accomplishments once again misstated and exaggerated the scope of the relief. Seizing on the popularity of the issue ahead of the November election, Biden said he was “building public trust,” in part by “directing my Cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana” and “expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession, because no one should be jailed for simply using or having it on their record.” While the president did direct…

Giving out free cannabis through harm reduction organizations could both reduce drug overdose deaths and improve users’ quality of life, according to new research published this week in the Harm Reduction Journal. The case study, which examined a marijuana donation program in rural Michigan, says it’s the first to document the harm reduction practice in the United States and concludes that the approach has “potential for sustainability dependent on state laws.” “While the policies surrounding the regulation and distribution of cannabis can still present barriers towards this practice,” authors wrote, “harm reduction staff working in the field see the potential…

This week saw a number of marijuana-related developments out of Minnesota, including a proposal from regulators to authorize temporary licenses in order to get an adult-use retail market off the ground with a focus on equity and a request from the state’s Department of Natural Resources to clarify rules around cannabis consumption on public lands. The state, which legalized marijuana through the legislature in May of last year, is gearing up to accept license applications from would-be operators and launch legal sales sometime in 2025. The new temporary licensing bill—SF 4782, officially introduced on Thursday—is part of regulators’ efforts to…

Amid broad calls for better tests to screen for marijuana use, researchers behind a federally funded study say they have developed new procedures to enhance the selectivity of a popular forensic testing method, allowing better detection of delta-9 THC and its metabolites in blood. The new 107-page report by researchers at the Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS) is the product of a roughly $290,000 grant awarded in 2020 by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The goal of that funding, according to an award description, was to “develop and validate an…