Tag: bay area

(26 posts)
January 9, 2015
01/09/2015
My Favorite Strains: Berry White

My Favorite Strains: Berry White

I never knew fruity could be this sexy… until I tried the legendary Berry White. Medicating with Berry, I discovered, is a transcendent experience.
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December 8, 2014
12/08/2014
My Favorite Strains: Sherbet

My Favorite Strains: Sherbet

It was as if a whole pack of Jolly Ranchers matured into a refined, adult taste, ditched the sugar, and blended all together in a freshly-ground flower.
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July 16, 2014
07/16/2014
San Jose Marijuana Dispensaries Giving Away 45,000 1-Gram Stashes of Pot in Ballot Referendum Effort

San Jose Marijuana Dispensaries Giving Away 45,000 1-Gram Stashes of Pot in Ballot Referendum Effort

In San Jose, a group of lawyers, dispensary owners, and medical marijuana users named The Silicon Valley Cannabis Coalition organized the giveaway of 45,000 individual grams of pot...
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June 5, 2014
06/05/2014
My Favorite Strains: Black Diamond

My Favorite Strains: Black Diamond

I recently had the pleasure of coming across this beauty in the Bay Area of California. That, my friend, is Black Diamond. A sativa-dominate hybrid strain which...
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June 2, 2014
06/02/2014
‘Weed for Votes’ Campaign Staged in San Jose by Marijuana Collective

‘Weed for Votes’ Campaign Staged in San Jose by Marijuana Collective

A consortium of San Jose marijuana shops are handing out free pot in exchange for your ballot stub or “I voted” sticker on June 3, which is...
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June 2, 2014
06/02/2014
When It Comes to Marijuana, Many VCs Still Won’t Inhale

When It Comes to Marijuana, Many VCs Still Won’t Inhale

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs love to beat their chests about how disruptive they are. But that bravery hasn’t extended to one booming industry that’s experiencing a 68 percent growth...
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May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

014 The federal government can move forward with seizure proceedings against a medical-marijuana dispensary that lost its appellate bid. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint more than...
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May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
My Favorite Strains: Jack Herer

My Favorite Strains: Jack Herer

Like many weedists fortunate enough to live in a state with access to (legal) high quality cannabis, I keep a wide range of strains on hand for...
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April 11, 2014
04/11/2014
Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club

Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club

A medical marijuana dispensary told a federal judge that the U.S. government may have bamboozled it in a forfeiture order against its landlord. Uncle Sam filed a...
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December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
San Jose: MMJ Shutdown Begins Following New Rules

San Jose: MMJ Shutdown Begins Following New Rules

San Jose officials voted to ban dispensaries near homes, schools and rehab centers on Wednesday. Those in violation of the new rules have been asked to shut...
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November 4, 2013
11/04/2013
Nude Beach Gets Unexpected Pot Surprise

Nude Beach Gets Unexpected Pot Surprise

Last month, Inquisitr reported on an incident in California involving a boat full of weed crashing into a beach. It seems a boat loaded with marijuana crashed at a...
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October 14, 2013
10/14/2013
TSA May Allow Medical Marijuana on Flights

TSA May Allow Medical Marijuana on Flights

In a surprising twist, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering relaxing their response towards people trying to travel with their medical marijuana. So far, 20 states...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
Dog Lauded, Life Ruined

Dog Lauded, Life Ruined

Who doesn’t love a good dog? They’re man’s best friend after all; trained to keep a house safe, or to corral livestock on a farm, or to...
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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault

USA v. Gutierrez: Oaksterdam University Protestor Beaten by Federal Officers Found Guilty of Assault

“My children are going to grow up without a father! Over what?!” shouted Sarah Schrader, longtime girlfriend of Jose Gutierrez and the mother of his two young...
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July 6, 2013
07/06/2013
“Starbucks of Marijuana” Entrepreneur Jamen Shively Coming to San Francisco Monday

“Starbucks of Marijuana” Entrepreneur Jamen Shively Coming to San Francisco Monday

Jamen Shively, a former Microsoft engineer and creator of the Diego Pellicier ‘premium’ marijuana retail brand, is scheduled to speak Monday at noon at San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake...
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June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
High Times Cannabis Cup 2013 San Francisco: Day Two

High Times Cannabis Cup 2013 San Francisco: Day Two

The real reason I was down in Richmond for the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup was that they had asked for a representative from reddit’s /r/trees to...
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June 25, 2013
06/25/2013
High Times Cannabis Cup 2013 San Francisco: Day One Dabs

High Times Cannabis Cup 2013 San Francisco: Day One Dabs

All dabs, all the time. That’s what struck me when I walked into the very in-tents area that was described on the official High Times San Francisco...
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June 21, 2013
06/21/2013
Premium Service at MediCann, San Jose

Premium Service at MediCann, San Jose

I haven’t heard any bad stories about the medical marijuana license process, other than one I have, but when I had an opportunity recently to visit MediCann, one...
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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
Weedist Destinations: San Francisco, CA

Weedist Destinations: San Francisco, CA

San Francisco is the birthplace of the hippie movement, the Summer of Love, psychedelic music, and more recently, the medical marijuana movement that has changed so many...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
US Attorney Melinda Haag Ditches Public Event

US Attorney Melinda Haag Ditches Public Event

US Attorney Melinda Haag was scheduled to participate in an educational panel at Golden Gate University’s law school. Pro-MMJ protesters quickly organized to protest the event, but once Haag...
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