Marijuana
The Zitner’s Factory Might House a Weed-Growing Facility
Philadelphia approved zoning permits for seven proposed medical marijuana sites yesterday, Philly.com reports. One of them stands out: a potential marijuana-growing facility that would be […]
Wolf: Legalizing Marijuana Won’t Help State Budget Deficit
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale called for the state to legalize marijuana, claiming it would “generate hundreds of millions of dollars each year that […]
Pa. Auditor General: State Should Legalize Marijuana
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says there is a simple change the state could make that would bring in millions of tax dollars: legalizing marijuana. […]
Snider Family Plans Marijuana Farm in Far Northeast
Perhaps one day the Flyers will score for an ounce of marijuana instead of a case of Tastykakes. Snider Health, a company founded by the […]
City, State Clash Over Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
State regulations regarding the new medical marijuana program could largely prevent dispensaries from opening anywhere in Philadelphia – but City Council is hoping to change […]
71-Year-Old Republican Wants to Reduce Pa. Pot Penalties
If you want to look at how the debate on marijuana has shifted, just look at state Rep. Barry J. Jozwiak. Jozwiak served in the […]
Are People Smoking More Weed Under President Trump?
Is Donald Trump driving people to cannabis? That’s the conclusion of former Daily News gossip columnist Dan Gross’s Elevated Nation, which recently ran a story […]
Should We Give the Stoners a Place to Smoke?
It had been a long week, and it was Friday afternoon. All I wanted was a contact high. I thought it’d make for a pretty […]
Despite Kenney’s Rittenhouse Tweets, “Toke Back the Wall” Protest Still On
Though the battle against the Parks and Recreation Department, Friends of Rittenhouse Square, and city officials who enacted the Rittenhouse wall-sitting ban “due to continuous […]
Sit-In and Smoke-In Planned for Rittenhouse Square
The news yesterday that sitting on the Rittenhouse Square wall has been banned came as a surprise. And rightly so: People have been sitting on […]
Jefferson Gets $3M for Cannabis Research
Jefferson University announced today it had received a $3 million donation from Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert to fund medical research into cannabis. As […]
N.A. Poe Is the Hardest Working Pothead in Philly
My name is … N.A. Poe. My friends call me Poe.
The Checkup: The Health and Wellness Trends You’ll See Everywhere in 2017
• The folks over at Well + Good just put out their annual list of wellness trend predictions for 2017 and there are some interesting items […]
Sam Katz Busted With Weed at Philly Airport
I smoke it. You smoke it. Your grandmother has probably smoked it. And it turns out that former mayoral candidate Sam Katz is just like […]
Weed Activist Dons Pot-Leaf Costume to Promote “Pop Up Weed Garden”
You may have been lucky enough to see Hempy the Weed Leaf running loose in Philadelphia yesterday – but if not, there will be plenty of […]