4 biggest mistakes people make with native plant gardens
Welcome to September, and what feels like our headlong rush to the Nov. 5 election. Are you registered to vote? Because the last day to…
A look inside the new state fair cannabis consumption lounge
SACRAMENTO — Last month, the California State Fair announced plans to allow cannabis to be sold and consumed on-site for the first time in its 170-year…
Wiz Khalifa arrested after allegedly smoking weed onstage
Wiz Khalifa was arrested and charged Saturday in Romania after allegedly smoking pot during his performance at the Beach Please! Festival.Video shared on social media…
Legal marijuana could be a $5-billion boon to California’s economy
Reporting from Sacramento — California is on the verge of creating a legal market for marijuana worth more than $5 billion that will help make the…
A roadmap to cannabis tourism spots in Mendocino weed country
Mendocino County, Calif. — As you drive through some of California’s most storied agricultural land, a few hours north of the Bay Area, you’ll zoom past…
Prickly paddy melon weed enzymes show potential as sustainable cement alternative
In short: A world-first study has found enzymes from the prickly paddy melon weed can create a sustainable alternative to cement.The weed costs the agricultural industry millions of…
Federal judge thwarts effort to stop New York weed licensing
But Northern District of New York Judge Anne Nardacci — who was appointed to the bench by President Joe Biden — rebuffed their arguments, concluding…
Mexico’s weed ‘nuns’ taking the plant back from the narcos | Women
Beneath each full moon on the outskirts of a village in central Mexico, a group of women in nun habits circle a roaring fire, cleanse…
Where to learn about plants while volunteering around L.A.
While hiking in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains as a kid, I’d be poked by yucca spikes, scratched by the tough leaves of…
After more than 50 years, Quanda contains its invasive Hudson pear cactus weed infestation
After many decades, the western NSW community of Quanda, near Coonabarabran, has finally contained its large infestation of invasive cactus. Key points:Hudson pear has been wreaking havoc…
Use wood chips, not cardboard mulching to kill lawn and weeds
Somehow, astonishingly, it’s November. My Jack-o’-lanterns are shriveling, the holidays are speeding toward us and this month’s edition of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter is…
Food, music, weed: Cannabis cafes await Newsom’s approval
Californians are just one signature away from Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes opening up across the state sometime next year. Legislation heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk…
Biden’s marijuana review process recommends DEA move weed to Schedule III
The DEA confirmed the recommendation to POLITICO. “As part of this process, HHS conducted a scientific and medical evaluation for consideration by DEA. DEA has…
US Open 2023: Maria Sakkari could smell ‘weed’ during shock first-round loss
Maria Sakkari made it to the semi-finals of the US Open in 2021Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 SeptemberCoverage: Daily live text and…
Legal weed in California: A consumer’s guide
The recreational use of marijuana became legal in California on Jan. 1. The state is now home to the country’s largest legal pot market.But it’s…
Guinea Bissau pauses teachers’ pay to weed out fictitious workers | Education News
Guinea Bissau, which depends largely on external aid to pay salaries in the education sector, made the decision in a cabinet meeting on July 18.…
My free gardening hack is a natural weed killer – it works almost instantly & makes pulling them out super easy too
A GARDENING enthusiast has shared the natural weed killer that she says works almost instantly. It also makes pulling the pesky plants out of the…
I have a 15-acre farm – my go-to weed killer works for a whole year, it’ll change your life
A FARMER has shared the weed killer product that has changed her life. She said it works for a whole year on her 15-acre farm.…
Corruption is widespread in California’s weed industry. Now, the state is taking action
Corruption in California’s cannabis industry has become widespread and brazen. There have been pay-to-play schemes, including a demand for cash in a brown paper bag…
The ‘Wild West of Weed’ Faces Its Toughest Test
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Johnny Teehee was sworn in as police chief of Muskogee in the summer of 2018, barely three weeks after the state passed…