New cannabis dispensaries bring Sacramento closer to reaching social equity goals
By Ken Magri Maisha Bahati stands proudly inside her new storefront. “We took so many risks,” she says. After four years of hard work and…
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Grow Your Own for 4/20!
It’s Spring, and good Cannabis is relatively easy to grow By Ken Magri They don’t call it “green gold” for nothing. At $4.6 billion, Cannabis…
Will political action in Sacramento lead to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs?
Senator Scott Wiener’s SB-519 bill would allow for personal and therapeutic uses in California By Ken Magri Could psychedelic drugs have a legitimate therapeutic value?…
How the canna-toys held up
SN&R’s cannabis writer re-reviews four of his past cannabis equipment purchases by Ken Magri This is my 150th cannabis article for the Sacramento News and…
Galloway’s Way
Proactive Sacramentan among first to receive new cannabis storefront license By Ken Magri In some ways, Mindy Galloway is the perfect person for a new…
A different kind of 4/20 playlist
Songs for stoners that each last four minutes, twenty seconds By Ken Magri I was listening to Kid Cudi’s “Marijuana” the other day, drawn into…
Is there a threat to the future of vaping?
US Postal Service and other carriers to no longer transport vape products By Ken Magri A law passed last December to curb online e-cigarette sales…
Hurdles for hemp
Editor’s note: Sacramento is relatively friendly to cannabis, but not so much to hemp The city of Sacramento is adding dispensaries for cannabis, but it’s…
Cannabis connoisseurs
California to recognize marijuana growing locations, just like for fine wines If you’ve ever argued that specific locations provide unique characteristics for growing cannabis, so…
Weed keeps winning
Hey! Happy Holidays and all that stuff. Got any predictions for the new year? I’m glad you asked. Cannabis is still winning. In the November…
Cannabis basics
This may seem kind of random and simple, but here is my question: What is the best way to smoke pot? This is a great…
A landmark for cannabis equity
Sacramento City Council approves 10 new dispensaries for minority owners In a landmark decision, the Sacramento City Council unanimously voted to add 10 new storefront…
Legalizing cannabis
After 50 years, Congress gets serious about changing the law, but won’t vote before the election A historic vote in the U.S. House on the…
Wildfire ash, mold and oversupply—what’s a cannabis grower to do?
Hey, so I’m just about to harvest my little backyard grow. The thing is, there’s some ash on my plants from all the wildfires. What…
A primer on pot
Answers to some questions on cannabis Hey I’m hella new to this pot stuff. It seems so fancy these days. Can you give me a…
Canna-Kamala
Can Kamala Harris change Joe Biden’s views on cannabis legalization? Legalization of cannabis has been relatively ignored as a presidential campaign issue, even though two-thirds…
Dispensary disparity
Ask 420: Are there any Black-owned dispensaries in Sacramento? I’m trying to support the cause. Excellent question. The short answer is: No there aren’t, and…