4:20 Update: Apologies again for switching theme horses mid-stream. The new theme looked nice in some respects, but after kicking the tires for a while it became clear the old theme was better. It’s like deja vu all over again.
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In case you haven’t noticed, the look of the Web site has changed dramatically. That’s because [...]
Bud’s Nugs: Pardon our pixelated dust; it’s for a good cause
Ganja Guru shares his lesson plan for Hemp 101
I just stumbled across this post from the Ganja Guru, who also posts helpful “Links ‘N Shit.” While it’s a stretch to suggest hemp as an antidote to terrorism, the writing is good and the blog gets an instant bookmark in my book. Check it out.
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Recently, President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the [...]
Bud’s Nugs: What soil do you use to grow an audience?
After two months of tinkering, with no budget or advertising, California Pot News developed a small Web audience in January. It’s an encouraging sign, especially during this winter of widespread discontent.
It’s also modest proof that an educated hunch is better than none. My hunch is that Californians crave more cannabis news than mainstream news [...]
Sonoma man sees e-commerce opportunity for cannabis
From the L.A. Times blog Brand X comes this story about a Sonoma man who aims to bring e-commerce to the medical marijuana masses.
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Entrepreneur and computer engineer John Lee thinks the medical marijuana business has reached a tipping point in terms of its social (and legal) acceptance, and his 5-month-old start-up, PlainView Systems, wants to [...]
Memo to self: Don’t gift-wrap the ganja
On a slow news day, we follow two California women whose travel through Missouri was interrupted. This Associated Press article is presented in its entirety as posted by the Kansas City Star. The original headline reads: “Search of car turns up gift-wrapped marijuana”
JOPLIN, Mo. — Somebody won’t be getting the Christmas presents that Missouri troopers [...]
Pardon our dust…
If it’s not apparent, CalPotNews.com is still in development. We just upgraded our WordPress theme, Swift, but working out the bugs and site navigation won’t be quite as swift a process as the upgrade itself.
Please report any bugs or navigation errors to bud (at) calpotnews.com; as always, your suggestions are welcome. Thanks for your [...]
Cy Young winner Lincecum: ‘I made a mistake’
At the end of the Cy Young conference call, San Francisco Giants ace pitcher Tim Lincecum read a statement addressing his marijuana charges from an Oct. 30 traffic stop in Washington. Here is his full statement, as posted in this San Jose Mercury News sports blog:
“I made a mistake and regret my actions earlier this [...]
