WEED FEED / John Ross Ferrara / Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 @ 10:16 a.m.
Weed Feed: Top Marijuana Stories of 2018

2018 was a big year for the weed, especially here in California, where recreational pot became legal for the first time.
Before we move forward with a new year of weed-related news, here’s a look back at the 10 most viewed Weed Feed articles of 2018.
- Seven of 10 Northern Spotted Owls Test Positive for Rat Poison From Marijuana Grows, Study Finds
- Football Recruit Declared Ineligible by NCAA for Using CBD Oil to Treat Epilepsy
- Humboldt County Grower Culture Meets Vanity for Web Series ‘Canna Cribs’
- Mike Tyson Breaks Ground on California Cannabis Resort
- Growers Arrested for Refusing to Leave Mendo Complex Fire Evacuation Zone, Caused Firefighters to Divert Air Drops
- A Gram of Bud Costs Less Than $5 in Oregon Thanks to Overproduction
- California Girl Scout Stirs Controversy By Selling 312 Boxes of Cookies In Front of San Diego Pot Shop; In Humboldt It’s No Big Deal
- Expect Gangbuster Deals at California Dispensaries Until July 1; Stores Required to Sell or Toss Old Supplies to Meet State Regulations
- Marijuana More Damaging to Teen Brains Than Alcohol, New Study Finds
- Oregon Marijuana Growers Turn to CBD Oil as Bud Prices Plummet
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The Weed Feed is a weekly column written by John Ross Ferrara.
The Weed Feed is a one-stop shop for the best local and national cannabis news.
Each week, original content will be posted to the page, as well as various other stories from around the country.
These aggregated stories are organized into six separate sections. The News (basic news), The Biz (financial news), The Life (features), The Game (sports), The Fame (celebrity), and the Grub (food).
The News
The Biz
The Life
The Game
The Fame
The Grub
The Humboldt Chronicles
- A Congressperson Dropped By
- A Chat With Jesse Duncan
- September NEWS ROUNDUP!
- Trad Ag Vs Canna Ag
- A Fabulous News Roundup
- All About Budtending
- A Conversation With Papa & Barkley
- Revisiting A Market Disruption
From the Outpost
- Humboldt Planning Commission Approves Contentious Weed Farm Near Garberville, Despite Claims That Cannabis is No Longer Legal in California
- A State Appellate Court Says Weed is Illegal ‘Because Federal Law Says So.’ What Does That Mean for Humboldt?
- TODAY in SUPES: Board Suspends 2025 Weed Taxation, Directs Staff to Explore ‘Repeal and Replace’ Options for Measure S
- Humboldt County Officials Applaud as Gov. Newsom Issues Emergency Regulations On Intoxicating Hemp
- TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Grant and Two Full-Time Positions for Sheriff’s Office; State Claws Back Millions in Cannabis Funds
- Supervisors Receive Report on the Declining Cannabis Industry and its Watershed Impacts, Then Vote to Shut Down a Nuisance Farm
- (PHOTOS) Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Large, Illegal Grow Near Berry Summit, Sheriff’s Office Says
- Bro, Harsh! Recent Studies Suggest Weed Strains Are Meaningless, CBD Doesn’t Ease Anxiety and Other Cannabis Wellness Claims are, Like, Totally Bogus
The Feed
- Leafly: High fashion is the next phase of New York cannabis
- Leafly: Six high-THC strains from ILGM that you need in your garden
- Leafly: Urban Leaf expands delivery across Manhattan
- Marijuana Business Daily: Health Canada eases cannabis industry burden in regulations update
- Marijuana Business Daily: Colorado regulators allowed hemp-derived THC into market, lawsuit says
- The Emerald Magazine : Choosing the Best Consumption Method for Holistic Health
- Marijuana Business Daily: Dear Congress: 280E isn’t a tax break for cannabis companies
- Cannabis Law Report: European Union clarifies that hemp-derived CBD is permitted in cosmetics reports Canna Reporter after they requested information about Infarmed Portugal’s discussions with local regulator
- Cannabis Law Report: Jonathan Entin comments on recreational marijuana law
- Marijuana Business Daily: Wana Brands gets hemp-derived THC beverage line in Total Wine stores
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