16 Sep Top Stories From The Edge – Week of September 11th

A Weekly Roundup of Stories We Found Interesting – From The Profound To The Profane

California Bans Weed Delivery by Drones and Self-Driving Cars
California has declared the newly-legalized drug cannot lawfully be delivered via unmanned vehicles, including drones and self-driving cars. The new requirement completely upends the plans of several marijuana delivery startups that planned to tap into drone technology.

Hawaii Goes Cashless for Marijuana Sales
To prevent robberies, medical marijuana dispensaries in Hawaii won’t be accepting cash beginning Oct. 1 and will require people to use a debit payment app instead. The app is already being used for marijuana transactions in six states, including California and Colorado.

Marijuana Growers are Choosing to Stay in the Shadow
In California, there are huge incentives for growers to stay in the black market. Approximately, only 3,500 of 32,000 farmers in the Emerald Triangle have applied for grower’s permits. Growers choose to stay out of the system to avoid paying taxes, fees and the cost of meeting environmental standards, while the punishment for growing or possessing large amounts of unregulated marijuana was downgraded to merely a misdemeanor from a felony.

Senators Urges Feds to Ensure Dispensary Marijuana is Safe
Senators instructed scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to work with the DEA to analyze marijuana samples and “provide robust reliable data that can inform policy.”

Meet Dr. Dina: Pot Doc to the Stars
Dina Browner isn’t really a medical doctor. Her West Hollywood dispensary is getting a lot of attention because of her connection with the stars, and most certainly the role model for the Netflix series “Disjointed,” where Browner serves as the show’s “cannabis consultant.”

San Diego Legalizes Marijuana Cultivation, Manufacturing
The City Council in San Diego just voted 6-3 to legalize the local cultivation, manufacturing, and testing of marijuana when new state laws take effect in January.

The Best Types of Weed For Different Activities
Cannabis strains are not created equal. They can affect your mental and physical state. Check out what is recommending for working out, socializing, having sex, even going to the airport.

15 Cities with the Most Marijuana Users
Nationwide, an average of 7.73% of people ages 12 and older had admitted to using marijuana in some form in the previous month. In each of these top cities, that percentage is well above that benchmark, and in several cases is more than double the national average.