Rangers Remove 2,377 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Cultivation Site in Sequoia National Park, CA National Park Service law enforcement rangers, in cooperation with special agents from the Bureau of Land Management, removed an illegal marijuana cultivation site in Sequoia National Park, California, last week. Related: Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? A total of 2,377 full-grown marijuana plants and approximately 2,000 pounds of trash and infrastructure were removed by […] National Parks Press Release | August 22, 2025 0 Comments
Is Marijuana Skiing Safety a Myth? What Search and Rescue Teams Want You to Know When Canada legalized marijuana in October 2018, pushback came from an unexpected place–search and rescue. Marijuana skiing safety became a genuine concern for mountain rescue teams, and it’s easy to see why. Not long ago, marijuana was still considered a bad drug mostly used by hippies and stoners. These days, it’s becoming legal, socially accepted, and even used for its […] Mike Lavery | April 20, 2024 3 Comments
Recreational Marijuana Sales Have Already Surpassed $5 Million in First Week in New Mexico If you’re driving through Taos, NM any time soon, expect to see some new stores opening up with some… let’s call them relaxing products. Recreational marijuana sales were recently legalized in New Mexico, and businesses were given the OK by state officials to sell and distribute their products starting last week. On Friday, April 1st, New Mexico officially allowed […] Haleigh Hafner | April 15, 2022 0 Comments
Recreational Marijuana Has Arrived in Taos, NM This is no April Fool’s joke—recreational cannabis will be available for purchase at dispensaries in New Mexico on Friday, April 1st. Locals in Taos are preparing for the inception of a brand new, very lucrative industry. There are currently multiple cannabis retailers filing for licenses to sell recreational pot in the state of New Mexico. Although many of these licenses […] Haleigh Hafner | March 31, 2022 2 Comments
China Peak Mountain Resort, CA, to Crack Down on Illegal Marijuana Use at Resort China Peak Mountain Resort, CA, took to social media over the weekend to crack down on marijuana use at the resort. Complaints from guests lead to the Instagram Story PSA, with the resort saying that ‘starting now’ there will be staff in the parking lots and on lifts “to ensure that we are all obeying the rules.” Related: Is It […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 22, 2021 3 Comments
Colorado’s Marijuana Sales Surpass $10-Billion In 2012, Colorado passed Amendment 64, making recreational marijuana legal for adults 21 years of age or older. Amendment 64 allowed adults to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and also required the state to set up a regulatory structure for the retail marijuana industry. Since marijuana first started being sold recreationally in 2014, according to the Colorado Department […] Miles Wong | February 12, 2021 0 Comments
Oregon Decriminalizes All Drugs, D.C. Decriminalizes Psychedelics, & 5 States Legalize Marijuana The election is still up in the air but that didn’t stop voters from approving the decriminalization of all drugs in Oregon, psychedelics in Washington D.C., and the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Montana. It’s a major blow to the war on drugs. Decriminalized drugs in Oregon Voters in the state of Oregon voted […] SnowBrains | November 5, 2020 0 Comments
Marijuana Legalization is on the Ballot For These Five States Today, November 3, 2020, is election day, and as people line up for their last chance to cast their ballots, some states have more than politicians to consider. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota will all be voting on whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and Mississippi will be voting on the legalization of medicinal use. These […] Brains Sophia Rose | November 5, 2020 0 Comments
Citations For Marijuana Possession Outnumbered DUIs by 500% in Utah Over Holiday Weekend A holiday weekend is always a busy time for officers cracking down on intoxicated boaters and drivers, and this weekend was no exception. Utah officers were surprised though that the number of tickets issued for marijuana possession outnumbered DUIs by 500%. Related: Utah Highway Patrol Stopped 5-Year-Old Boy on an 800-Mile Journey to Buy a Lamborghini In total, five DUI citations […] SnowBrains | July 8, 2020 2 Comments
Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Mass-Pardon Minor Marijuana Convictions Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 1412 to allow him to pardon Coloradans with past minor marijuana convictions en-masse, starting 90 days from June 29, 2020, the day he signed the bill. The bill was drafted in order to make the legal marijuana industry more accessible to people of color, while also creating an avenue for those who have […] Galen Carrico | July 1, 2020 0 Comments
Consumers Are Smoking Record Levels of Marijuana During the Lockdown With nothing much to do and more time on their hands’ consumers are smoking record-levels of marijuana according to two separate studies in the United States. A survey in March of 2,500 consumers found that a third had tried cannabis at some point in their lives, a record high, and 12.8% of respondents said they’d smoked weed in March, above the […] SnowBrains | April 14, 2020 0 Comments
Denver, CO: Liquor stores and Marijuana Dispensaries Exempt From ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order Denver mayor Michael Hancock issued a stay-at-home order for the city and county of Denver today in order to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus. The order will go into effect at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, Fox News Denver reports. Grocery stores, obtaining medication, exercise with social distancing, and now liquor stores and dispensaries are among the […] SnowBrains | March 24, 2020 0 Comments
Former Olympic Snowboarder Sentenced for Smuggling Marijuana Out of the USA A former Olympic snowboarder was sentenced this week for smuggling cannabis out of the United States for profit. Japanese Kazuhiro Kokubo, 31, who largely admitted to the allegations against him but denied any intention of making profits, received three years in prison, suspended for four years. Related: Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? The Court found the 31-year-old […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 1 Comment
California Officials Destroy 11 Fields Illegally Growing Marijuana Worth $1-Billion The Kern County Sheriff’s Office received information about several hemp cultivation sites that were actively cultivating marijuana. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), initiated a joint investigation. Related: Colorado Snowstorm Destroys Millions of Dollars of Marijuana Plants, Affecting the State’s Legal Supply On […] SnowBrains | November 4, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado Snowstorm Destroys Millions of Dollars of Marijuana Plants, Affecting the State’s Legal Supply A marijuana grower lost about 20,000 plants, worth millions of dollars when an early winter storm hit Colorado and says the loss could affect the state’s legal pot supply. Related: Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? Pueblo-based Los Sueños Farms, who own dozens of acres of outdoor plants, claim subfreezing temperatures and several inches of […] SnowBrains | October 18, 2019 1 Comment
Mike Tyson Admits He Smokes 10-TONS of Marijuana Costing $40,000 Every Month Boxing legend Mike Tyson admitted on his Hotboxin’ podcast that he smokes around ten TONS of weed every month, at a cost of $40,000. “What do we smoke a month? Is it $40,000 a month? It’s $40, yeah, $40,000 a month,” said Tyson. “We smoke 10 tons of weed at the ranch a month,” added his co-host former NFL player […] SnowBrains | August 15, 2019 1 Comment
Marijuana Embers Start 10-Hour Wildfire in Hawaii Website Merry Jane is reporting that an 18-year-old Hawaiian man was arrested on Thursday, July 25th for allegedly starting a 10-hour wildfire after his marijuana embers escaped his pipe, ultimately burning 80 acres of brush. The blaze was started around 9am next to the Piilani Highway in Kihei, Maui. Hawaii News Now reports that Firefighters responded on both land […] Fire Dylan Craig | July 30, 2019 0 Comments
You Don’t Say! Sales of Snacks Rising Faster in States Where Marijuana is Legal Legal weed is prompting an epidemic of the munchies in states that sell recreational cannabis, with sales of salty and sweet snacks rising faster where marijuana is legal. Related: Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? America is a nation of snackers, so increases in sales might be expected anyway. But recent Nielson data draws a […] SnowBrains | July 12, 2019 0 Comments
Dogs Are Getting High by Eating Marijuana Laced Human Feces Vets are seeing up to 10 dogs a week with symptoms of cannabis toxicity, even if their owners don’t keep weed in the house. How are they getting high, you ask? They are eating human feces tainted with marijuana. Related: The Evolution of Ski Patrol: Dogs, Tech, and Love for the Mountains Dr. Scott Dolginow, who owns Valley Emergency Pet […] SnowBrains | July 8, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: 15-Million Drivers Admit to Driving While High After Using Marijuana Marijuana is becoming legal in more and more cities across the US than ever before, and now more people are admitting to getting high before getting behind the wheel. Related: Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? A AAA survey reveals 15-million drivers report getting behind the wheel within an hour of using marijuana. 70% of Americans […] SnowBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
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