California medical marijuana card: how to apply, what it costs and who needs one

Adults 21 and over can shop with an ID. A county medical card matters for patients 18 to 20 and for the sales-tax exemption. The steps, fees and timing.

List of California growers: farms worth knowing and how to look up any license

Hype Cannabis Co., Alien Labs and Connected: what we can document about them, how California sizes cannabis farms, and how to check any grower’s license.

Baking with weed butter: preparation, heat and storage

Understand the stages behind cannabis butter and the different questions answered by food doneness, cannabinoid conversion and a finished-product analysis.