Madison Margolin

It's not news that pot legalization in California also means that those who've been found guilty of cannabis felonies and misdemeanors can now reduce or expunge their convictions through a petition. Assembly Bill 1793 proposes that certain cannabis convictions be automatically expunged....

When Katie Partlow, curator of the bimonthly cannabis art and educational event series Afternoon Delight, invited me to Sunday's event, I welcomed it as an opportunity for some mother-daughter bonding....

Alice Moon, the self-dubbed entrepreneur, influencer and writer, came to Los Angeles from New Orleans eight years ago and worked her way up from waitressing to budtending to launching a short-lived edible startup called Swallow, nominated best tech of 2017 by Dope Magazine. Her latest gig was hosting the California Cannabis Awards (CCAs) at L.A. Live on May 18....

Veteran Korey Rowe recently finished a cross-country road trip to make a documentary called Mile Marker, shedding light on his battle buddies' stories and showing how those who struggle with PTSD could be helped by cannabis. On Tuesday, May 22, there will be an 8 p.m. screening of Mile Marker at the Pacific Theaters at the Grove, free to veterans....

In 2017, a group of generous DIY do-gooders looked at L.A.'s rampant homeless problem, and then at the city's flourishing weed industry, and decided to use the latter to help the former. What's become known as Weed the Homeless isn't a fancy operation: It's as simple as handing out weed, in addition to clothing, food, toiletries and other essentials to people living on the street....

"The country is beyond the tipping point for cannabis, and it's great to hear a reflection of that from the White House, but it doesn't change how we counsel clients," says cannabis licensing attorney Ariel Clark. "Because does the announcement really mean anything? It's not a change in policy."...

A former police station in Long Beach is now a medical marijuana dispensary aptly named the Station. Having officially opened earlier this month, the Station plays off the theme of the building's former purpose. "It's like a crossroads for the end of prohibition, so we wanted to highlight that," says the dispensary's health educator. "It's a place where you can get your medication but also think about how we got where we're at legally."...

Cannabis for spirituality and wellness — to nourish the soul, if you will — goes beyond pure recreation or specified medical purposes. Putting aside any judgments about hippie-dippie rhetoric, spirituality and wellness are increasingly the driving factors behind today's "new" cannabis consumption....

On this 4/20, the age-old question a cannabis enthusiast might ask — how is this day different from all other days I smoke weed? — might actually have an answer. That's because this is California's first 4/20 following the launch of the legal adult use market....

Artist/budtender/medicine woman, Lizzy Jeff's baby is a monthly, booze-free curation called Zen & Kush. Featuring a lineup of musicians and dancers, astrologers and masseurs, a sound bath and cacao ceremony, and artisan edibles alongside actual art, Zen & Kush has all the trappings of L.A. 2018 — a cultural revival, fueled by cannabis and a lust for wellness, healing and human connection....