Philadelphia DA drops 50 marijuana possession cases

Published: Mar 20, 2018, 10:46 am • Updated: Mar 20, 2018, 10:46 am By Scott Franz, Steamboat Today STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A group of parents don’t think a marijuana store in Steamboat Springs should share a parking lot with a karate academy where their children train. Nine parents of children who attend the Rocky Mountain…

Published: Jan 29, 2018, 4:56 pm • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 4:56 pm By The Associated Press SEWARD, Neb. — Authorities have arrested a man and seized more than 340 pounds of marijuana in eastern Nebraska. Related stories Nebraska State Patrol seize 227 lbs of marijuana from Alaska man Nebraska bill would eliminate state’s tax…

Published: Feb 9, 2018, 9:48 am • Updated: Feb 9, 2018, 9:48 am By The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A former church pastor in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge for trying to smuggle more than 280 pounds of pot into the country from Mexico. The Columbian reports 54-year-old John…

Published: Nov 29, 2017, 3:38 pm • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 2:27 pm By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — One of Minnesota’s two medical marijuana manufacturers is turning away some patients, blaming a delay in third-party testing of its medications. The problems at LeafLine Labs are causing issues for patients such as Kellie…

Published: Aug 9, 2017, 8:33 am • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 8:34 am By The Washington Post, The Cannabist Staff Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, among the most well-known living scientists this side of Stephen Hawking, said this week that “there’s no reason for [marijuana] to ever have been made illegal.” The remark came in response…

Published: Dec 20, 2017, 12:00 pm • Updated: Dec 20, 2017, 12:00 pm By The Associated Press BALI, Indonesia — Indonesian officials said Tuesday they have arrested three foreigners who were attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the tourist island of Bali. Bali’s customs office presented the three men from Australia, Malaysia and the United…