Published: Dec 14, 2017, 11:18 am • Updated: Dec 14, 2017, 11:18 am By Jen Skerritt, Bloomberg Pot’s meteoric rise in Canada has spurred speculation of a bubble but betting against the boom isn’t so easy. Short-selling Canadian marijuana stocks is expensive as the values of companies continue to climb and few shares are available […]
Published: Jan 16, 2018, 10:05 am • Updated: Jan 16, 2018, 10:07 am By Katie Zezima, The Washington Post The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will not conduct research into whether medical marijuana could help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain, as veterans groups are pushing for the use of the […]
Published: Jan 10, 2018, 5:52 pm • Updated: Jan 10, 2018, 5:55 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The pace of Colorado marijuana sales in November continued to ease from a breakneck sprint to a brisk walk. Marijuana shops sold $119.6 million of recreational and medical cannabis — flower, edibles and concentrate — last […]
Published: Jul 26, 2017, 11:03 am • Updated: Jul 26, 2017, 11:03 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff A quick look at almost any news article on America’s cannabis industry will confirm its growth has been historic. In fact, a report earlier this year by New Frontier Data predicts the legal marijuana industry will […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 8:53 am • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 10:45 am By The Cannabist Staff Politicians from states where marijuana sales are legal released statements and took to Twitter Thursday morning to express their dismay at a report that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind the Cole Memo. Oregon Governor Kate Brown […]
Published: Mar 9, 2018, 3:09 pm • Updated: Mar 9, 2018, 3:24 pm By The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill to make it easier for Mainers to qualify as medical marijuana patients is getting some legislative backing. Maine Public reports that the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee voted Wednesday to support a […]
Published: Dec 19, 2017, 2:04 pm • Updated: Dec 19, 2017, 3:50 pm By The Associated Press CAROL STREAM, Ill. — Police in northwestern Illinois will soon try out a new test meant to quickly detect if drivers have drugs in their system. Carol Stream police will begin testing drivers in February for marijuana, cocaine, […]
Published: Dec 19, 2017, 2:23 pm • Updated: Dec 19, 2017, 2:48 pm By Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — At the two malls in town you can buy key chains and Christmas ornaments shaped like marijuana leaves. Along a downtown shopping corridor, paintings of cannabis plants grace storefront windows. Even Kmart […]
Published: Aug 18, 2017, 12:50 pm • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 4:25 pm By The Cannabist Staff Will the snozzberries taste like snozzberries the second time around? Broken Lizard announced Thursday that Super Troopers 2 will hit theaters nationwide on April 20, 2018. 4/20, meow! The legendary comedy group broke the news in a Thursday […]
Published: Mar 19, 2018, 5:00 am • Updated: Mar 18, 2018, 10:04 pm By Susan Haigh, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut legislators are under pressure to revisit legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, as a growing number of New England states are allowing people to possess and use pot. There is concern among some […]