Published: Mar 7, 2017, 3:06 pm • Updated: Mar 8, 2017, 7:20 am By Cara Lombardo, The associated Press MADISON, Wis. — With broad bipartisan support, the state Assembly passed two bills Tuesday designed to give medical patients more treatment options. The first bill legalizes possession of CBD oil, a marijuana extract used to treat […]
Published: Jan 5, 2018, 10:49 am • Updated: Jan 5, 2018, 10:50 am By David Weigel, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – Moments after Attorney General Jeff Sessions made it easier for federal marijuana laws to be enforced in states where possession and use of the substance is legal, the drumbeat began. One by one, Democrats […]
Published: Oct 25, 2017, 3:21 pm • Updated: Oct 25, 2017, 3:21 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian For travelers in search of a far-flung adventure, there are a growing number of states and countries where cannabis is tolerated if not embraced. There are now eight states that let adults legally consume marijuana, with […]
Published: Nov 15, 2017, 8:14 am • Updated: Nov 15, 2017, 8:14 am By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — A bill that would legalize marijuana in New Hampshire has been rejected by a House committee. The Concord Monitor reports the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday voted not to recommend the bill […]
Published: Dec 1, 2017, 1:34 pm • Updated: Dec 1, 2017, 2:49 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post Alcoholic beverage sales fell by 15 percent following the introduction of medical marijuana laws in a number of states, according to a new working paper by researchers at the University of Connecticut and Georgia State University. […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ann Arbor is temporarily halting new medical marijuana dispensaries after recently receiving more than 30 permit applications to operate in the city. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to impose a 60-day moratorium on issuing new permits as it considers limiting the number of dispensaries allowed in the city, the Ann […]
Published: Jan 30, 2018, 10:30 am • Updated: Jan 30, 2018, 10:34 am By The Cannabist Staff A couple of Toronto police officers over the weekend apparently auditioned for a role in the next installment of Super Troopers. After police raided a marijuana dispensary Saturday night, the two officers who were in charge of guarding […]
Published: Aug 24, 2017, 8:15 am • Updated: Aug 24, 2017, 8:15 am By Ashley Tressel, The Cannifornian The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has challenged recent raids by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on small-scale cannabis grow sites, following reports of unfair actions from local growers, in a letter to the state […]
Published: Sep 29, 2017, 12:12 pm • Updated: Sep 29, 2017, 12:12 pm By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Utah police say a man hailed an Uber during a wild chase that ended with officers finding 15 packages of marijuana in the car he’d been riding in. A Salt Lake County jail booking […]
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 8:12 am • Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 8:21 am By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Nevada has legalized recreational marijuana, but it’s still not OK for tens of thousands of Burning Man fans to light up this year. “The broader public — including those that go to Burning Man — […]