Published: Mar 14, 2018, 4:25 pm • Updated: Mar 14, 2018, 4:25 pm By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editorial Board University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s announcement of new medical marijuana guidelines for doctors interested in certifying patients for treatment could well be a game changer in advancing this alternative to traditional pain relief. Under Pennsylvania’s 2016 law, […]
Published: Mar 9, 2018, 3:09 pm • Updated: Mar 9, 2018, 3:45 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff After U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo in early January, 69 members of Congress, including six of Colorado’s seven members, signed a bipartisan letter sent to House leadership requesting protections from federal incursion […]
Published: Jan 11, 2018, 8:48 am • Updated: Jan 11, 2018, 8:48 am By Katie Zezima, The Washington Post Legalizing marijuana nationwide would create at least $132 billion in tax revenue and more than a million new jobs across the United States in the next decade, according to a new study. New Frontier Data, a […]
Published: Mar 11, 2018, 8:21 am • Updated: Mar 11, 2018, 8:22 am By Charlie Brennan, Boulder Daily Camera As rapidly as the cannabis industry in Colorado and across the United States is expanding, scientists’ data-based knowledge of pot’s effects has not been keeping pace. Researchers at the University of Colorado are looking for help […]
Published: Nov 7, 2017, 11:49 am • Updated: Nov 7, 2017, 1:02 pm By Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California should use armored cars to transport hundreds of millions of dollars in cash tax payments expected next year with the state’s legal marijuana market, the state treasurer said Tuesday. The […]
Published: Dec 1, 2017, 2:33 pm • Updated: Dec 1, 2017, 3:05 pm By Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post Maryland medical marijuana sales launched Friday, Dec. 1, after years of delays. Here’s what you need to know: Q: Where can I get it? A: So far, 10 out of 102 potential dispensaries are fully licensed. […]
Published: Oct 25, 2017, 7:15 pm • Updated: Oct 25, 2017, 8:01 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff A Colorado cannabis entrepreneur is making a play for control of the Denver 4/20 rally after its controversial aftermath this past April. Pepe Breton, co-founder of dispensary chain Euflora, regrets that his company was a title […]
Published: Jan 3, 2018, 11:44 am • Updated: Jan 3, 2018, 11:44 am By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts judge has rejected a murder defendant’s claim that he was too high on drugs to understand his Miranda rights when he was questioned by police. Lee Rios is one of two men charged […]
Published: Jan 24, 2018, 5:47 am • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 5:47 am By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. — Colorado prosecutors have charged a man with vehicular homicide while under the influence of marijuana in a November crash that killed a woman and her three-year-old son. Jefferson County District Attorney Pete Weir announced […]
It’s believed to be the largest insurance award ever given to a legal marijuana business. Industry insiders also see the event as another indicator of how rapidly the legal cannabis industry has matured, and how much corporate America’s “take” on cannabis companies has changed. Last month the Santa Barbara Independent reported that a Southern California […]