Published: Aug 31, 2017, 12:27 pm • Updated: Aug 31, 2017, 12:27 pm By Lesley Clark, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening a government shutdown unless he gets Congress to pony up cash for his border wall with Mexico. But he will need a few Senate Democrats to go along, and […]
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 9:44 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 12:40 pm By Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post A former special forces infantryman, who was awarded a Bronze Star and uses marijuana to treat PTSD after tours to Iraq and Bosnia, has sued the Fountain police SWAT team after officers raided his legal marijuana […]
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 3:34 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 4:13 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Existing federal protections for medical marijuana states are expected to continue through at least Dec. 8. The $15.3 billion disaster aid package, debt limit increase and government spending extension approved by Congress on Friday includes the […]
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 10:16 am • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 10:16 am By John Frank, The Denver Post Three months ago, a special legislative session to fix a mistake Colorado lawmakers made regarding pot taxes disintegrated into partisan finger-pointing and blame. Now, with a new session underway, the discord is mostly resolved and the […]
Published: Nov 2, 2017, 6:53 pm • Updated: Nov 2, 2017, 6:53 pm By Tommy Simmons, The Tribune After months of investigation, Colorado police Wednesday arrested three people in connection with a marijuana trafficking ring they say used a Greeley business as a front. Randall Zandstra, 55, has been involved in crime long enough to […]
Published: Nov 16, 2017, 5:24 pm • Updated: Nov 16, 2017, 5:30 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff MassRoots Inc.’s new CEO on Thursday sought to put a “weak” quarter and previous leadership in the rear-view mirror, telling investors that he’s optimistic for the road ahead — including potential ventures into arenas such as […]
A constituent threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., over a disagreement on marijuana policy, according to law enforcement authorities. Wallace Godwin, 69, of Virginia Beach, was arrested Friday and charged in Norfolk federal court; he faces up to 10 years in prison. “The tone of our discourse has come to unacceptable and dangerous […]
Published: Mar 19, 2018, 12:18 pm • Updated: Mar 19, 2018, 12:18 pm By Alex Burness, Boulder Daily Camera Boulder, Colo., is eyeing a series of changes to its marijuana regulations, including one that would allow cannabis businesses to give away promotional materials — something that’s been barred to this point, in an effort by […]
Published: Mar 20, 2018, 11:45 am • Updated: Mar 20, 2018, 12:20 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg Novartis AG is partnering with a Canadian cannabis company backed by billionaire Peter Thiel to get in on the medical marijuana business. The health-care giant’s Sandoz Canada division is forming a strategic alliance with Tilray, which makes cannabis […]
Published: Dec 8, 2017, 7:41 am • Updated: Dec 8, 2017, 8:58 am By The Associated Press HONOLULU — The Honolulu Police Department has been requiring medical marijuana patients to relinquish their guns, but the department’s chief says that never should have happened. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that Chief Susan Ballard said on Wednesday it’s […]