SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a warning about synthetic cannabinoids after six people who used them suffered severe bleeding. The substance is also referred to as “fake weed,” ”K2,” and “spice.” Dr. Nirav Shah is director of public health. He says the perception is that synthetic cannabinoids are a […]
Published: Sep 25, 2017, 4:20 pm • Updated: Sep 25, 2017, 4:22 pm By The Cannabist Network Related stories President Trump says Snoop Dogg deserves “Jail time!” for controversial new music video Big guests added for Denver’s 4/20 celebrations Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart dish out weed puns aplenty in Super Bowl ad Snoop Dogg and […]
Published: Feb 21, 2018, 12:34 pm • Updated: Feb 21, 2018, 12:34 pm By Carol Kent Wyatt, Crestview News Bulletin Feb. 20–SUNNY HILLS — Garland Harp of Sunny Hills had a somewhat unique New Year’s Resolution this year. “I was determined to come completely off opioids,” said Harp, who has had seven back surgeries spanning […]
Four years after the legalization of recreational pot sales, state officials are another step closer to determining how the change is affecting the safety of Colorado’s roads — but many obstacles remain. About 73 percent of some 4,000 drivers charged with driving under the influence in 2016 tested positive for marijuana, according to a new […]
Published: Dec 28, 2017, 1:08 pm • Updated: Dec 29, 2017, 10:12 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The Denver District Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced charges filed against 10 Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center budtenders arrested following a Denver Police investigation of alleged illegal marijuana sales at the dispensaries. The charges allege that each […]
Published: Feb 8, 2018, 12:24 pm • Updated: Feb 8, 2018, 12:47 pm By Denis Slattery , New York Daily News Take two aspirin and call him in the morning. Attorney General Jeff Sessions thinks the U.S. could easily combat the growing opioid crisis by taking over-the-counter medications for pain and “tough it out.” “I […]
By Eric Pfanner, Kristine Owram and Jen Skerritt Constellation Brands is spending C$5 billion ($3.8 billion) to boost its stake in Canadian cannabis grower Canopy Growth Corp., betting legalization of the drug will continue to gain traction in the U.S. and around the world. Constellation, the brewer of Corona beer, will raise its stake in […]
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 8:25 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 8:25 am By Perry Stein, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – On April 20, an unofficial holiday for marijuana users, Capitol Police arrested eight protesters for handing out marijuana joints on land near the U.S. Capitol under local jurisdiction. Only two of those arrested were […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 2:28 pm • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 2:34 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Days after California became the largest U.S. state to initiate regulated sales of cannabis to adults, a wave of uncertainty has crashed over America’s cannabis industry with the Justice Department’s elimination of Obama-era guidance on marijuana […]
Published: Oct 27, 2017, 11:37 am • Updated: Oct 27, 2017, 11:49 am By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg A private equity fund co-chaired by a former BlackRock Inc. executive is planning to raise $250 million to invest in marijuana businesses in places such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and midtown Manhattan. MedMen Opportunity Fund II, which […]