Published: Aug 17, 2017, 10:04 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 10:43 am By The Associated Press HOUSTON — A Houston lawyer has released dashcam video that appears to show a sheriff’s deputy removing the pants of a handcuffed woman pinned to the ground to perform a body cavity search. Attorney Sam Cammack on Wednesday […]
Published: Jan 26, 2018, 9:27 am • Updated: Jan 26, 2018, 9:27 am By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon has announced it will temporarily increase penalties for those who unintentionally sell marijuana to minors. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the announcement was made Thursday by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which oversees the state’s recreational […]
The Sweet Leaf dispensary chain, shut down in December after a police sting, was a criminal enterprise that pocketed millions from an illicit “looping” scheme that allowed customers to purchase the maximum amount of marijuana multiple times in a day, a municipal hearing officer ruled. As a result, Sweet Leaf Marijuana Centers should be stripped […]
Published: Nov 26, 2017, 4:00 pm • Updated: Nov 26, 2017, 4:01 pm By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was a telling setting for a decision on whether post-traumatic stress disorder patients could use medical marijuana. Against the backdrop of the nation’s largest Veterans Day parade, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this […]
Terry Booth didn’t expect his life would come full circle, thanks to marijuana. He sold pot in high school, peddling quarter ounces for C$25 ($19) to help out his dad. He spent the next two decades working as an electrician and entrepreneur, and planned to semi-retire to the golf course after taking a step back […]
Published: Feb 19, 2018, 11:14 am • Updated: Feb 19, 2018, 11:16 am By Michael Catalini, Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged caution on marijuana legalization on Thursday and instead introduced legislation to eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of the drug. Democratic state Sens. Ronald Rice and Joseph Cryan […]
Published: Oct 4, 2017, 2:12 pm • Updated: Oct 5, 2017, 1:41 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff An adhesives firm and a cannabis business have agreed to patch up their differences and send the “gorilla” packing from dispensaries. The Gorilla Glue Co. and GG Strains LLC reached a settlement in the trademark infringement […]
Baker Technologies Inc., a Denver-based developer of software for cannabis businesses, has drafted a seemingly simple recipe for success: strength in numbers. The startup that started out with desires of being a consolidator — acquiring and integrating other cannabis-centric technology firms — will itself be folded into a larger firm. Under a four-company merger announced […]
Published: Dec 5, 2017, 8:02 am • Updated: Dec 5, 2017, 8:02 am By David Eggert, The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder issued rules Monday policing medical marijuana businesses, less than two weeks before the state begins accepting license applications under a new regulatory system. The emergency rules will remain in effect […]
Published: Sep 22, 2017, 9:04 am • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 10:18 am By The Associated Press MEDIA, Pa. — A southeastern Pennsylvania county sued 11 pharmaceutical companies Thursday for marketing tactics that county officials say misrepresent the dangers of long-term opioid usage while a national overdose crisis continues to kill tens of thousands of […]