Published: Nov 16, 2017, 10:38 am • Updated: Nov 16, 2017, 10:38 am By The Associated Press BOSTON — A Boston man who said veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder should “get over it,” and described breast cancer patients as “cadaverous” in apparent opposition to a medical marijuana dispensary in the city’s swankiest shopping district says […]
Published: Sep 26, 2017, 9:55 am • Updated: Sep 26, 2017, 10:49 am By Gabrielle Porter, The Daily Sentinel A Mesa County, Colorado sheriff’s deputy was driving south on 29 Road in Fruitvale Saturday afternoon with his window down when he smelled something fishy. Well, skunky. The patrol deputy, who was not working with the […]
Published: Mar 9, 2018, 12:45 pm • Updated: Mar 9, 2018, 12:45 pm By Lindsey Bartlett, The Cannabist Staff Snoop Dogg just can’t spend the 4/20 holiday away from Colorado. Snoop’s Wellness Retreat returns to the Mile High City on April 20, 2018. The all-ages show at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre will co-headline Migos and feature […]
Published: Dec 28, 2017, 10:37 am • Updated: Dec 28, 2017, 12:31 pm By Gerry Shih, The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The United States should look within to cut down demand for opioids which are fueling its deadly drug crisis rather than stressing unsubstantiated claims that China is the major source of these chemicals, […]
Published: Jan 21, 2018, 7:52 pm • Updated: Jan 21, 2018, 8:28 pm By The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s deadline for when he must sign the state’s marijuana legalization bill has arrived, and it’s unclear if he has signed it into law. Related stories Vermont Gov. Scott says he […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet — one that doesn’t come with a high. Applications for state licenses to grow hemp — marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin — have increased more […]
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Published: Nov 21, 2017, 8:50 am • Updated: Nov 21, 2017, 6:50 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week will grant Schedule II status to a synthetic THC drug developed by a pharmaceutical firm beset with controversy. The DEA on Wednesday is expected to finalize the previously suggested […]
Published: Feb 5, 2018, 10:46 am • Updated: Feb 5, 2018, 10:46 am By The Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Officials in New Haven are warning about the dangers of synthetic marijuana following a rash of overdoses. Police say they’ve seen more than a dozen overdoses related to use of the drug K2 or […]
Published: Feb 1, 2018, 4:27 pm • Updated: Feb 1, 2018, 4:46 pm By Anna M. Tinsley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram A 6-year-old Texas girl made history on Thursday. The Central Texas girl, who suffers from intractable epilepsy, became the first person in Texas to receive a legal delivery of medical marijuana grown and produced here […]