Published: Dec 12, 2017, 8:54 am • Updated: Dec 12, 2017, 8:54 am By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a court to suppress evidence against 18 people who were charged with drug possession after being stopped and searched by customs and border protection agents last summer in […]
Published: Jan 18, 2018, 12:13 pm • Updated: Jan 18, 2018, 2:11 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff The recent “groundswell” of support for a spending bill amendment protecting state-legal marijuana proposed by Colorado Rep. Jared Polis wasn’t enough to move a powerful Congressional committee — or even a Republican from his own state […]
Published: Sep 11, 2017, 3:35 pm • Updated: Sep 11, 2017, 3:35 pm By The Cannabist Staff We’ve noticed our readers have an insatiable appetite for anything we post about cooking with cannabutter. So we’ve put together this collection of our best information and cooking resources, including guides on how to make cannabutter and how […]
Published: Nov 10, 2017, 9:58 am • Updated: Nov 10, 2017, 9:58 am By Eder Campuzano, The Oregonian An Oregon marijuana processor was arrested Thursday in Nebraska on drug trafficking allegations after deputies reported discovering about $1.1 million in cannabis extract in his U-Haul van during a traffic stop. Mark Pettinger, a spokesman for the […]
Published: Mar 5, 2017, 9:19 pm • Updated: Mar 6, 2017, 7:50 am By The Associated Press JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has taken a step toward decriminalizing marijuana use. Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet has approved a measure that would reduce penalties for possession of marijuana. If caught, smokers would pay […]
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Published: Feb 5, 2018, 10:28 am • Updated: Feb 5, 2018, 10:55 am By Anthony A. Mestas, The Pueblo Chieftain There’s nearly $750,000 in funding available to graduating Pueblo seniors attending a local college or university through Pueblo County’s cannabis-tax funded scholarship. Pueblo County officials said Friday that they hope to award 600 scholarships for […]
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 10:39 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 12:28 pm By The Associated Press TORONTO — Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, plans to sell cannabis in as many as 150 government-run stores after the federal government legalizes recreational marijuana by July. The government says marijuana will only be sold at specific stores […]
Published: Aug 22, 2017, 11:17 am • Updated: Aug 22, 2017, 12:02 pm By Laurie Garrett, Special To The Washington Post President Donald Trump announced this month that he intends to formally declare a state of emergency regarding America’s opioid crises, which a White House advisory panel told him has reached unprecedented, catastrophic proportions. Many […]
Published: Oct 25, 2017, 8:16 am • Updated: Oct 25, 2017, 8:33 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Americans’ support for marijuana legalization has reached a new high, the latest Gallup poll shows. Gallup poll results released Wednesday found that 64 percent of adult survey respondents said they thought the use of marijuana should […]