Published: Mar 20, 2018, 10:46 am • Updated: Mar 20, 2018, 10:46 am By Scott Franz, Steamboat Today STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A group of parents don’t think a marijuana store in Steamboat Springs should share a parking lot with a karate academy where their children train. Nine parents of children who attend the Rocky Mountain […]
Published: Feb 8, 2018, 9:06 am • Updated: Feb 8, 2018, 9:06 am By The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would make it easier to expunge misdemeanor marijuana convictions. Vermont Public Radio reports the proposal would allow people who have been convicted of possession of up to 2 […]
Published: Feb 27, 2017, 2:59 pm • Updated: Feb 27, 2017, 2:59 pm By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Maine police want clarification about how President Donald Trump’s administration will approach legal marijuana. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday he expects states with legalized recreational pot to be subject to more enforcement […]
Published: Feb 1, 2018, 5:36 pm • Updated: Feb 1, 2018, 5:52 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Marijuana tech firm MassRoots Inc. has relocated its corporate headquarters to a Denver co-working space after being evicted from its office space last month, the company’s CEO told shareholders Thursday. The company is also eyeing a […]
Published: Sep 22, 2017, 7:51 am • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 7:51 am By The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Rapper Chief Keef has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in South Dakota. The rapper whose legal name is Keith Cozart was arrested June 12 at the Sioux Falls airport, where officials say marijuana […]
Published: Feb 1, 2018, 5:49 pm • Updated: Feb 2, 2018, 9:17 am By Danika Worthington A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 44 years in prison Thursday after he was found guilty of murdering a man while he slept, pointing a gun at the man’s elderly mother and stealing marijuana. Ronnie Williams and Corey Carroll, […]
ST. MARTIN, Miss. (AP) — A third man has pleaded guilty to trying to FedEx 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of marijuana from Colorado to a Mississippi home. The Sun Herald reports that 23-year-old Kristopher Marcel Nguyen pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of possession with intent to distribute on Tuesday, taking a similar plea deal […]
Veterans organizations fighting for medical marijuana access reacted with both hope and skepticism to President Donald Trump’s latest shakeup at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump ousted VA Secretary David Shulkin via tweet late Wednesday and announced that he would nominate for the position Dr. Ronny Jackson, 50, an active-duty rear admiral in the […]
Published: Mar 13, 2018, 10:30 am • Updated: Mar 13, 2018, 10:30 am By The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A hearing is scheduled on a measure to put the legalization of marijuana on the ballot for voters to decide in November. The hearing in the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled for Tuesday. Both houses […]
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 9:22 am • Updated: Feb 15, 2018, 9:22 am By The Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. — A woman who lobbied for passage of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana law is the first person to legally buy the drug from a dispensary in the state. Diana Briggs says the $178 purchase she made Thursday […]