Published: Nov 20, 2017, 9:46 am • Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 9:46 am By Brian Witte, The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — With Maryland set to make medical marijuana available within weeks, two companies have formed a partnership to study how well vapor-inhalation devices work for patients. Curio Wellness, of Lutherville, and Wellness Institute of […]
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 10:23 am • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 10:40 am By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Officials in Las Vegas are warning the recreational marijuana industry against any advertising that can be considered promoting public consumption. Las Vegas marijuana business owners last week received a letter from Department of Business License […]
Published: Jan 15, 2018, 9:40 am • Updated: Jan 15, 2018, 9:40 am By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly 20 percent of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold pot to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission told The Oregonian/OregonLive in a story on Saturday that […]
Published: Mar 8, 2017, 7:29 am • Updated: Mar 9, 2017, 2:56 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff When it comes to laying down the law on marijuana, it’s a convoluted dispute. Amid the renewed attention on state legalization by new Department of Justice leader Jeff Sessions, here’s a refresher. Marijuana in the age […]
Published: Aug 24, 2017, 7:42 am • Updated: Aug 24, 2017, 7:42 am By The Associated Press DURHAM, Calif. — Northern California authorities have shot and killed an illegal marijuana grower they say confronted sheriff’s deputies with a gun. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Mark Jensen died Tuesday night in the community of […]
Published: Jan 15, 2018, 3:17 pm • Updated: Jan 15, 2018, 3:45 pm By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — known for his outspoken anti-marijuana legalization opinions — leaves office today, to be replaced by Democrat Phil Murphy, who campaigned on a pledge to sign marijuana legalization legislation. Democratic lawmakers […]
Published: Mar 5, 2018, 11:53 am • Updated: Mar 5, 2018, 11:53 am By Rebecca Greenfield and Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg Employers are struggling to hire workers in tightening U.S. job market. Marijuana is now legal in nine states and Washington, D.C., meaning more than one in five American adults can eat, drink, smoke or vape […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The push for legalized marijuana has moved into Utah and Oklahoma, two of the most conservative states in the country, further underscoring how quickly feelings about marijuana are changing in the United States. If the two measures pass, Utah and Oklahoma will join 30 other states that have legalized some […]
Published: Jul 24, 2017, 1:43 pm • Updated: Jul 24, 2017, 1:59 pm By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s marijuana industry is ramping up its home delivery service as demand for the drug increases following the legalization of recreational pot in the state earlier this month. Some recreational consumers ask for delivery simply […]
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, whose business dealings are being investigated by the FBI, and the lawyer’s father-in-law have lent $26 million in recent years to a taxi mogul who is shifting into the legalized marijuana industry, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Semyon “Sam” Shtayner, a longtime business associate […]