Published: Nov 1, 2017, 3:02 pm • Updated: Nov 1, 2017, 3:02 pm By Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post President Donald Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis called Wednesday for a nationwide system of drug courts and easier access to alternatives to opioids for people in pain, part of a wide-ranging menu of upgrades it […]
The digital cash registers ringing up customers coffee shops and chic boutiques will soon stationed in marijuana dispensaries. Computer giant HP announced Wednesday it is packaging its point-of-sale ElitePOS hardware with cannabis compliance software from Flowhub, a Denver-based business that operates in eight states. The partnership addresses the growing need for easy compliance solutions in […]
Published: Jan 26, 2018, 4:50 pm • Updated: Jan 26, 2018, 4:50 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg As an assistant district attorney and judge in Santa Cruz, California, Nick Kovacevich’s father put people in prison for possessing marijuana. Forty years later, his son is selling packaging for about 2 million joints a month. Kovacevich, 32, […]
Published: Dec 22, 2017, 11:36 am • Updated: Dec 22, 2017, 11:36 am By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Peter Bernard’s Yuletide plans include dressing up in a tuxedo emblazoned with marijuana leaves, donning a green Santa hat and doling out cookie bars made with marijuana to his friends from a big […]
Published: Mar 13, 2018, 10:59 am • Updated: Mar 14, 2018, 7:05 am By Lindsey Bartlett, The Cannabist Staff Terrell Davis, two-time Super Bowl champion, Hall-of-Famer and former Denver Broncos star with 40 rushing records, will be the keynote speaker at the Minority Cannabis Business Association Summit in Denver on March 22-24. “I am sincerely […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 11:44 am • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 12:28 pm By Doug Alexander, Kristine Owram Cannabis stocks plunged on a report that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is moving to revoke policies that allowed the legalization of marijuana to spread across several U.S. states — including California, which is now the world’s […]
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 2:12 pm • Updated: Aug 4, 2017, 12:34 pm By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg American Green Inc., a maker of cannabis products, is taking an unusual step to attract new customers as it capitalizes on California legalizing marijuana: It’s buying an entire town. The company has acquired the tiny burg of Nipton, […]
Published: Oct 20, 2017, 12:11 pm • Updated: Oct 20, 2017, 12:11 pm By The Associated Press CASPER, Wyo. — Two Illinois men have forfeited more than $20,000 that was seized during a drug bust in Yellowstone National Park to the federal government. KTWO-AM reports a park ranger stopped Jacob Dotson and Dustin Alvis for […]
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 12:33 pm • Updated: Feb 7, 2018, 1:00 pm By The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri bill would provide access to medical marijuana for people who have terminal conditions. The Columbia Missourian reports that a House committee heard testimony Tuesday on the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jim […]
Published: Nov 30, 2017, 6:09 am • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 6:04 pm By Mark K. Matthews, The Denver Post WASHINGTON — With help from U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced their plan for what would be the nation’s first tax code overhaul in three decades. Beyond […]