Published: Aug 16, 2017, 7:47 am • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 7:47 am By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts murder suspect who wants statements he made to police dismissed as evidence has told a judge that he was too high on drugs to understand his Miranda rights. Lee Rios is charged with […]
Published: Sep 26, 2017, 8:00 am • Updated: Sep 26, 2017, 8:25 am By Ken Sugiura, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Tech’s substance-abuse policy has been in place since the 2012-13 academic year. Athletic director Todd Stansbury believes it’s time to take a look at it. He has the backing of his most prominent coaches, Paul […]
More than 110 pounds of marijuana was seized and two people were arrested following the bust of an illegal marijuana grow operation in El Paso County on Wednesday. Members of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Rural Enforcement Outreach, SWAT, Crime Reduction Unit and the Metro Vice Narcotics Intelligence executed two search warrants Wednesday at […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 4:37 pm • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 4:37 pm By The Associated Press Lawmakers in the Vermont House passed a proposal that would make the Green Mountain State the latest to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. House lawmakers spent much of the day Thursday, with a break during Republican Gov. […]
Editor’s Note: In advance of 4/20, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, released the following statement, published here in full, addressing his views on the state of marijuana in America. For the two decades after cannabis was listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, we were spinning our wheels. While […]
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 12:00 pm • Updated: Feb 7, 2018, 12:00 pm By John Healy, New York Daily News A two-time Super Bowl champion cornerback may have just hit the market for the Jets and Giants. Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, who was benched for unknown reasons in Super Bowl LII, posted a statement on […]
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 10:12 am • Updated: Sep 13, 2017, 10:13 am By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A new Indiana law that allows people with certain types of epilepsy to use a marijuana-derived oil for treatment spurred a statewide crackdown which made it more difficult for those seeking the product to obtain it. […]
Published: Jan 12, 2018, 4:29 pm • Updated: Jan 12, 2018, 4:29 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A bipartisan congressional coalition pushed back on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s assertion that cannabidiol and extracts derived from hemp are Schedule I substances. Twenty-eight legislators including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and […]
Published: Nov 30, 2017, 3:39 pm • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 5:14 pm By The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Republican Gov. Scott Walker has quietly signed a bill that allows Wisconsin farmers to grow industrial hemp. Walker signed the bill Thursday. The bill passed the Legislature unanimously. The measure’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Jesse Kremer, […]
Published: Sep 22, 2017, 3:07 pm • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 3:09 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Larry Ulibarri and Kathie J., Denver radio personalities and founders of Blazin Hit Radio. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Transitioning from the family-friendly drive time radio personality to a 420-friendly persona, without losing the audience; getting […]