Published: Jul 26, 2016, 6:05 am • Updated: Jul 26, 2016, 8:25 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado residents seeking the use of medical marijuana to treat the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are taking their case to the state Court of Appeals. Last fall, four military veterans and one sexual assault survivor […]
Published: Feb 24, 2018, 11:06 am • Updated: Feb 26, 2018, 12:03 am By Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, The Cannabist Staff A vape pen disassembled by its owner to prevent sparking a fire did just that when it passed through an x-ray in the TSA security line at Denver International Airport in January, according […]
Published: Feb 14, 2018, 11:03 am • Updated: Feb 15, 2018, 9:23 am By Karen Matthews, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Army veteran Jose Belen says the horrors of the Iraq War left him with post-traumatic stress disorder, and the drug that helped him cope best with the symptoms was one his Veterans […]
Published: Feb 1, 2018, 8:56 am • Updated: Feb 1, 2018, 9:07 am By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press BOSTON — The single bottle of juice delivered to your door will set you back at least $55. But the bag of marijuana that comes with it? On the house. Retail marijuana stores are months away […]
Published: Jan 8, 2018, 12:06 pm • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 12:06 pm By The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Unregulated sales of cannabis oil have been ramping up in Iowa even as state officials work to set up a tightly regulated distribution system for medical marijuana products. Several Iowa business are openly selling […]
Published: Sep 1, 2017, 2:01 pm • Updated: Sep 1, 2017, 2:29 pm By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. officials say the leader of a California drug smuggling ring in the 1980s who was on the run for almost 30 years was brought from Australia to face charges. The U.S. Marshals Service says […]
Published: Mar 2, 2017, 10:37 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 11:04 am By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post A freshman Republican representative from Virginia introduced legislation this week that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana use and allow states to fully set their own course on marijuana policy. The bill seeks to remove […]
Published: Mar 2, 2017, 7:18 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 7:18 am By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Officials in Springfield are ordering a shop to shut down after they say it was illegally selling marijuana. Mayor Domenic Sarno’s administration on Wednesday issued a cease and desist order to Mary Jane Makes Your […]
Published: Sep 14, 2017, 3:24 pm • Updated: Sep 14, 2017, 3:24 pm By Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — The narcotics officer stood on a windswept ridge near the Oregon border and surveyed the fields cut into the hills below, a landscape resembling a lost piece of wine country. The […]
Published: Nov 21, 2017, 6:42 pm • Updated: Nov 22, 2017, 7:57 am By Alicia Wallace and Aleta Labak, The Cannabist Staff Changes to the rules governing Colorado’s cannabis industry go into effect Jan. 1, including a groundbreaking path for in-state research projects. The state Marijuana Enforcement Division finalized and released new rules for licensed […]