Published: Sep 7, 2017, 2:48 pm • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 2:50 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post In 2016, rates of marijuana use among the nation’s 12- to 17-year-olds dropped to their lowest level in more than two decades, according to federal survey data released this week. Last year, 6.5 percent of adolescents […]
Published: Jan 10, 2018, 11:22 am • Updated: Jan 10, 2018, 11:22 am By Mark Matthews, The Denver Post WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Wednesday that a morning meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions did little to settle their disagreement over marijuana policy — an impasse that makes it more likely that […]
Published: Jan 23, 2018, 4:52 pm • Updated: Jan 23, 2018, 4:52 pm By Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Laguna Beach, Calif., police this month shut down what they allege was a marijuana dispensary posing as a church, the department said Monday. Officers seized more than 20 pounds of marijuana and more […]
Published: Nov 24, 2017, 5:02 pm • Updated: Nov 24, 2017, 5:02 pm By Tess Allen, Civilized Time and time again, the cannabis industry has been heralded as a haven for female entrepreneurs and members of other marginalized groups. But a troubling new trend is on the rise; one that appears to show how the […]
Published: Aug 10, 2017, 7:38 am • Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 7:38 am By The Washington Post Editorial Board Maryland’s medical marijuana program has been so sluggish to take flight, so dazed in setting rules for applicants and so muddled in evaluating them that one might fairly wonder if the entire undertaking were conducted under […]
Politicians and cannabis industry insiders, alike, were surprised Friday morning by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s announcement that he has struck a deal with President Donald J. Trump that would protect states’ marijuana laws from federal interference. In a statement that summarized much of the reaction, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), the co-founder of the Congressional Cannabis […]
Published: Nov 14, 2017, 2:54 pm • Updated: Nov 14, 2017, 2:57 pm By Matt Stensland, Steamboat Today STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Steamboat Springs marijuana sales are still on track to surpass $10 million this year, but for the first time there have been two consecutive months that have only shown single-digit increases over the previous […]
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 3:33 pm • Updated: Aug 4, 2017, 8:00 am By The Associated Press GARDEN CITY, Mich. — Prosecutors say three family members conspired to pay bribes to suburban Detroit officials to try to get them to allow a medical marijuana dispensary. The U.S. attorney’s office announced Thursday the indictment against 54-year-old […]
Published: Aug 25, 2017, 9:54 am • Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 9:54 am By Jason Green, Bay Area News Group SAN MATEO COUNTY — Authorities on Thursday announced the removal of thousands of marijuana plants from illegal grow sites on public and private lands in San Mateo County. The 2-month-long Campaign Against Marijuana Planting netted […]
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 9:12 am • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 9:12 am By Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post RICHMOND, Va. – Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie on Wednesday called for criminal justice reform that goes beyond what the GOP-controlled state legislature has so far been willing to embrace, including raising the state’s felony […]