Published: Dec 6, 2017, 11:43 am • Updated: Dec 6, 2017, 11:47 am By Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — In March, Los Angeles voters endorsed a plan to bring order to the city’s long-unruly marijuana market while clearing the way for recreational sales to begin next year, making L.A. the biggest […]
Published: Feb 16, 2018, 11:31 am • Updated: Feb 16, 2018, 11:31 am By Jill Richardson, Otherwords.org Recently Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave Americans suffering severe pain some advice: “People need to take some aspirin sometimes and tough it out a little.” As someone who has suffered chronic pain for over 20 years, his remarks […]
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 8:12 am • Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 8:21 am By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Nevada has legalized recreational marijuana, but it’s still not OK for tens of thousands of Burning Man fans to light up this year. “The broader public — including those that go to Burning Man — […]
Published: Oct 17, 2017, 1:54 pm • Updated: Oct 17, 2017, 2:20 pm By Vincent Chandler, The Cannabist Staff Welcome to High Minded by The Cannabist, our podcast diving into the stories, news and voices shaping a new billion-dollar industry. High Minded is a podcast in three acts, hosted by The Cannabist’s editor, Alex Pasquariello. […]
Published: Oct 16, 2017, 11:46 am • Updated: Oct 16, 2017, 11:58 am By Ed O’Keefe and Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats on Monday reacted sharply to reports that President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the nation’s drug czar helped steer legislation that made it harder for […]
Published: Oct 27, 2017, 8:53 am • Updated: Oct 28, 2017, 2:42 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post Speaking at separate events Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump delivered remarks on drug policy that matched messaging straight out of the 1980s. “We’ve got to re-establish first a view that you should […]
Published: Mar 7, 2017, 7:28 am • Updated: Mar 7, 2017, 2:30 pm By Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press Colorado is moving toward limiting growing marijuana at home under a bill that sets a max of 12 plants per residential property. A House committee voted 11-2 Monday to curb the nation’s most generous allowances for […]
Published: Nov 16, 2017, 2:07 pm • Updated: Nov 16, 2017, 2:07 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Before Tyler Hurst sets out for his morning run, he slips on a pair of those shoes that fit each toe like a glove. Then he takes a few hits off a vape pen packed with […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 10:32 am • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 10:49 am By The Cannabist Staff United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo Thursday morning to all United States Attorneys, that he is changing federal enforcement policy effective immediately. The contents of the posted memo are below. Earlier Thursday, the Associated Press […]
Published: Oct 24, 2017, 11:17 am • Updated: Oct 24, 2017, 11:17 am By Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press With nearly 2,000 people signing up for classes on medical marijuana licenses, Michigan has added a class and moved another to a bigger venue. The sessions are designed to familiarize people who hope to get into […]