Published: Oct 30, 2017, 8:17 am • Updated: Oct 30, 2017, 9:49 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Constellation Brands, the alcohol goliath that two years ago acquired craft beer darling Ballast Point Brewing Co., is putting its money toward another emerging sector — cannabis-based beverages. The Victor, N.Y.-based Constellation plans to spend C$245 […]
Published: Sep 15, 2017, 2:28 pm • Updated: Sep 15, 2017, 4:30 pm By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — A law in New Hampshire decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana goes into effect Saturday. The law reduces the penalty for possession of up to three-quarters of an ounce (21 grams) of marijuana […]
Published: Nov 6, 2017, 12:15 pm • Updated: Nov 6, 2017, 1:23 pm By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – Joshua James Frey is clear: “Without medical marijuana I would be dead.” This Marine Corps veteran is a two-time Purple Heart awardee. He is among the former warfighters, led by the American Legion, who […]
Former GOP House speaker John Boehner, a longtime opponent of marijuana legalization, is joining a company that grows and sells cannabis, he announced Wednesday. He has been appointed to the board of advisers of Acreage Holdings, which operates in 11 states, Boehner said in a statement. “I have concluded descheduling the drug is needed so […]
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Published: Aug 9, 2017, 8:08 am • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 8:38 am By The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — Authorities say a 71-year-old man from California was arrested with 183 pounds of marijuana in his car when he was pulled over on Interstate 94 in North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says Harold […]
Published: Sep 27, 2017, 7:59 pm • Updated: Sep 27, 2017, 8:29 pm By Bob Moen, The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An 81-year-old man who was convicted in the 1970s killing of a nephew of notorious mob boss Carlo Gambino has been arrested in Wyoming on drug charges. Henry Sentner, of Myrtle Beach, South […]
Brian Shields has been in the Humboldt County cannabis industry for 14 years and is one of several people throughout the state taking part in a fledgling movement to organize marijuana farmworkers. Since founding the Humboldt Medical Cannabis Union in 2015, his goal has been to help transition both workers and farmers from their decades […]
Published: Jan 8, 2018, 3:00 pm • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 3:01 pm By Paige Winfield Cunningham, The Washington Post If you live in a place where recreational pot use is legal, you’re probably wondering whether you need to start worrying about getting prosecuted for it. The answer is probably not, at least according to […]
Published: Oct 3, 2017, 2:07 pm • Updated: Oct 3, 2017, 2:07 pm By Jesse Paul and John Frank, The Denver Post This week’s special legislative session effectively came to a screeching halt Tuesday afternoon, as Republican state senators rejected the second of two bills brought forth by Democrats to resolve a marijuana tax error […]