Published: Sep 12, 2017, 9:35 am • Updated: Sep 12, 2017, 5:42 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff WESTMINSTER — Since marijuana was legalized in Colorado, the standard meter read and utility line check aren’t that simple anymore. Utilities have had to adapt on the fly to a surge of customers that bring with […]
Published: Mar 7, 2018, 10:46 am • Updated: Mar 7, 2018, 11:07 am By Todd J. Gillman and Katie Leslie, The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — The fight between Sen. Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O’Rourke pits a tea party darling who used his first term to run for the White House against a dynamic […]
Published: Dec 28, 2017, 6:49 pm • Updated: Dec 29, 2017, 7:01 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A budtender’s six-month stint at the Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center in Aurora came with no incidents — no activity recognizable as illegal or suspicious. The same couldn’t be said after that employee was transferred to the […]
Published: Dec 22, 2017, 11:07 am • Updated: Dec 24, 2017, 9:13 am By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff President Donald Trump signed a temporary spending bill into law on Friday to avert a government shutdown after the Republican-led Congress did the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punted disputes on immigration, […]
Published: Oct 24, 2017, 12:23 pm • Updated: Oct 24, 2017, 12:26 pm By Daniel Jones, The Cannabist Staff ‘Tis the season to scare the crap out of yourself at a haunted house. But if you’re thinking of smoking before you go, think again. Haunted houses are downright nightmarish these days — you’re putting yourself […]
Published: Oct 30, 2017, 7:55 am • Updated: Oct 30, 2017, 8:22 am By Katie Zezima, The Washington Post High taxes on legal marijuana in California could have the potential to turn many consumers away from the state’s cannabis shops and toward the black market, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. The credit rating […]
Published: Sep 28, 2017, 7:06 pm • Updated: Sep 29, 2017, 7:25 pm By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. — State tax officials say the first month of legal sales of recreational marijuana in Nevada brought in more than $3.5 million in tax revenue. Nevada Tax Department spokeswoman Stephanie Klapstein (KLAPP’-steen) told The Associated Press […]
Published: Nov 27, 2017, 8:32 am • Updated: Nov 27, 2017, 9:33 am By Michael Catalini, The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s incoming Democratic governor has promised to legalize marijuana, but just how speedy Phil Murphy and the Democrat-led Legislature can be remains murky. The effort’s top legislative backers say they have a […]
Published: Aug 19, 2017, 1:06 pm • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 6:06 pm By Justine McDaniel, The Philadelphia Inquirer DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Growing up in a Colonial home in Downingtown, Alessandro Cesario cultivated an interest in the family garden, trying to become “in tune” with plants and insects, and by the time he was 16, […]
Published: Dec 20, 2017, 12:54 pm • Updated: Dec 20, 2017, 5:50 pm By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs earlier this month issued a new directive for clinical programs that frees its doctors and pharmacists to discuss marijuana with military vets taking part in state-approved medical marijuana programs. The […]