Published: Sep 22, 2017, 8:14 am • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 8:14 am By The Associated Press TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — Two drivers of a Mexican tour bus have been arrested near Tombstone after 320 pounds (145 kilograms) of marijuana was found in a hidden compartment. Willcox Station Border Patrol agents at the Highway 80 immigration […]
Published: Jul 22, 2016, 5:30 pm • Updated: Jul 25, 2016, 6:27 am By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Americanna CEO Dan Anglin and Baked Smart COO Leah D’Ambrosio. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Issues with creating a universal symbol for THC that warns kids (and grownups too): “This product contains marijuana.” • Why manufacturers […]
Published: Dec 21, 2017, 8:11 am • Updated: Dec 21, 2017, 8:11 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian A Hawaii-based company just got the first temporary license to grow state-sanctioned cannabis in California starting Jan. 1. The Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis division started accepting applications for temporary licenses Monday. It issued the […]
Published: Dec 12, 2017, 3:50 pm • Updated: Dec 12, 2017, 3:52 pm By Brad Branan, The Sacramento Bee To get new pot businesses registered with his office, Secretary of State Alex Padilla has enlisted the help of one of the most famous stoners of all-time — Cheech Marin. As Marin put it himself: “Who […]
Published: Feb 14, 2018, 10:34 am • Updated: Feb 14, 2018, 10:34 am By The Associated Press PRINCETON, N.J. — Public TV host Rick Steves is coming to Princeton Wednesday as part of a regional tour to advocate for legalizing and regulating marijuana. He’s a board member of the marijuana law reform group NORML and […]
The Denver and Thornton mayors have joined a new coalition of U.S. city leaders that will lobby Congress and the Trump administration to increase local control over marijuana policy. Announced during the weekend meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston, the group’s formation is the latest effort by state and local political leaders […]
Published: Sep 22, 2017, 10:55 am • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 10:55 am By Yancey Roy, Newsday A second medical marijuana company said Thursday it plans to expand home delivery to patients in certain counties, including Nassau and Suffolk. Columbia Care NY, one of 10 companies licensed to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana in the […]
Published: Jan 29, 2018, 11:03 am • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 11:03 am By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the state’s decision to ban smokable forms of medical marijuana can proceed but without one of the key parties. Leon County Judge Karen Gievers ruled on […]
Published: Mar 8, 2018, 5:00 am • Updated: Mar 7, 2018, 5:12 pm By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff The price of a pound of legal marijuana has been plummeting for 18 months, according to a new report tracking the cannabis U.S. spot price index. Analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, an independent price reporting agency, found […]
Published: Mar 5, 2018, 5:28 pm • Updated: Mar 5, 2018, 5:31 pm By Michael Catalini, Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s Democratic-led Assembly on Monday waded into the debate over marijuana legalization, drawing hours of testimony both for and against making it available. The Assembly Oversight Committee held the hearing in Trenton, with […]