Published: Aug 31, 2017, 9:12 am • Updated: Aug 31, 2017, 9:12 am By The Associated Press JOHNSTON, R.I. — Police in Rhode Island say they have seized marijuana worth more than $40,000 and are now looking for the man who leased the building where it was found. Johnston police say the marijuana was found […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 4:02 pm • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 4:02 pm By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press BOSTON — Regulators pledged on Thursday they would push ahead with implementation of the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana law despite a shift in official U.S. policy on enforcement of federal laws against pot. U.S. Attorney General Jeff […]
Published: Dec 6, 2017, 1:23 pm • Updated: Dec 6, 2017, 3:41 pm By Jake Browne, The Cannabist Staff All great joints eventually burn down to a roach. Then you desperately pinch that roach between your thumb and forefinger until you burn your lips, finger tips coated in resin, and inhale a nub of the […]
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 10:21 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 12:41 pm By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine marijuana activist says he was detained and denied entry to Canada because he supports the legalization of marijuana. The Portland Press Herald reports Paul McCarrier posted on Facebook on Monday that border agents […]
Published: Dec 18, 2017, 3:09 pm • Updated: Dec 18, 2017, 3:09 pm By Marina Villeneuve, The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers are preparing for a 2018 session where marijuana legalization is expected to take center stage. The sale of recreational marijuana is set to become legal Feb. 1, even though lawmakers failed […]
Published: Jan 18, 2018, 8:40 am • Updated: Jan 18, 2018, 9:45 am By Ellie Mulder, The Gazette Authorities raided three illegal marijuana grows in the Falcon area Wednesday, seizing 175 plants, 5 pounds of processed marijuana, firearms and $5,000 in cash, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced. One person was arrested. Two firearms […]
Published: Aug 11, 2017, 11:17 am • Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 11:17 am By Paul Elias, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A California county auditor is accusing a sheriff of improperly spending some of the $1 million his department received in fees from legal pot growers to go after illegal operators. It’s the latest […]
Published: Nov 8, 2017, 2:03 pm • Updated: Nov 8, 2017, 2:03 pm By Josh Wingrove and Maciej Onoszko, Bloomberg Canada’s most populous province expects the country to reap significant revenue from the sale of legalized marijuana, and is pushing for a bigger cut of the tax windfall. Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa expects strong […]
Published: Oct 26, 2017, 4:03 pm • Updated: Oct 26, 2017, 4:03 pm By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff Members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs are urging Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin to ensure the VA’s research and development office fulfills “its stated mission,” by allowing research into the effects of marijuana on […]
Published: Dec 28, 2017, 9:56 am • Updated: Dec 28, 2017, 1:27 pm By Michael Balsamo and Don Thompson, The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company to deliver marijuana only to have state police arrest two […]