Published: Feb 20, 2018, 12:42 pm • Updated: Feb 20, 2018, 12:42 pm By The Associated Press CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — Three marijuana retailers are suing Lewis County over an ordinance approved last year that essentially bans cannabis-related businesses in unincorporated Lewis County by requiring them to get approval from the federal government, which provides […]
YORK, Neb. — Authorities have seized 260 pounds (118 kilograms) of marijuana and arrested a driver in eastern Nebraska’s York County. The York News-Times reports that the pot’s estimated street value is $1 million and was found Monday afternoon after a routine traffic stop along Interstate 80, 2 miles (3 kilometers) west of York. Related […]
Published: Oct 31, 2017, 10:04 am • Updated: Oct 31, 2017, 10:39 am By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A report by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office says a sheriff’s deputy acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a Northern California illegal marijuana grower. The Sacramento Bee reports 56-year-old Mark Aaron Jensen was […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida circuit court judge has ruled that a Tampa man has the right to grow his own medical marijuana. Leon County Judge Karen Gievers said on Wednesday that Joseph Redner is entitled under state law to grow and use marijuana for juicing. The 77-year old Redner is in remission for […]
Published: Dec 13, 2017, 1:52 pm • Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 2:14 pm By Susan Squibb, The Cannabist Staff Hey, Cannabist! What’s the deal with Spice? Is it synthetic marijuana? I’m confused because people have died from using Spice. If it is an artificial version of marijuana, why are deaths attributed to its use? –Conclusive […]
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 12:32 pm • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 1:03 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Longtime congressional proponents of marijuana banking provisions are urging the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to keep intact marijuana banking guidance. FinCEN guidelines established in 2014 — outlining how financial institutions should approach banking services […]
Published: Nov 1, 2017, 9:37 am • Updated: Nov 1, 2017, 9:37 am By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvanians moved a giant step closer Wednesday to being able to get marijuana to help treat their medical conditions, as the state announced the launch of its patient and caregiver registry. The Health […]
Published: Feb 9, 2018, 12:54 pm • Updated: Feb 9, 2018, 12:54 pm By The Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. — The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board has canceled the license of Tacoma’s first marijuana retailer because of a $1.4 million delinquent tax bill. The News Tribune reports the board officials canceled the license Wednesday. […]
Published: Sep 15, 2017, 8:15 am • Updated: Sep 15, 2017, 8:15 am By The Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities say a man suspected in the Sunday kidnapping of a marijuana store employee near Spokane has been captured. The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office says Donovan Culps was taken into custody in Goldendale Thursday. The […]
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 7:46 am • Updated: Sep 13, 2017, 8:00 am By Audrey McAvoy, The Associated Press HONOLULU — Hawaii said Tuesday that it aims to be the first state to have marijuana sales handled without cash, saying it wanted to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting dispensaries. All of Hawaii’s eight licensed […]