Published: Jul 25, 2016, 8:10 am • Updated: Jul 25, 2016, 10:41 am By The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Those not happy with their choices for president this November could find another option on the Nebraska ballot: the Marijuana Party. The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office said Friday that the Marijuana Party of Nebraska […]
Published: Dec 22, 2017, 6:20 am • Updated: Dec 22, 2017, 1:05 pm By David Migoya, The Denver Post The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area since 2015 has surveyed school resource officers regarding marijuana use in schools, and asks for anonymous written comments about what they see. Here is a sampling of those […]
Published: Aug 15, 2017, 11:22 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 11:54 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff These are times of cautious but rising optimism for supporters of industrial hemp. Since 1970, all forms of Cannabis sativa L., including hemp, have been classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. […]
Published: Mar 13, 2018, 11:53 am • Updated: Mar 13, 2018, 12:09 pm By Sandrine Rastello, Bloomberg News As Canadian marijuana growers rush to boost production before pot gets legalized, Quebec’s biggest cannabis company looks to a convenience-store giant for a road map. The Hydropothecary Corp. says it wants to follow the footsteps of Quebec […]
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 2:56 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 3:50 pm By Elliott Almond, Mercury News Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most common chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant. While CBD can help with mental and physical relaxation, it’s not psychoactive like its more famous molecular cousin tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). NFL players […]
Published: Mar 13, 2018, 5:38 pm • Updated: Mar 13, 2018, 5:38 pm By The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — A former Mississippi police officer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for trying to obtain and distribute 110 pounds (50 kilograms) or more of marijuana. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate sentenced […]
Published: Sep 19, 2017, 10:55 am • Updated: Sep 19, 2017, 12:20 pm By Tristan Hallman and Naomi Martin, The Dallas Morning News Sept. 19–The future appears hazy for a new Dallas program to issue court summonses to people caught with less than 4 ounces of marijuana instead of arresting them. Dallas County Commissioner John […]
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 10:28 am • Updated: Nov 17, 2017, 10:28 am By The Associated Press WHEATLAND, Wyo. — A legislative committee has advanced proposals that seek to close loopholes in Wyoming’s marijuana laws. The Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance two draft bills to the 2018 budget session relating to the […]
Published: Mar 1, 2017, 10:49 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 10:24 am By John Fryar, Longmont Times-Call Longmont’s City Council on Tuesday night formally approved a contract with the state for a $567,640 state marijuana impact grant the city plans to spend on the prevention, intervention and suppression of youths’ marijuana use. The money […]
Published: Dec 4, 2017, 9:19 am • Updated: Dec 4, 2017, 9:45 am By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A lawyer for a Los Angeles police captain investigated as part of an illegal marijuana growing operation says his client has done nothing wrong. Attorney Muna Busailah said in an email that Capt. Phillip Smith […]