Published: Sep 22, 2017, 11:43 am • Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 11:43 am By Damian Mann, Mail Tribune A bizarre kidnapping and robbery case sparked a raid by law enforcement Wednesday at a house off West McAndrews Road where police say they seized 180 pounds of illegal marijuana plants and arrested three men. “We received […]
Published: Jan 31, 2018, 12:05 pm • Updated: Jan 31, 2018, 12:15 pm By Tauhid Chappell, The Washington Post With the advancement of big data, quality-assurance testing and cultivation methods, more career opportunities are becoming available in the marijuana industry in STEM-related fields. To take advantage, leaders in the industry gathered in the District of […]
Last week, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock – a former opponent of legalizing marijuana in Colorado – rallied colleagues from other cities to form a coalition supporting a bill introduced by Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, who also opposed marijuana legalization. The bill would ensure states like Colorado have the right to set their own marijuana […]
Published: Oct 30, 2017, 8:17 am • Updated: Oct 31, 2017, 7:25 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Constellation Brands, the alcohol goliath that two years ago acquired craft beer darling Ballast Point Brewing Co. for $1 billion, is putting its money toward another emerging sector — cannabis-based beverages. The Victor, N.Y.-based company plans […]
Published: Feb 14, 2018, 11:53 am • Updated: Feb 14, 2018, 11:53 am By Lucas High, Longmont Times Call Many coffee fanatics likely wish they could chug their joe straight from the tap, but that’s a messy — and potentially skin-scalding — proposition. So, coffee drink manufacturers must devise a way of getting their brew […]
Published: Nov 6, 2017, 9:06 am • Updated: Nov 6, 2017, 9:06 am By Kyle Lahucik, Associated Press Columbia, Missouri’s Second Ward Councilman Michael Trapp wants the state to make medical marijuana legal, and he’s asking his City Council colleagues to approve a resolution encouraging the state legislature to act. The resolution won’t come to […]
Published: Feb 2, 2018, 10:16 am • Updated: Feb 2, 2018, 10:16 am By Katie Zezima, The Washington Post When California voters passed a measure in 2016 that legalized cannabis and allowed people to have their marijuana convictions wiped away or reduced, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan ordered her staff to immediately start […]
LAS VEGAS — Two Las Vegas-area elected officials want more marijuana tax revenue to be used for education in Nevada, but Gov. Brian Sandoval says not to expect him to call a special session of the Legislature to take up the issue. State Sen. Tick Segerblom, a Democrat who backed marijuana legalization in Nevada, and […]