Published: Sep 13, 2017, 11:35 am • Updated: Sep 13, 2017, 3:55 pm By The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers’ compensation for medical marijuana. It’s the first time the court has considered the question of […]
Published: Jan 8, 2018, 11:05 am • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 11:05 am By The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Law enforcement agencies across Michigan are using excess state revenue from medical marijuana patient and caregiver fees to boost enforcement efforts as the state prepares to license dispensaries and pot businesses in certain communities under […]
Published: Jul 22, 2016, 10:45 am • Updated: Jul 23, 2016, 10:02 am By Jesse Paul and John Ingold, The Denver Post Authorities now say conclusive test results on the town of Hugo’s water supply should be completed by Saturday amid a suspected THC contamination of a well. UPDATE: State tests find no THC in […]
Published: Oct 6, 2017, 11:24 am • Updated: Oct 6, 2017, 2:31 pm By Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post Agents and deputies from several federal and county agencies arrested four immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally, seized 4,213 marijuana plants and dismantled an elaborate grow operation constructed in thet San Isabel National Forest, […]
Published: Mar 9, 2017, 8:51 am • Updated: Mar 9, 2017, 1:42 pm By David Debolt, Bay Area News Group The city of Oakland has ramped up its counterattack to the U.S. war on drugs, expanding its one-of-a-kind program to help people jailed for marijuana crimes enter the booming California cannabis industry. But while the […]
Published: Aug 15, 2017, 9:17 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 9:17 am By Shaun Hall, daily Courier GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County in Oregon is doing a lot of business with the marijuana industry. To give an idea how much, department director Julie Schmelzer provided the following statistics: — Building fees collected by […]
Published: Nov 24, 2017, 10:22 am • Updated: Nov 24, 2017, 11:40 am By The Associated Press SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Northwest Iowa authorities say they arrested a Colorado man with 77 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle. Court records say 34-year-old Darrel Wait, of Thornton, is charged with two counts of possession of a […]
Published: Nov 30, 2017, 9:50 am • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 9:50 am By The Associated Press DENVER — A Colorado credit union — once on the cusp of revolutionizing banking for marijuana businesses before being thwarted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City — has resumed its quest to open. But going into […]
Published: Nov 20, 2017, 11:21 am • Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 11:40 am By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars. In an analysis to be released Monday, the Council of Economic […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — Some American parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory as U.S. regulators near a decision on whether to approve the first drug derived from the marijuana plant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue […]