Published: Nov 9, 2017, 8:53 am • Updated: Nov 9, 2017, 8:53 am By The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is cracking down on the distribution of medical marijuana by allowing surprise inspections and implementing a new patient tracking system. The state Department of Health and Human Services issued new rules Wednesday that tighten […]
Dominique Mendiola has been named the state’s new director of marijuana coordination. Mendiola, who has worked with the state Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division since 2014, serving as the deputy director, replaces Mark Bolton. As director, Mendiola will manage marijuana policy issues for the state, including interaction between Colorado and the federal government. Read […]
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 5:00 am • Updated: Mar 15, 2018, 2:32 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff ANAHEIM, Calif. — Selling Americans on chai, a spiced black tea with roots in herbal medicine, was a heavy lift for Colorado entrepreneur John Simmons. Nearly 25 years after the founder and former CEO of Boulder’s […]
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 2:13 pm • Updated: Feb 26, 2018, 4:07 pm By The Associated Press BOSTON — The panel set up to regulate the state’s new marijuana industry has opted to delay action on the launch of the proposed home delivery of the drug and so-called “cannabis cafes” where individuals could smoke the […]
Published: Jan 2, 2018, 10:50 am • Updated: Jan 2, 2018, 10:50 am By Sam Wood, the Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The town drunk can buy firearms. So can someone who has been involuntarily placed in a mental hospital for a short stay. But anyone who wants to treat Crohn’s disease with medical marijuana is […]
Published: Mar 2, 2018, 7:42 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2018, 8:22 am By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska has raked in its biggest monthly haul in marijuana taxes, with just over $1 million collected in January. The state Department of Revenue’s Kelly Mazzei (muh-ZAY’) also says January tallied the higher number […]
Published: Jul 21, 2017, 10:05 am • Updated: Jul 24, 2017, 7:52 am By The Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Jim McAlpine, founder of The 420 Games. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • The 420 Games comes to Denver for the second year • Pot-sniffing dogs may be out of work in Colorado, Janae has 5 new […]
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 12:21 pm • Updated: Mar 14, 2018, 12:21 pm By Radley Balko, The Washington Post The Miami Herald reports that a Tampa Bay mother of four spent five months in jail after a drug field test erroneously tested positive for oxycodone. It took that long for her husband to accumulate the […]
Published: Sep 6, 2017, 12:14 pm • Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 12:14 pm By Randall Chase, The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — A task force formed to study how legalization of recreational marijuana use in Delaware would be implemented if lawmakers approve it is facing a host of vexing issues, ranging from taxation and banking […]
Published: Dec 11, 2017, 8:58 am • Updated: Dec 11, 2017, 8:58 am By The Associated Press WILLISTON, N.D. — North Dakota health officials will begin gathering public input Monday about proposed medical marijuana rules as the state prepares to launch its program. Health officials plan to hear from prospective dispensary operators, patients and caregivers […]