Published: Aug 16, 2017, 1:27 pm • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 4:03 pm By Alex Pasquariello and Polly Washburn, The Cannabist The governors of Alaska and Washington are questioning the data cited by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in recent letters he sent to their states regarding the efficacy of their respective marijuana regulatory regimes. […]
Published: Nov 29, 2017, 3:38 pm • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 2:27 pm By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — One of Minnesota’s two medical marijuana manufacturers is turning away some patients, blaming a delay in third-party testing of its medications. The problems at LeafLine Labs are causing issues for patients such as Kellie […]
Published: Feb 8, 2018, 9:30 am • Updated: Feb 8, 2018, 9:30 am By The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — An audit released by the Oregon Secretary of State finds regulators charged with tracking the state’s recreational marijuana business have been too lax. The audit of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission released Wednesday comes after […]
Published: Aug 25, 2017, 10:10 am • Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 10:58 am By David Migoya, The Denver Post The number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has risen sharply each year since 2013, more than doubling in that time, federal and state data show. A Denver Post […]
Published: Nov 30, 2017, 12:16 pm • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 5:00 pm By Jen Skerritt, Bloomberg Turns out, this bud isn’t just for you. True Leaf Medicine International Ltd., a small Canadian company operating in the country’s fast-emerging marijuana industry, plans to sell dog chews containing cannabis extracts. True Leaf already makes hemp-seed infused […]
Published: Aug 11, 2017, 9:43 am • Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 9:43 am By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials in Ohio say they don’t expect to issue the state’s first medical marijuana cultivator licenses until around November, at least a month later than growers expected. The Ohio Department of Commerce announced the timetable […]
Published: Nov 20, 2017, 9:19 am • Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 9:21 am By The Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta — Malta’s government has proposed allowing all doctors in the country to prescribe medical marijuana. The government published draft legislation on Monday that would loosen an existing regulation with so many restrictions that not a single […]
Published: Oct 9, 2017, 8:45 am • Updated: Oct 9, 2017, 8:45 am By The Cannabist Network The regional drug task force arrested four men found with about 120 pounds of marijuana last week in Rifle. A couple of the men said they were working at a grow site somewhere in the mountains. A Rifle […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The owner of a Chicago convenience store and two employees have been charged with selling synthetic marijuana that has been linked to two deaths. Federal prosecutors have charged 48-year-old Fouad Masoud and 44-year-old Jad Allah, both of suburban Justice, and 44-year-old Adil Khan Mohammed of Chicago with conspiring to distribute and sell […]
Published: Jan 5, 2018, 11:46 am • Updated: Jan 5, 2018, 11:46 am By The Denver Post Editorial Board The following editorial was published in the DenverPost, January 5, 2018: Unable to slow the tide of marijuana legalization that is sweeping the nation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has instead decided to stoke fear and uncertainty […]