Published: Feb 14, 2018, 4:36 pm • Updated: Feb 14, 2018, 4:36 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Molson Coors Brewing Co. now considers legal cannabis a potential “risk factor” to its business. Molson Coors, which maintains headquarters in Denver and Montreal, on Wednesday joined the growing ranks of established, traditional publicly traded companies […]
Published: Nov 6, 2017, 12:15 pm • Updated: Nov 6, 2017, 1:23 pm By Joe Davidson, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – Joshua James Frey is clear: “Without medical marijuana I would be dead.” This Marine Corps veteran is a two-time Purple Heart awardee. He is among the former warfighters, led by the American Legion, who […]
Published: Oct 11, 2017, 5:54 pm • Updated: Oct 12, 2017, 5:20 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Legal marijuana is a bona fide billion-dollar industry in Colorado. And it’s hitting the mark faster than ever. In 2017, Colorado eclipsed $1 billion in marijuana sales in eight months; in 2016, it took 10 months. […]
Published: Mar 7, 2017, 9:07 am • Updated: Mar 7, 2017, 9:07 am By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Idaho residents are helping to boost the economy of a small Oregon town by purchasing marijuana from the town’s two dispensaries, which lie along the border between the two states. Huntington, Oregon, has 435 residents, […]
In a clash of deeply felt testimony, parents in tears pleaded with Colorado lawmakers on Friday to pass a bill allowing their children with autism to use medical marijuana as a treatment. “I’m begging you to approve this bill,” said Jamie Kropp, whose son, Kolt, has autism. Psychiatrists and the head of the state Health […]
Published: Jan 24, 2018, 3:41 pm • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 4:45 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Cannabis securities may be a blip in TD Ameritrade’s daily trade volume, but that blip got noticeably bigger in the latter part of 2017, the electronic brokerage’s CEO reported Tuesday. TD Ameritrade officials saw a “pronounced” […]
Published: Jan 4, 2018, 6:48 am • Updated: Jan 4, 2018, 10:40 am By Sadie Gurman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated […]
A federal appeals court this week dealt a blow to makers of CBD-rich cannabis extracts who were trying to stop the Drug Enforcement Administration from considering their products as dangerous drugs. A panel of judges for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the hemp industry’s challenge of a DEA rule that established […]
Published: Aug 25, 2017, 3:39 pm • Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 3:40 pm By The Cannabist Staff Over the past 10 days, the governors of the first four recreational marijuana states sent responses to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ July 24 letters outlining concerns about each state’s program. Sessions’ letter was itself a response to a […]
Published: Mar 1, 2017, 11:37 am • Updated: Mar 1, 2017, 11:38 am By The Associated Press BOSTON — The co-chairs of a legislative committee reviewing the state’s new recreational marijuana law said Tuesday that when it comes to taxing sales of the drug lawmakers will look to strike a balance between raising revenue for […]