Cannabidiol is available in Colorado health food stores, but the state’s marijuana laws prevent the cannabis compound from being sold in pharmacies. A bill moving through the Statehouse would open the doors for GW Pharmaceuticals’ CBD-centric Epidiolex drug to be prescribed and sold in pharmacies across the state. A House committee passed the “Food and […]
Published: Jan 22, 2018, 12:01 pm • Updated: Jan 22, 2018, 12:01 pm By Tom Knapp, The Associated Press LANCASTER, Pa. — Hemp could once again grow proudly in Lancaster County’s fertile fields, if federal legislation legalizing the crop — which was outlawed in 1937 because of its similarity to marijuana — passes this year. […]
Published: Dec 12, 2017, 12:14 pm • Updated: Dec 12, 2017, 12:14 pm By Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg View The opioid epidemic should command focused attention even from our policy-averse president. It’s America’s worst drug crisis, especially severe in the working-class and rural communities that supported President Donald Trump. Its solution involves spending money, which […]
Published: Feb 27, 2017, 8:33 am • Updated: Feb 27, 2017, 8:33 am By The Associated Press HOUSTON — A California man is facing possible prison time in Texas after he was arrested while carrying his supply of medical marijuana as he drove to Houston to visit his hospitalized granddaughter. The case of Phillip Blanton […]
Published: Oct 19, 2017, 12:11 pm • Updated: Oct 19, 2017, 12:11 pm By The Cannabist Network Marijuana arrests in Pennsylvania have doubled since 2010, said a report released by the ACLU of Pennsylvania Monday. Citing limited police resources, black market marijuana sales that preempt more serious crimes, overpopulation of court and prison systems and […]
Published: Oct 2, 2017, 9:43 am • Updated: Oct 2, 2017, 9:43 am By Shayla Hyde, Cronkite News PHOENIX — Tribal leaders from California and Washington state last week discussed the potential opening of legal marijuana businesses on tribal lands. Several members of the National Indian Gaming Association attended the meeting and touted the financial […]
Published: Jan 9, 2018, 3:03 pm • Updated: Jan 9, 2018, 3:14 pm By The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers on Tuesday considered a proposal to extend a ban on retail sales of marijuana until May 1 to give the state more time to craft rules about legal cannabis. Lawmakers in the state […]
Published: Oct 18, 2017, 9:45 am • Updated: Oct 18, 2017, 10:12 am By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said there should be “more competition” among growers who supply marijuana for federal research, though he said he thought the current […]
Published: Jan 15, 2018, 12:31 am • Updated: Jan 15, 2018, 12:31 am By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana — and the strongly pro-gun-rights administration of President Donald Trump — in a potentially uncomfortable […]
Published: Nov 29, 2017, 7:31 am • Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 3:19 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The next move for Denver’s MassRoots Inc. is a data play. MassRoots, the marijuana social media and tech company recently in tumult, entered into a technology-sharing arrangement with New Frontier Data, a cannabis market research and […]