By Blake Nelson, The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters may have the option to legalize medical marijuana this November. Lawmakers are rushing to get there first. The Missouri House voted Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana and Republican Rep. Jim Neely, the bill’s sponsor and a physician, argued that it was important that […]
Published: Jan 16, 2018, 3:18 pm • Updated: Jan 16, 2018, 3:18 pm By The Associated Press SEATTLE — A group representing marijuana business owners in the West is urging Congress to include language in a government spending bill that would protect cannabis operations. The Western Regional Cannabis Business Alliance said Tuesday it is asking […]
Published: Nov 30, 2017, 6:09 am • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 6:04 pm By Mark K. Matthews, The Denver Post WASHINGTON — With help from U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced their plan for what would be the nation’s first tax code overhaul in three decades. Beyond […]
Published: Oct 26, 2017, 4:03 pm • Updated: Oct 26, 2017, 4:03 pm By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff Members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs are urging Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin to ensure the VA’s research and development office fulfills “its stated mission,” by allowing research into the effects of marijuana on […]
Frisco’s marketing department doesn’t have a problem with Vice Media coming to town, but it would like the news and culture site to follow the rules if it returns to film another installment of its marijuana web series “Blunt Reviews.” The nine-minute video features host Simone Sullivan staying at a home in Frisco, where she’s […]
Published: Dec 18, 2017, 6:34 am • Updated: Dec 18, 2017, 6:35 am By Brian Melley, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — That legal weed you’ll be able to buy in California on New Year’s Day may not be as green as it seems. Any marijuana sold when recreational sales become legal Jan. 1 in the […]
Published: Oct 10, 2017, 12:21 pm • Updated: Oct 10, 2017, 12:25 pm By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Like countless Californians in the last few years, Roberta Koz Wilson and her brother Jeff saw the coming revolution in cannabis and decided they wanted a piece of it. Or in their case, a bite. Using […]
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 11:45 am • Updated: Mar 14, 2018, 12:19 pm By The Associated Press SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — Police have seized more than 1,500 packages of marijuana gummies shipped from California to an address in Connecticut. The Eastern Central Narcotics Task Force began investigating the marijuana shipment from Corona, California to a […]
Published: Jan 26, 2018, 2:05 pm • Updated: Jan 26, 2018, 2:18 pm By The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska State Patrol says it has arrested an Alaska man after discovering nearly 230 pounds of marijuana in his sport utility vehicle during a traffic stop. The patrol says in a release Thursday that […]
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 8:49 am • Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 8:49 am By The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Legislative leaders are setting up a special committee to examine whether medical marijuana should be legalized in Tennessee. WKRN-TV reports that the panel appointed by House Speaker Beth Harwell of Nashville and Senate Speaker Randy […]