Published: Nov 15, 2017, 2:10 pm • Updated: Nov 15, 2017, 2:10 pm By Ramona Giwargis, The Cannifornian SAN JOSE — San Jose residents next year can buy marijuana at any of the city’s 16 licensed medical pot shops, the City Council decided in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. The decision doesn’t allow new pot […]
Published: Aug 9, 2017, 2:36 pm • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 3:57 pm By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff An independent national organization that supports state legislatures has again voiced its support for federal descheduling of cannabis. The bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) passed a resolution at its annual meeting this week asking […]
Published: Nov 15, 2017, 10:54 am • Updated: Nov 15, 2017, 11:08 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Senator Cory Gardner, a Republican from Colorado, is backing federal legislation that would allow state-legal marijuana businesses to claim tax deductions and credits. Gardner said Wednesday that he would sign on as a co-sponsor of the […]
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 9:38 am • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 9:38 am By The Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s marijuana regulators have tentatively given pot retailers a green light to begin home deliveries for the first time since recreational marijuana sales became legal last July. The Las Vegas Sun reports The Nevada […]
Published: Jul 24, 2017, 10:13 am • Updated: Jul 24, 2017, 10:13 am By The Associated Press GARDINER, Maine — A medical marijuana businessman in Maine is offering weed for weeds in a program to encourage Gardiner residents to clean up their city. WCSH-TV reports that Dennis Meehan, owner of Summit Medical Marijuana, offered residents […]
Marijuana businesses in Colorado and across the country are anxiously awaiting a move by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, next week that could completely transform the way they do business. Gardner plans to introduce an amendment Monday that, if passed, would let cannabis businesses open bank accounts in states where they’re legal. It would exempt retailers […]
Published: Mar 8, 2018, 5:54 am • Updated: Mar 12, 2018, 9:27 am By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Senate was supposed to consider a measure Wednesday saying the federal government’s new enforcement policy on marijuana is an affront to Alaska voters, who voted to legalize recreational use. Instead, a member […]
Published: Mar 7, 2018, 10:46 am • Updated: Mar 7, 2018, 11:07 am By Todd J. Gillman and Katie Leslie, The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — The fight between Sen. Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O’Rourke pits a tea party darling who used his first term to run for the White House against a dynamic […]
Published: Mar 9, 2017, 7:50 am • Updated: Mar 9, 2017, 3:43 pm By The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s attorney general has launched a campaign against the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state. Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, a Democrat, announced a new coalition of legal pot opponents Thursday. Legislators in the […]
PORTLAND, Maine — Police in Portland, Maine will now consider new recruits who are non-citizens and who have recently used marijuana. The Portland Press Herald reports the city’s police department is loosening its hiring policies during a time when departments across the state are struggling to find new recruits. The department says non-citizen candidates qualify […]