Published: Jan 23, 2018, 2:00 pm • Updated: Jan 23, 2018, 2:00 pm By The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker has appointed the police chief of the North Slope Borough to the board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana industry. Walker spokesman Jonathon Taylor says Walker named Travis Welch to the Marijuana Control […]
Published: Sep 26, 2017, 3:16 pm • Updated: Sep 26, 2017, 3:16 pm By Rhonda Cook, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — One by one on a single day earlier this month, coroners from eight counties contacted the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab. Each had just opened a death case that required an autopsy and […]
Published: Mar 12, 2018, 6:36 pm • Updated: Mar 12, 2018, 7:13 pm By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The man nominated by Gov. Bill Walker to fill the public safety seat on Alaska’s marijuana regulatory board has withdrawn from consideration after losing his law enforcement job. Travis Welch’s withdrawal from consideration was […]
Published: Oct 23, 2017, 1:04 pm • Updated: Oct 23, 2017, 1:08 pm By Portland Press Herald Editorial Board For months, a legislative committee, along with caregivers, advocacy groups, public health experts, law enforcement and others, did the hard work of turning Maine’s vote to legalize marijuana into a bill that considers all their points […]
Published: Jan 19, 2018, 8:56 am • Updated: Jan 19, 2018, 9:11 am By Patrick May, The Cannifornian With the legalization of pot in California this month comes a cascade of creativity as cannabis startups take off and new ideas flow as profusely as ganja-generated revenues. High There! is one such animal. Describing itself as […]
Published: Mar 3, 2017, 5:06 pm • Updated: Mar 3, 2017, 5:06 pm By Sohum Shah, The Cannabist Staff One of my favorite things about the cannabis plant is the diversity of effects we can experience by consuming different strains. Some varieties are good for ending a long day just chilling on the couch watching […]
Published: Jan 1, 2018, 6:48 am • Updated: Jan 1, 2018, 4:28 pm By Brian Melley, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use. […]
Published: Sep 29, 2017, 6:08 pm • Updated: Sep 29, 2017, 6:08 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guests: Filmmaker Peter Spirer, producer/director of “The Legend of 420” documentary, and Jesse Peters, CEO of Eco Firma Farms, an Oregon cannabis cultivation company. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Documenting […]
Published: Oct 17, 2017, 10:18 am • Updated: Oct 17, 2017, 10:18 am By Baltimore Sun Editorial Board The following editorial appeared in The Baltimore Sun on Monday, Oct. 16: How ironic is it that conservatives who routinely criticize the federal government’s allegedly heavy-handed intrusions into state and local affairs seem to have no problem […]
Published: Oct 23, 2017, 10:00 am • Updated: Oct 23, 2017, 10:06 am By Will Houston, The Cannifornian Growing cannabis for personal use may be legal in California, but it will cost you at least $160 in Humboldt County’s city of Blue Lake. The Blue Lake City Council adopted a resolution last week that will […]