Published: Nov 27, 2017, 11:38 am • Updated: Nov 27, 2017, 11:38 am By The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — University of New Mexico researchers say the legal availability of medical marijuana has the potential to reduce opioid use among chronic pain patients. The work of associate psychology professor Jacob Miguel Vigil and assistant economics […]
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 9:36 am • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 9:36 am By The Cannabist Network Should Snowmass welcome pot shops in the village? The town’s next step in answering this question is to learn what people — especially full-time Snowmass residents — think of this hot-button issue. At a work session Monday, Town […]
Published: Jan 9, 2018, 6:27 pm • Updated: Jan 9, 2018, 6:32 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado’s congressional delegation convened an emergency meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to shore up protections for state-legal marijuana operations and, in turn, states’ rights. In the meeting, members advanced plans for federal marijuana protections and honed […]
Published: Jan 29, 2018, 12:48 pm • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 12:48 pm By Jennifer Kaplan & Jamie Butters, Bloomberg The largest U.S. auto-dealer chain has lightened up on lighting up. AutoNation no longer refuses to hire job applicants who test positive for marijuana in drug screenings, Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson said in an […]
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Published: Aug 22, 2017, 7:45 am • Updated: Aug 22, 2017, 8:15 am By Jason Auslander, Aspen Times Aspen Police Officer Dan Davis knew the drill. It was late February and he’d just caught a 22-year-old local man and a juvenile in a locked bathroom at Rio Grande Park with the smell of freshly burnt […]
A medical marijuana dispensary in western Maryland has banned at least four customers because they posted complaints online about pricing or other issues, sparking concern from advocates and potentially violating state rules for the emerging industry. Joy Strand, the executive director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, said registered dispensaries have the right to decline […]
Published: Jul 20, 2017, 7:39 am • Updated: Jul 21, 2017, 7:43 am By John Fryar, Times-Call With two members absent from Tuesday night’s study session, Longmont’s City Council postponed giving the city staff much in the way of even informal directives about policies they’d prefer to pursue to prepare for the possibility that marijuana […]
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration intends to decrease the amount of marijuana it allocates for federally approved research. The DEA has released its proposed 2018 aggregate production quotas (APQ) for substances that fall under the tightest […]
Published: Nov 2, 2017, 5:06 pm • Updated: Nov 2, 2017, 5:56 pm By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff Veterans are adding their voices to the growing chorus calling for changes in marijuana research and legalization. A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives, along with several combat veterans and the mother of a Marine who died […]