Published: Jan 5, 2018, 10:00 am • Updated: Jan 5, 2018, 10:00 am By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young on Thursday ripped the U.S. Department of Justice over a shift toward tougher marijuana enforcement, calling the move a “direct violation of states’ rights.” Young said that if […]
Published: Sep 1, 2017, 3:44 pm • Updated: Sep 1, 2017, 5:57 pm By David Migoya, The Denver Post The U.S. Department of Justice is secretly using the Internal Revenue Service to conduct criminal investigations into otherwise legitimate marijuana businesses in Colorado under the guise of tax audits, lawyers for the companies say in an […]
Published: Jan 12, 2018, 6:04 am • Updated: Jan 12, 2018, 11:31 am By Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post In a new approach, police in 10 communities will divvy up $21.5 million in aid from Colorado to try cleaning up high-crime areas by steering people struggling with drug addiction and mental health disorders toward […]
Published: Feb 6, 2018, 11:06 am • Updated: Feb 6, 2018, 11:06 am By The Associated Press LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Eastern Minnesota police have recently dealt with two cases involving thousands of marijuana gummies. The Pioneer Press reports that 23-year-old Austin James Hagen, of Lakeville, was charged with possession of a first-degree controlled substance with […]
Published: Oct 9, 2017, 7:46 am • Updated: Oct 9, 2017, 10:59 am By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Smoking and vaping will still be allowed at California state parks and beaches, despite lawmakers’ attempts to ban it. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed two bills Friday that would have banned lighting up in a park […]
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 6:04 pm • Updated: Aug 30, 2017, 3:29 pm By Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post A Larimer County, Colorado man has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after building an underground fallout bunker and allegedly making butane hash oil in the room, blowing it up. He, another man and a […]
Published: Feb 12, 2018, 9:52 am • Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 10:03 am By Lindsey Tanner, Ap Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found. The study lacks evidence on whether pot was involved in […]
Published: Sep 11, 2017, 8:01 am • Updated: Sep 11, 2017, 8:04 am By Barbara Rodriguez, The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — An unusual attempt by Iowa to work with another state to transport medical marijuana oil across state lines is on hold amid legal concerns it could invite scrutiny from the federal government. […]
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 8:31 am • Updated: Nov 17, 2017, 10:31 am By The Associated Press SARVER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania couple is suing their local police department and Nationwide Insurance Co. after they were arrested when an insurance agent mistook their hibiscus plants for marijuana. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by 69-year-old Edward Cramer […]
Published: Dec 18, 2017, 2:16 pm • Updated: Dec 18, 2017, 2:16 pm By Rob Kuznia and Katie Zezima, The Washington Post LOS ANGELES – Yirtuamlak Hailu Derege came to California a decade ago with dreams of making it big in the entertainment business. But shortly after arriving, he was arrested and convicted of selling […]