Published: Sep 1, 2017, 4:05 pm • Updated: Sep 1, 2017, 4:05 pm By The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. — An Oregon county narcotics enforcement unit arrested an emergency room doctor and five other people while conducting raids on two houses. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reported Thursday that the doctor is accused of turning marijuana into […]
Published: Mar 15, 2018, 5:00 am • Updated: Mar 15, 2018, 11:42 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff None of the state medical marijuana laws adopted thus far in the U.S. can be considered ideal from a patient’s standpoint, and because of their patchwork nature, those laws do not function equitably and are often […]
Published: Oct 23, 2017, 4:41 pm • Updated: Oct 23, 2017, 4:41 pm By The Associated Press A legislative effort to rewrite the Maine recreational marijuana sales law so far lacks enough votes in the House to become law. The Maine House voted 85-53 on Monday evening on comprehensive regulations backed by the Legislature’s marijuana […]
Published: Nov 16, 2017, 4:00 pm • Updated: Nov 16, 2017, 4:01 pm By Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The largest legal marijuana marketplace in the U.S. is taking shape — at least on paper. California regulators released long-awaited rules Thursday that will govern the state’s emerging cannabis economy, from fields […]
Published: Dec 1, 2017, 9:39 am • Updated: Dec 1, 2017, 12:05 pm By Anna Momigliano, Special To The Washington Post MILAN – In Italy, as in most of western Europe, medical cannabis is legal. What sets the country apart is that cultivation of the plant is a de facto army monopoly. The only place […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California, Oregon and other marijuana-friendly states are seeking a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in hopes of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws that has left the nation’s cannabis industry in legal limbo. Marijuana is illegal at the federal level, even as 29 states have legalized pot […]
Published: Aug 3, 2017, 12:02 pm • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 2:44 pm By Nathan Howard, Bloomberg Congress is heading for a confrontation with Attorney General Jeff Sessions over pot. Sessions is seeking to crack down on marijuana use while lawmakers from both parties are pushing legislation that would do the opposite. Related: Guide to […]
Published: Dec 12, 2017, 8:45 am • Updated: Dec 12, 2017, 8:45 am By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — An entrepreneurial student who turns worm poop into organic fertilizer targeted for marijuana growers is generating buzz and earning accolades. Joseph Walker, who’s studying at Brigham Young University, began the company OmniEarth to make […]
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 5:38 pm • Updated: Feb 27, 2018, 3:08 pm By The Cannabist Staff A Denver coffee shop received city approval Monday for the nation’s first business license to allow marijuana use by patrons, The Denver Post’s Jon Murray first reported. The Coffee Joint soon can allow customers to vape or consume […]
Hemp could be made whole again — and explicitly legal — under a new bill introduced Thursday by the leader of the U.S. Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Hemp Farming Act of 2018 aims to establish hemp as an agricultural commodity, protect state regimes, add crop insurance, and bolster research. And right off the […]