Published: Jan 18, 2018, 4:00 pm • Updated: Jan 18, 2018, 4:00 pm By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida lawyer was disbarred Thursday for telling clients it was OK to possess, use and grow marijuana for medical use — more than two years before Florida approved medical marijuana. The Florida […]
Published: Nov 13, 2017, 8:15 am • Updated: Nov 13, 2017, 8:15 am By Jennifer Kaplan, Bloomberg “This bud’s for you” has taken on a whole new meaning for Chris Burggraeve. The former chief marketing officer for Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the brewer of Budweiser beer, is moving from barley and hops to cannabis as the […]
Since its founding in 2010, Organa Brands’ “maniacal focus on market expansion” has landed its marijuana edibles, vape cartridges, dab tools, distillates and beverages in 11 states and three countries. The company announced Monday it will enter its next stage of evolution — transforming from a North American cannabis powerhouse to a global behemoth — […]
Colorado legislators this week doused the latest attempt to establish licensed cannabis consumption clubs in the state, but another social-use bid remains alive. A bill to establish a marijuana consumption club license and accompanying regulations for adult-use cannabis spaces failed on a vote of 6-1 in the Senate Committee on Business, Labor & Technology on […]
Published: Feb 14, 2018, 1:28 pm • Updated: Feb 14, 2018, 3:36 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A bill creating a marijuana delivery pilot program in Colorado rolled through a key legislative committee Wednesday. The House Finance Committee on an 8 to 5 vote advanced House Bill 1092, which would establish an 18-month […]
Published: Nov 20, 2017, 3:31 pm • Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 5:18 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The embattled former CEO of MassRoots Inc. launched a counteroffensive against the firm that is now suing him. MassRoots founder Isaac Dietrich, who remains the largest shareholder of the Denver-based marijuana social network and business technology […]
Published: Jan 2, 2018, 11:41 am • Updated: Jan 2, 2018, 1:11 pm By Kurt Snibbe, The Cannifornian Effective Jan. 1, California allows licensed shops to sell marijuana to anyone with an ID proving they’re 21 and older. For adults new to cannabis, or for those who haven’t tried it in years, know that the […]
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 3:10 pm • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 2:15 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff It’s been a busy week for marijuana in Colorado Springs. Colorado’s second-largest city is in the national spotlight this week following a closed-door meeting between city leaders and federal officials about marijuana, a drug bust at […]
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Published: Jan 9, 2018, 2:00 pm • Updated: Jan 9, 2018, 2:00 pm By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A company that wasn’t chosen for Ohio’s new medical marijuana program filed a lawsuit against the state claiming it was bumped because of “an unconstitutional racial quota.” There were 12 provisional, large-scale growing operations licenses […]