Published: Feb 27, 2017, 11:07 am • Updated: Feb 27, 2017, 4:24 pm By John Frank, The Denver Post A top Republican lawmaker in Colorado is casting doubt on whether Donald Trump’s administration will crack down on the legalization of marijuana, saying the new president wouldn’t “turn his back” on state’s rights. Colorado Senate President […]
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 7:27 am • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 7:28 am By The Associated Press BOSTON, Mass. — Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to sign a bill that makes changes to the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana law. The bill sets up different procedures for cities and towns to follow if they want to […]
Published: Mar 9, 2018, 3:38 pm • Updated: Mar 9, 2018, 3:38 pm By The Associated Press AVOCA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they have charged a western Iowa man whose son took some of his father’s marijuana to school. Court records say the fourth-grader found a small bag of pot Feb. 23 on the […]
Published: Jul 26, 2017, 8:05 am • Updated: Jul 26, 2017, 9:04 am By Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post An Aurora man involved in gunfire at a local mall over a bogus marijuana deal, which involved broccoli instead of weed, has been sentenced to prison. Sababu Colbert-Evans, 26, of Aurora was sentenced Friday to 16 […]
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 9:22 am • Updated: Feb 15, 2018, 3:45 pm By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The first legal medical marijuana sales under a 2-year-old state law began Thursday at a dispensary in western Pennsylvania, with the first purchase by a woman who lobbied for passage of the law. A line of about […]
Published: Oct 10, 2017, 7:48 am • Updated: Oct 10, 2017, 7:48 am By Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post More than 365 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of $1 million, were seized in Pueblo County on Monday as evidence in illegal grow investigations. Four people, “all with ties to Cuba,” were arrested. Five […]
Published: Oct 10, 2017, 8:45 am • Updated: Oct 10, 2017, 8:45 am By Laurie Wolf, The Cannabist Staff Sweet potato soup is a cold-weather must. If you have never tried it and you are a sweet potato fan, give this weed recipe a whirl. Wicked White Sweet Potato Soup Serves 4 Ingredients 3 large […]
Published: Jan 24, 2018, 2:55 pm • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 3:04 pm By Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press BOSTON — The top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts said Wednesday that while he cannot guarantee that people involved in the state’s legalized pot industry would be immune from federal prosecution, his priority will be combatting […]
SPARKS, Nev. — After being in the works for nearly two years, a state-of-the-art marijuana factory in northern Nevada’s high desert is up and running. The opening of the $15 million MedMen facility east of the Reno-Sparks area marks a goal of the company to change the conversation surrounding marijuana, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported this […]
Published: Mar 15, 2018, 10:17 am • Updated: Mar 15, 2018, 10:17 am By Paul Elias, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with […]