Published: Feb 23, 2018, 6:00 am • Updated: Feb 22, 2018, 5:32 pm By George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune Will this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival audience be more fired up than usual? Well, why shouldn’t it be? After all, as of Jan. 1, pot is now legal in California, if you’re […]
Published: Feb 23, 2018, 9:43 am • Updated: Feb 23, 2018, 9:43 am By The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Federal prosecutors say a former baggage handler at Oakland International Airport has pleaded guilty to conspiring with other airport employees to smuggle marijuana. The U.S. Attorney Office said former Southwest Airlines baggage handler Keith Mayfield […]
Published: Aug 2, 2017, 12:19 pm • Updated: Aug 2, 2017, 12:24 pm By Tammerlin Drummond, The Cannifornian OAKLAND, Calif. — When the city in May rolled out a new permit program for cannabis businesses that gave priority to individuals who’d been convicted of a marijuana charge in Oakland, or who were longtime residents of […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State health officials say a person who started bleeding severely after using synthetic marijuana has died. In a news release, the Illinois Department of Public Health would not reveal the identity of the person or any details about the person’s death. Related Articles Synthetic cannabinoids send six in Illinois to hospitals for […]
Published: Nov 29, 2017, 6:09 pm • Updated: Nov 30, 2017, 3:42 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff Even as the U.S. Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration make major moves to stem the opioid crisis, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has marijuana enforcement on his mind. During a press conference Wednesday announcing new grants […]
Published: Jul 18, 2017, 1:27 pm • Updated: Jul 19, 2017, 6:19 pm By Leonardo Haberkorn, The Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Marijuana aficionados lined up at pharmacies across Uruguay on Wednesday to be among the first in the South American nation to legally buy pot as a law regulating its sale took full effect. […]
Published: Dec 7, 2017, 8:02 am • Updated: Dec 7, 2017, 8:02 am By Andrew Selsky, The Associated Press BEND, Ore. — Dr. Byron Maas surveys a supply of marijuana products for dogs that lines a shelf in his veterinary clinic. They’re selling well. “The ‘Up and Moving’ is for joints and for pain,” he […]
Published: Nov 20, 2017, 8:01 am • Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 1:58 pm By Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — California has published the rules that will govern its legal marijuana economy in 2018, giving businesses and consumers a glimpse into the future. But there are important steps before legal recreational sales […]
One of four men charged with marijuana store robberies in Denver pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced up to 12 years in prison. Tayone Givens, 21, pleaded guilty in Denver District Court to two counts of aggravated robbery, one count for two separate robberies of the same business. He was sentenced to 12 and 10 […]
Published: Jan 8, 2018, 10:08 am • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 10:08 am By Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials on Friday pulled an ad aimed at discouraging stoned driving after critics said it glorified and promoted marijuana use. The public service announcement was rolled out as California began allowing […]