Published: Nov 9, 2017, 9:51 am • Updated: Nov 9, 2017, 11:41 am By Josh Silver, Special To The Washington Post Less than a day after voters in Maine voted to expand Medicaid in their state, Gov. Paul LePage (R) moved quickly to subvert their democratic will, announcing Wednesday that he will not implement the […]
Published: Oct 5, 2017, 1:09 am • Updated: Oct 5, 2017, 10:36 am By The Associated Press PUEBLO — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office has seized about $3.9 million worth of marijuana plants and harvested marijuana. The Pueblo Chieftain reports authorities on Monday raided two illegal grow operations on private property. They made nine arrests […]
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 11:53 am • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 11:54 am By The Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Authorities say a man fired a gun several times outside an upscale Los Angeles-area hotel in a fit of rage after staff told him to get rid of his marijuana. Multiple shots were reported […]
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 11:58 am • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 1:33 pm By Tommy Simmons, The Greeley Tribune A man accused of illegally growing 57 pot plants in his home in Greeley could face a heavier sentence because his alleged crimes occurred less than 500 feet from University Schools. Graham Loines, 33, was arrested […]
Published: Jan 10, 2018, 9:10 am • Updated: Jan 10, 2018, 9:10 am By The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Senate could delay a vote on what would make the state the first in the county to authorize the recreational use of marijuana by an act of the Legislature rather than via a […]
Published: Dec 7, 2017, 11:19 am • Updated: Dec 7, 2017, 11:35 am Cannabist Staff Update: Segment has been delayed due to coverage of the Los Angeles fires. We will update with time of interview when we have confirmation. California will kick off 2018 by initiating recreational sales of marijuana. As the most populous state […]
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 12:08 pm • Updated: Nov 17, 2017, 12:15 pm By John Schroyer, marijuana Business Daily LAS VEGAS — New Jersey recreational marijuana legalization may be a highlight of 2018; it’s possible but unlikely the Trump administration will crack down on the U.S. cannabis industry; and major mainstream corporations are “not going […]
Published: Dec 22, 2017, 6:20 am • Updated: Dec 22, 2017, 10:09 am By David Migoya, The Denver Post In July 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions wrote the governors of Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and Washington – the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana – and questioned whether their respective regulatory systems were effective in […]
Published: Jan 8, 2018, 1:44 pm • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 1:46 pm By Johnny Diaz, sun Sentinel Here’s an invite you don’t get every day: Former Miami Dolphin Ricky Williams is throwing a cannabis-friendly Super Bowl Party on Feb. 4 in California. Williams, who became a poster boy for marijuana use among athletes, tweeted […]
Published: Mar 8, 2018, 10:14 am • Updated: Mar 8, 2018, 11:17 am By Rick Carroll, The Aspen Times The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a Colorado marijuana businessman of engaging in a $7 million securities fraud that helped him buy a Snowmass Village home for nearly $2 million, a $687,000 condo in […]