Philadelphia DA drops 50 marijuana possession cases

Published: Oct 3, 2017, 12:45 pm • Updated: Oct 3, 2017, 1:21 pm By Amelia Arvesen, Longmont Times-Call A Colorado man charged in connection with a hash oil explosion that burned a shed in Longmont last year was sentenced to two years in prison Friday, according to court records. Andrew Allen Ziegenfelder (Boulder County Sheriff’s…

Published: Sep 6, 2017, 2:08 pm • Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 2:08 pm By Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post Maryland’s first legal medical marijuana crop is finally growing after years of delays. Industry officials estimate the drug will be available for purchase by early 2018. Here’s what you need to know: How can I get…

Published: Jan 29, 2018, 11:03 am • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 11:03 am By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the state’s decision to ban smokable forms of medical marijuana can proceed but without one of the key parties. Leon County Judge Karen Gievers ruled on…

Published: Aug 9, 2017, 1:08 pm • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 1:08 pm By Robin Feldman, The Conversation “A crippling problem.” “A total epidemic.” “A problem like nobody understands.” These are the words President Trump used to describe the opioid epidemic ravaging the country during a White House listening session in March. The percentage of…

Published: Mar 2, 2017, 9:54 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 4:14 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Americans seem to have a persistent notion of what marijuana policies look like around the world. The vision sold by Hollywood and globe-trotting backpackers is of people free to get high by the canals of liberal…

Published: Jul 25, 2016, 9:37 am • Updated: Sep 20, 2017, 1:38 pm By John Ingold, The Denver Post Colorado’s laws on labeling and child-resistant packaging have been unable to stop an increase of young kids ending up in the emergency room after accidentally consuming marijuana, according to a new study published online Monday in…