Published: Nov 14, 2017, 8:34 pm • Updated: Nov 14, 2017, 9:34 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Fresh off the ouster of its founder and CEO, MassRoots Inc. reported Tuesday that its third-quarter revenue had plunged precipitously and it would need to raise at least $2.5 million by year’s end to stay in…
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 10:54 am • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 11:23 am By Andrew Freedman, The Hill Guest Commentary Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently called for the return of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), the 1980s anti-drug campaign aimed at helping prevent and combat youth drug use. However, to truly prevent kids from using…
Published: Dec 11, 2017, 7:15 am • Updated: Dec 11, 2017, 7:15 am By Linnea Covington, The Cannabist Staff The allure of foodie fandom propelled Jaime Lewis’ early career as a professional chef in San Francisco, but a chance encounter inspired a new calling in medicinal cannabis edibles. “I wanted to be a culinary rockstar,”…
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 10:12 am • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 1:29 pm By Stephanie Lake and M-J Milloy, The Conversation It’s hard to go a day in Canada without hearing about at least one of two types of drugs – but for vastly different reasons. One class of drug — opioids — kills four…
Published: Feb 21, 2018, 3:59 pm • Updated: Feb 21, 2018, 3:59 pm By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state auditor says Ohio should continue its medical marijuana program despite “multiple” flaws in selecting grower applicants. Republican Auditor David Yost says the program’s flaws should be handled by administrative appeals or lawsuits. At…
Oklahoma and Pennsylvania are at different places on their respective paths toward adult-use cannabis legalization. But on Monday, both states took significant steps toward that end. In Pennsylvania, State Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny) announced his plan to introduce progressive marijuana legislation. And in Oklahoma, the cannabis advocacy group Green the Vote announced it had acquired…
A Halifax entrepreneur says he can source the raw materials for his line of plastic prosthetic limbs from the country’s dire new problem with legal cannabis over-packaging. Kindness3D founder Jacob Boudreau once created a fully-functional, 3D printed X-Men’s Wolverine claw for a child amputee. Now he claims to have redesigned a paper shredder to make…
Published: Jan 5, 2018, 11:45 pm • Updated: Jan 6, 2018, 12:00 am By The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Whether to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal is a decision that will now rest with those states’ top federal prosecutors, many of whom are deeply rooted in their communities and…
Published: Nov 8, 2017, 7:45 am • Updated: Nov 8, 2017, 8:34 am By The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in New Jersey say Phil Murphy’s win Tuesday night will pave the way for pot legislation. NJ.com reports Democrat Phil Murphy defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno to succeed term-limited…
Diversity remains an issue in most industries, and marijuana is no exception. Though women and people of color hold more positions of significance within the marijuana industry compared to others, these figures are still startlingly low. Massachusetts legislators have enacted laws to address this disparity, and commissioned a study in the state that will be…