Published: Jan 6, 2018, 6:44 pm • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 9:45 am By Danika Worthington, The Denver Post After news broke earlier this week that Attorney General Jeff Session has rescinded the Cole Memo, changing how the government enforces federal marijuana laws, Gov. John Hickenlooper told CNN Saturday that he didn’t see how the…
Californians welcomed Proposition 64 with confetti and champagne celebrations. But the way in which regulation has rolled out, more and more people are waking up to what “adult-use” and “regulated cannabis” actually mean. And, unfortunately, it means watching the roots of Proposition 215—the law that made medical marijuana legal in California—wither under the Golden State’s…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions broke his self-imposed silence on Monday, mentioning the word “marijuana” for the first time since taking over the federal Justice Department. And while his plans to stymie marijuana legalization in America are still unclear—if he indeed has any such plans—he did deliver this newsflash: The longtime drug warrior still doesn’t like…
Published: Feb 20, 2018, 12:03 pm • Updated: Feb 20, 2018, 12:03 pm By The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of state and local government officials and police officers from across New Jersey met in Trenton to discuss marijuana legalization. The New Jersey Cannabusiness Association, which backs legalization, sponsored the event on Tuesday…
Published: Nov 9, 2017, 8:21 am • Updated: Nov 9, 2017, 12:43 pm By The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 3,800 patients have registered for Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program in its first week. Governor Tom Wolf says more than 200 caregivers have also registered for the program. He says the demand shows the…
Massachusetts’ retail cannabis market is perhaps a week or two away. For Massachusetts’ cannabis consumers and business owners, the official start of retail sales has been a long time coming. For regulators and law enforcement, however, several major concerns remain unsettled. Chief among them is the well-known and oft-cited “cash problem,” the lack of access…
When West Hollywood vegan eatery Gracias Madre first introduced CBD cocktails to their beverage program in 2016, it was a risk. A big risk, considering the stigma of cannabis and the many unknowns surrounding the legality, perception, and applications of cannabidiol in Prohibition-era Los Angeles. More than two years later, after the landmark legalization of…
Posters warning against the perils of pot are popping up in Camden Town, as a London group launches a scare tactic campaign against cannabis. At first glance, the posters look like a relic of the past. “Just Say No” and Reefer Madness come to mind. But are the posters rooted in any truth? The Posters The Camden…
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Published: Feb 10, 2018, 8:48 am • Updated: Feb 13, 2018, 12:02 pm By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s first medical marijuana dispensaries have opened. The Baltimore Sun reports that the dispensaries opened this week among the bars and restaurant of Federal Hill and the shops of Hampden. The two new dispensaries — along…