Published: Jan 9, 2018, 6:27 pm • Updated: Jan 9, 2018, 6:32 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado’s congressional delegation convened an emergency meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to shore up protections for state-legal marijuana operations and, in turn, states’ rights. In the meeting, members advanced plans for federal marijuana protections and honed…
Published: Jan 29, 2018, 12:48 pm • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 12:48 pm By Jennifer Kaplan & Jamie Butters, Bloomberg The largest U.S. auto-dealer chain has lightened up on lighting up. AutoNation no longer refuses to hire job applicants who test positive for marijuana in drug screenings, Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson said in an…
520 SHARES ShareTweet Spread the love The state of Massachusetts has done it, they have added rules allowing for the creation of public spaces for marijuana consumers to indulge in marijuana. Massachusetts cannabis cafes very well may be in place this summer when recreational marijuana becomes available for sale. Massachusetts is even referring to the…
Cannabis has always had a reputation of promoting a sense of relaxation and stress relief in its users. Due to this effect, many aficionados and even some in the medical community have been turning to or recommending marijuana as an alternative to prescription anti-anxiety medications like Alprazolam (Xanax), Clonazepam (Klonopin), and Lorazepam (Ativan), which often…
The Israeli Knesset, the country’s legislative body, is moving to decriminalize marijuana with a vote set for this week. If the new law passes, it would replace jail time for most of those guilty of cannabis possession with civil fines. The Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved the bill Monday and has advanced it to the…
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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch introduced a Senate bill on Wednesday that would make it easier to research the potential medical benefits of marijuana and whether it’s a safe and effective alternative to opioids. The bill, known as the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017, or MEDS Act, is being introduced at a time when…
34 SHARES ShareTweet Spread the love The first U.S. marijuana based ETF started trading on Arca on Monday. The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJX) is made up of many Canadian stocks focused on medical marijuana, and peculiar enough, with big tobacco as well. ETF popularity is surging and may be worthwhile for investors interested in…
Oklahoma voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in a statewide election yesterday. Votes in favor of State Question 788 (SQ 788) totaled 56 percent of the ballots cast, while 43 percent opposed the measure. SQ 788 legalizes cannabis for medicinal use and establishes a regulatory framework for a legal supply chain. Unlike medicinal cannabis legislation…
Published: Aug 22, 2017, 7:45 am • Updated: Aug 22, 2017, 8:15 am By Jason Auslander, Aspen Times Aspen Police Officer Dan Davis knew the drill. It was late February and he’d just caught a 22-year-old local man and a juvenile in a locked bathroom at Rio Grande Park with the smell of freshly burnt…