Published: Jan 24, 2018, 2:26 pm • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 2:26 pm By Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An alliance of California marijuana growers filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block state rules that they fear could open the way for vast farms that would drive smaller cultivators out of business…
Canada is less than two days away from becoming just the second nation in the world with legal cannabis. But as Canada’s legal industry comes online this Wednesday, the nation’s vast and well-established network of marijuana retailers is about to become more illegal than ever. Once Canada’s Cannabis Act, Bill C-45, takes effect, unlicensed private…
The post Just ‘Say No’ To Opioids Says Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared first on High Times. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, aka public enemy number one of the cannabis community, has just made headlines for another one of his patented nonsensical remarks regarding drugs. Specifically, the opioid epidemic that’s currently sweeping the nation. His message?…
Marijuana legalization opponents typically will cite a number of reasons against permitting the cannabis industry within their county or city limits. There is an assumption that by allowing marijuana into their community it will lead to an increase in addiction, homelessness and a general poorer quality of life. Opponents will often say that they first…
The Canadian government has clarified the law regarding the social sharing of weed with minors. The Senate voted on Tuesday to approve an amendment to Bill C-45, Canada’s recreational cannabis legalization statute. The proposed law is also known as the Cannabis Act. The amendment makes it illegal for adults to share marijuana with minors. But…
Published: Oct 4, 2017, 4:49 pm • Updated: Oct 4, 2017, 5:57 pm By The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — A lawsuit accuses two county sheriffs and a police chief of harassing two employees with the Nebraska Crime Commission after it denied grant funding to a western Nebraska anti-drug task force. The lawsuit filed Monday…
Jeremiah Green is in Issaquah, Washington, trying to find a place to smoke a spliff outside of his grandma’s house. He’s momentarily bothered by a passerby, but he goes about his business like it’s any other day. The Modest Mouse drummer has been smoking cannabis for years to alleviate his depression, a condition that led…
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine supreme court on Wednesday began considering whether a paper millworker left suicidal by narcotic painkillers should receive workers’ compensation for medical marijuana. It’s the first time the court has considered the question of insurance reimbursement for medical marijuana. Madawaska resident Gaetan Bourgoin won a ruling from the state’s Workers’…
The post Indiana Wants Witness Protection for Drug Snitches appeared first on High Times. In an attempt to cleverly persuade drug offender to rat out their dope dealers, Indiana lawmakers are working to assemble a witness protection program. The goal of this novel concept is to give more drug users and other low-level lawbreakers the…
Pet owners in New York are one step closer to being able to give their pets medical marijuana. Over the past few months, state lawmakers have been working on a bill that could legalize the use of medical marijuana for pets. If the proposal continues advancing, New York medical marijuana program may soon include care…