Today, West Virginia lawmakers are taking their first look at a new bill to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana. Democrats introduced the bill two weeks ago, but have so far only garnered support from within the party. Now that the bill is in multiple committees, it’s unlikely to see a full House vote this year….
Published: Nov 22, 2017, 10:44 am • Updated: Nov 22, 2017, 10:44 am By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A marijuana-derived oil that’s used as medicine for treating people with epilepsy is illegal in Indiana with one limited exception, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday in an advisory opinion. The opinion from Attorney General Curtis…
Published: Jul 24, 2017, 9:50 am • Updated: Jul 24, 2017, 9:50 am By The Denver Post, The Cannabist Staff An Agate man has been convicted of murder in the shooting death of a partner in a marijuana grow operation. Shawn Geerdes, 48, was convicted Wednesday by an Elbert County jury, according to a district…
Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is developing a television sitcom based on his life as a cannabis grower and entrepreneur, according to a report from Page Six of the New York Post. Production has already begun on “Rolling With the Punches” at the office for Tyson Ranch near Los Angeles in El Segundo, California. The show…
The post 77-Year-Old Missouri Man Gets 10 Years for Growing Weed appeared first on High Times. A 77-year-old Missouri man from Polk County, Missouri was sentenced to 10 years in prison for cultivating cannabis—a sentence that the presiding judge said he “did not feel good about.” Authorities Stumble Across Illegal Cannabis Grow Seventy-seven-year-old Charles Frederick…
In today’s day and age, petty marijuana arrests feel more like a witch hunt, rather than a productive usage of a police officer’s time and resources. With all that we know about cannabis today, jail time for marijuana possession just seems superfluous. However, this hasn’t deterred authorities from giving it the old college try—literally. Take, for…
Published: Feb 20, 2018, 4:07 pm • Updated: Feb 20, 2018, 4:10 pm By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post A White House climate adviser resigned Wednesday after failing to receive a permanent security clearance, becoming the latest member of the Trump administration to leave amid scrutiny of the background checks of presidential…
The post Hustler Founder Offers $10M for Info Leading to Trump’s Impeachment appeared first on High Times. How much cash would you be willing to cough up to see President Donald Trump tarred and feathered in the streets of Washington D.C.? Figuratively speaking, of course. Well, for Hustler Magazine founder Larry Flynt, it is worth…
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 5:49 am • Updated: Feb 7, 2018, 6:52 am By Mark Matthews WASHINGTON — It’s been a month since the pot blockade began, and U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is standing firm in his vow to jam all appointments to the Department of Justice until Attorney General Jeff Sessions softens his stance…
The post Is Oklahoma Getting Ready To Vote On Medical Marijuana? appeared first on High Times. With Oklahoma getting ready to vote on medical marijuana this summer, state lawmakers are scrambling to figure out what to do if the vote passes. Oklahoma Getting Ready To Vote On Medical Marijuana Legislators’ responses to the announcement about…