One of the most controversial issues surrounding the marijuana legalization movement is that some states are enforcing federal laws that would take away marijuana consumers’ right to own firearms. Yesterday, a man in a West Hollywood hotel was asked to leave the premises due to his open marijuana use and in response he pulled out…
Published: Nov 8, 2017, 8:43 am • Updated: Nov 8, 2017, 8:51 am By John Fryar, Times-Call A proposal to increase Longmont’s municipal sales tax for public safety spending, as well as a measure that would impose a new sales tax on purchases of marijuana, were on their way toward easy victory Wednesday morning based…
The cannabis world is currently in the middle of what has become one of the largest and most important industry events: MJBizCon. Hosted in Las Vegas, the annual conference and trade show has seen explosive growth in recent years. So much so that the city of Las Vegas has just announced plans to extend the…
Published: Mar 2, 2017, 7:49 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 2:46 pm By Karoun Demirjian; Ed O’Keefe; Abby Phillip, The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Top Republicans said Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from federal investigations of whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Update: Sessions agreed to recuse himself…
So you should be able to to buy weed in Canada by October 17th…in some provinces. But not Ontario. That you will now have to wait until April of next year. This is a good or a bad thing depending on your perspective. If you are a true blue American that believes in everything having…
Published: Aug 21, 2017, 4:14 pm • Updated: Aug 21, 2017, 4:14 pm By Lisa Renner, Capitol Weekly It appears that a company’s plans to turn a remote San Bernardino County town into a marijuana tourism mecca may go up in smoke. Earlier this month, Arizona-based American Green announced it purchased the entire California town…
Cannabis use can affect the ability of young people to perform some tasks related to driving, a study in Canada found. Researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, discovered that drivers 18-24 years old performed complex driving tasks less successfully up to five hours after consuming cannabis. The study was funded by the Canadian Automobile…
As the recreational cannabis industry continues its meteoric rise, there’s no shortage of people that want to get in on the Green Rush. However, it’s not practical for everyone to become cannabis entrepreneurs, considering the outstanding amount of capital, knowledge, and the stringent set of regulations it takes to get in on the ground floor. Because…
The post Will Kentucky Legalize Medical Marijuana By 2018? appeared first on High Times. Despite its traditionally staunch stance against anything cannabis, it appears Kentucky could be on the verge of legalizing medical marijuana. According to Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, medicinal cannabis could be available in the state as early as 2018. Getting…
Published: Feb 28, 2017, 10:39 am • Updated: Feb 28, 2017, 4:23 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reiterated his opposition to marijuana legalization while addressing a collection of the nation’s attorneys general on Tuesday. In responding to a question about the war on drugs, Sessions noted a rise…