It’s tough to tell what Maine’s Governor Paul LePage is all about, what we do know is that he is no advocate for legalized marijuana. While his state’s voters want, and voted to legalize recreational marijuana back in 2016, he has done everything he could to stop the implementation of recreational marijuana laws. Now though,…
Published: Jul 31, 2017, 1:04 pm • Updated: Jul 31, 2017, 1:26 pm By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff At the non-partisan political panel marathon Politicon this weekend, columnist Ann Coulter made some remarkable claims about marijuana during a debate with Ana Kasparian. The topic turned to criminal justice and marijuana toward the end of…
Representative Hank Johnson of Georgia really hammered new DEA Administrator Robert Patterson during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last Tuesday concerning the alarming opioid epidemic facing the United States. It feels as though little is being accomplished to battle the epidemic on the federal level and the one piece of data that has shown some…
The post Could The End of Prohibition Mean The End of Cartel Violence? appeared first on High Times. A new study published in The Economic Journal vindicates the optimistic prognosis of cannabis activists that legalizing the herb would de-escalate drug war violence. The study notes a reduction in violence in US states along the Mexican border in…
The post Tennessee Lawmakers Plan To Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill appeared first on High Times. While proponents of medical marijuana in Tennessee have routinely tried—and failed—to successfully introduce medical marijuana to residents in the state, two lawmakers are open to a swift compromise in order to get some form of the plant legalized. State Senator…
How did an outlaw weed farmer from Oklahoma become a medical-marijuana grower in California and produce hundreds of pounds of premium estate-grown cannabis in a sustainable and environmentally conscious facility? Take an insider’s tour of THC Design’s massive indoor marijuana garden in the heart of Los Angeles and see just what it takes to grow…
Published: Jul 19, 2017, 2:15 pm • Updated: Jul 20, 2017, 8:24 am By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it will be restarting a federal asset forfeiture program that had been shut down by the previous administration. Known as “adoptive forfeiture,” the program — which gives police departments…
In four short months, California will legalize marijuana for recreational use, and statewide the industry is preparing. As brands and entrepreneurs strive to position themselves before the switch, new markets start to take shape. When the light goes green in California at the end of this year, we will be presented with a new selection…
There is an ongoing debate here in the United States whether marijuana can help in the fight against the opioid epidemic. As of now, opioid epidemic statistics are showing that 116 lives are taken everyday from overdoses. Marijuana opponents argue that cannabis is a contributing factor as a gateway drug, while proponents will cite statistics…
Published: Feb 24, 2017, 11:24 am • Updated: Feb 27, 2017, 9:40 am By Alison Noon, The Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada still plans to launch recreational marijuana sales in July despite warnings this week of a federal crackdown by the administration of President Donald Trump, state officials said Friday. Marijuana possession and…