Published: Dec 6, 2017, 5:54 pm • Updated: Dec 6, 2017, 5:54 pm By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they have seized more than six tons of processed cannabis from a tugboat in the Mediterranean Sea and arrested the vessel’s six Syrian crew members. A Merchant Marine Ministry statement said the…
Published: Dec 12, 2017, 5:28 pm • Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 10:42 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff No longer will backwards math be needed to determine marijuana sales in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Revenue on Tuesday published a mother lode of previously unreleased sales data for the state’s marijuana retailers. “We know…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois public health officials say a third person has died who experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic marijuana. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the death Monday, saying there are now 107 cases of people who have had severe bleeding due to the substance. The number was 56 cases a week…
As cannabis legalization efforts expand around the country and its use becomes more mainstream, we are starting to see its influence seep into different aspects of our daily lives. The highly lucrative wedding industry is no exception to this trend. Enter L.A.’s 2018 Cannabis Wedding Expo! An event full of all sorts of exhibitions and…
Published: Jul 19, 2017, 9:02 am • Updated: Jul 19, 2017, 1:43 pm By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire has decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, joining more than 20 states including all of New England in easing criminal penalties on pot. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday signed the…
The Boston-based biotech firm Gingko Bioworks Inc. recently announced a major partnership with Canadian cannabis company Cronos Group Inc. to work on what could be a groundbreaking and potentially epoch-shifting innovation in cannabis production. Taking a page straight out of Jurassic Park, Gingko wants to use plant DNA to genetically (re)produce cannabinoids directly, without growing…
BY SCOTT SONNER ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. (AP) — A medical marijuana patient is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to end mandatory state registration and fees for medical pot cards now that marijuana is legal statewide for recreational use. The southern Nevada man, a migraine-suffer identified only as John Doe, accuses…
Published: Aug 24, 2017, 1:54 pm • Updated: Aug 24, 2017, 4:44 pm By Neal Pollack, The Cannabist Staff A “private edict” issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “substantially weakened” the state’s nascent medical marijuana program, according to a cannabis business trade group. The accusation was leveled by the Texas Cannabis Industry Association (TCIA) in…
Published: Feb 22, 2018, 10:17 am • Updated: Feb 22, 2018, 10:17 am By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s medical marijuana board will recommend that state lawmakers allow patients who meet certain requirements to buy smokable forms of the drug. The board met Tuesday afternoon and also plans to recommend that legislators…
Published: Sep 11, 2017, 11:47 am • Updated: Sep 12, 2017, 10:16 am By Deirdre Conroy, The Conversation If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought about it. This is reflected…