Billy Caldwell, a 12-year-old U.K. boy with epilepsy, has had his first seizure in months last night, his mother reports. The seizure comes just hours after U.K. border officials confiscated Billy’s medicinal cannabis oil at Heathrow Airport yesterday. The main active ingredient of the cannabis oil medication that Billy uses is CBD. But it also has…
Despite marijuana’s increasing legality, the cannabis black market remains as prominent as ever. Even in states where the plant is fully legalized, there remains plenty of money hungry drug smugglers looking to profit off of the plant at a reduced cost. Such is the case of one ex-Seattle cop, who became a top leader of a large-scale drug-smuggling…
A Montreal court handed down its sentence to longtime cannabis activist Marc Emery on Wednesday, issuing him a $5,000 fine for drug trafficking. Considering both of the other more-serious charges against Emery, drug possession and conspiracy, were both dropped, the fine amounts to a slap on the wrist for the oft-jailed activist. Canada’s imminent legalization…
In a rather remarkable vote by the Illinois state senate last Thursday, a vote passed 50-2 that will allow students to have cannabis oil drops administered to them on the property of public schools if they have gone through the state licensing process and qualified for medical marijuana. The decision is now left to the…
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Contrary to popular belief, it looks like famous rappers can’t drive around with a bunch of weed and cocaine without a care in the world. Or at least, that’s the case with Ty Dolla $ign, who was busted by cops in Atlanta on Wednesday for doing just that. Ty Dolla $ign Busted According to the Atlanta…
This spring, 16 state patrol officers from Colorado and Wyoming took a couple days off their usual work schedule to do something special. They assembled in a hotel conference room in Denver. As instructed, they wore street clothes for their first assignment: going shopping at nearby marijuana dispensaries. “It’s a brave new world,” said instructor…
Published: Dec 18, 2017, 3:09 pm • Updated: Dec 18, 2017, 3:09 pm By Marina Villeneuve, The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers are preparing for a 2018 session where marijuana legalization is expected to take center stage. The sale of recreational marijuana is set to become legal Feb. 1, even though lawmakers failed…
Does anyone remember last April when Harry Potter, a teenaged muggle in England, got arrested for selling pot? Now we have a similar case, but this time with a less famous but equally descriptive surname. Jason Weed, age 25, was recently busted by the Oklahoma City Police with more than 10 pounds of weed in…
Published: Jan 18, 2018, 8:40 am • Updated: Jan 18, 2018, 9:45 am By Ellie Mulder, The Gazette Authorities raided three illegal marijuana grows in the Falcon area Wednesday, seizing 175 plants, 5 pounds of processed marijuana, firearms and $5,000 in cash, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced. One person was arrested. Two firearms…