ME: Committee Continues Work On Recreational Marijuana Legislation
A special legislative committee has approved its second bill to create rules for the recreational marijuana market in Maine. The bill contains several concessions...
WA: Clark County Scraps Plan To Reconsider Pot Ban
The Clark County Council will not go forward with reconsidering its ordinance that bans marijuana businesses in unincorporated parts of the county.
After a work...
U.S. Drug Focus On Pot Titans, Not Small Operations, Sessions Says
Federal prosecutors won't take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department's decision to lift a policy under former President Barack Obama's administration that...
CA: ‘This Is An Industry In Crisis.’ High Taxes, Black Market...
Three months into the start of California's recreational marijuana market, industry leaders are voicing concerns that sales are not meeting projections, and that high...
New York Cafe Serves Cannabis-Infused Coffee
When fall comes around, many coffee drinkers know that pumpkin spice drinks are on their way. Many coffee shops offer different flavors and infusions...
CA: Santa Barbara County Sets Carpinteria Cannabis Grow Cap
It is a mystery how many acres of cannabis are grown in Carpinteria. That did not stop the county supervisors from imposing a cap.
“It...
Here’s How Much Marijuana You’d Need To Be Eligible For The...
Last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo encouraging federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for certain drug trafficking offenses.
Federal law allows...
Marijuana Goes From Extracurricular To The Classroom
An Encinitas-based company that connects marijuana companies with workers got media attention recently when it posted an advertisement for a “420 product tester.” The...
Six Arrested After £1.3M In Cannabis Seized In Northern Ireland
An organized crime gang operating in Northern Ireland was behind the importation of cannabis worth £1.3m, police have said.
Two 68-year-old women and a 72-year-old...
NJ Marijuana Legalization: Should Employers Drop Drug Tests
Employers would have a tougher time disciplining medical marijuana users who test positive for cannabis under a bill introduced by New Jersey lawmakers.
The bill,...
Short-Handed Alaska Marijuana Board Tables Onsite Use Talk
Marijuana regulators have tabled until June action on draft rules for allowing people to consume marijuana in authorized retail stores in Alaska.
Erika McConnell, the...
Argentinean Officers Fired After Claiming Mice Ate Half A Ton Of...
Eight Argentinean police officers have been dismissed after claiming that more than half a ton of marijuana which disappeared from a police warehouse had...
CA: Citidank, A Cathedral City Weed Shop, Under Fire From Citibank
Less than a month after opening, Cathedral City dispensary Citidank – whose green-and-white logo riffs on the signage for Citibanks across the country –...
Canada: Marijuana Legalization Easier For St. John’s Than Other Major Cities
The responsibility for enacting and regulating cannabis once it becomes legal later this year is far less onerous for the capital city than other...
Will Unlicensed Marijuana Cultivation Hurt California’s Redwoods
A new industry is thriving in California. It is green in terms of the money being made and the crop itself. Yet it is...
Marijuana Edibles Make The List Of Top 10 Food Trends This...
Cannabis edibles cracked the list of top 10 food trends predicted for this year by a panel of experts writing for the Specialty Food...