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Denver (October 26, 2017) - Five years ago this November, Colorado citizens voted to pass Amendment 64, the legislative act which legalized adult-use marijuana in the Centennial State. In recognition of this milestone, the Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA) has issued a release commenting on the...

It is estimated that illegal, outdoor marijuana sites, on private property alone, are expending up to 3 million gallons of water a day. According to Sheriff Lopey, “I would also like to remind my fellow citizens that we are not seeking enforcement against legitimate medical marijuana users or...

A medical marijuana dispensary could be in the works for southern Calvert County, county staff confirmed this week, as they sought guidance Tuesday from the Board of County Commissioners on zoning and planning regulations for prospective cannabis facilities in the county. Commissioner Pat...

More troubling news dogged BYU's beleaguered football program Tuesday as reports surfaced that freshman running back Ula Tolutau was cited Oct. 8 in Orem for possession or use of marijuana. The East High product, who is the only Cougar to have scored more than one touchdown this season, has...

A shutdown of the state's pot tracking software next week is already causing confusion and headaches for the more than 1,500 legal weed businesses in the state. While legal weed retail sales are unlikely to be affected, some pot shops are already stocking up on hundreds of thousands of dollars...

With nearly 2,000 people signing up for classes on medical marijuana licenses, the state has added a class and moved another to a bigger venue. The sessions are designed to familiarize people who hope to get into the medical marijuana business with the application process that begins on Dec...

Operatives of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested a traditional ruler in Lagos State, for allegedly assaulting an octogenarian among other offences. The royal father was also accused of unlawful possession of Indian hemp and forced entry. He was...

So far, all the states that have legalized marijuana have done so through grassroots petitions and ballot initiatives meant to bypass risk-averse lawmakers in state houses. California, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia have all followed Colorado and...

By the time the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, ensuring women the right to vote, Colorado women had already been voting for over 25 years. Colorado voters were the first to grant women suffrage (Wyoming was the first territory, but by a legislative act). Colorado...

The wildfires scorching Northern California have burned down at least 34 marijuana farms, just as the state prepares to launch a legal recreational marijuana industry. Recovery poses unique challenges for the growers. Because selling marijuana violates federal law, even when it's allowed by...

A ruling by a Northwest District judge shows the need for the state to address whether cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD, should be considered a controlled substance. Earlier this week, Judge Robin Schmidt refused to dismiss charges against the owner of two McKenzie County tobacco stores...

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new statewide policy establishing strict environmental standards for cannabis cultivation in order to protect water flows and water quality in California’s rivers and streams. Commercial cannabis cultivation is...

Experts on growing and marketing industrial hemp will be at the Washington County Fairgrounds offices from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the crop and new state regulations encouraging its growth. The meeting is being organized by Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake. Cornell...

The largest shopping mall operator in America wants to prevent a medical marijuana dispensary from opening near the former Franklin Mills Mall, and is attempting to turn its effort in Southeastern Pennsylvania into a federal case to assure the cannabis business never launches. Simon Property...

According to information provided to Talk Business & Politics by the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), businesses based in Pulaski, Garland, Jefferson, Washington and Sebastian counties submitted more than one-third of the proposals for cultivation greenhouses and retail sites for...

Illinois State Police said they arrested three people and seized 62 pounds of cannabis worth $150,000 during an Interstate 70 traffic stop west of Vandalia on Oct. 11. Police said a trooper made the stop at 4:37 p.m. because the car was following too closely in traffic. The trooper found the...

Coming on the heels of a report showing stark racial disparities in marijuana law enforcement in his state, a member of the Pennsylvania legislature is pushing his fellow state lawmakers to launch a study on legalizing or decriminalizing the drug. Sponsored by Rep. Ed Gainey of Pittsburgh, the...

Oregon farmers planted the state’s first legal crops of industrial hemp a couple of years ago. Now the first Washington state farmer to plant the non-drug cousin of marijuana has harvested the crop. 
 Hemp entrepreneur Cory Sharp is fairly happy with Washington’s first legal crop in almost 90...

At first when Wade Fischer was harvesting his industrial hemp, he thought he had a pretty good yield. That was before he weighed the crop. "I thought we had 800 bushels, but it's so light," Fischer said. "We only had 500. I'm definitely not making money on that. I'm going in the hole on...

At least seven farms have been destroyed in the blazes, destruction that comes ahead of legal marijuana sales beginning in the state. Deadly wildfires that continue to rip through Northern California are scorching marijuana farms. Multiple wind-driven fires have destroyed thousands of...