Last year, lawmakers enacted a moratorium on retail sales in order to have time to create a system to tax, license, and regulate the retail pot market. The delays in establishing a proper retail market leaves Maine in a legal …
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Legal Weed States Consider ‘Sanctuary’ Legislation to Protect Cannabis Industry From Feds – News
More than two months after Sessions shredded the Cole memo, feds have yet to raid any pot shops, but politicians in 420-friendly states aren’t waiting for the worst. Html” target=” blank”>California, told the AP. “ The “sanctuary” concept was birthed …
Read More »New Jersey Lawmakers Begin Deliberations on Legal Cannabis – News
Today, the state Assembly Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing on recreational pot, where advocates for legalization will face off with lawmakers who want to limit or even prevent the Garden State from legalizing cannabis. “I’m going to let …
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Vermont Legislators Consider Bill Allowing Towns to Classify Pot Odor as a “Public Nuisance” – News
Police Dismiss Charges Against Tennessee Stores Raided for Selling CBD Products – News
Cops seized the businesses’ cash registers, along with their stock of medical cannabis products, and shut them down for several days. Prosecutors took the seized products to a state testing lab to determine whether or not they were legal under …
Read More »The International Church of Cannabis Goes to Court Over Last Year’s 4/20 Service – News
Elevationists.org/” target=” blank”>International Church of Cannabis. “ Under the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, indoor smoking is disallowed on a public premise, no matter whether you’re smoking cigarettes, cannabis, or any other herb. “ While the church didn’t have a …
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New Report Claims Pedestrian Traffic Deaths Are Up in Legal Weed States, But Key Data Is Missing – News
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Read More »NYPD Claims Pot Arrests Are Based on 911 Calls, Not Race, After Complaints of Racial Bias – News
Drugpolicy.org/press-release/2018/02/monday-city-council-hearing-marijuana-enforcement-amid-ongoing-marijuana”>an increasing number of minorities being arrested for pot possession, despite state and city policies decriminalizing low-level possession. Last year, cops arrested around 17,800 people for marijuana possession, 86% of whom were minorities. Norml.org/2018/02/28/racial-disparities-persist-among-nyc-marijuana-possession-arrestees/”>a non-arrestable offense, punishable by a $100 …
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