As cannabis is legalized in more and more states with each election cycle, law enforcement’s approach to policing pot is also changing. In legal states, cops are abandoning the antiquated “War on Drugs” approaches that have been used for decades …
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Dr. Oz Calls Out the “Hypocrisy Around Medical Marijuana” on “Fox and Friends” – News
If the President tries to state statistics or facts in his belligerent speeches like yesterday’s address at the United Nations, you can bet your bottom dollar that he initially heard it on Fox News’ daily morning show, Fox and Friends. …
Read More »Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Calls for Marijuana Decriminalization (Again) – News
Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall, who is also one of the city’s mayoral candidates, is demanding that a vote be taken up on the issue of marijuana decriminalization next month, according to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Earlier this …
Read More »Congress May Finally Legalize Industrial Hemp This Year – News
A bill to legalize industrial hemp throughout the country is making progress in the House of Representatives, increasing the likelihood that the U.S. will join the majority of developed countries in cultivating hemp as a federally legal crop. Bill HR-3530, …
Read More »University of Maryland Cancels Medical Marijuana Training Classes – News
University of Maryland officials have cancelled plans to offer training courses tailored for the medical marijuana industry. The university’s School of Pharmacy intended to begin these courses this semester, but school officials decided to cancel the classes indefinitely after a …
Read More »California Legislators Are Asking the Federal Government to Reschedule Cannabis – News
California lawmakers have done pretty much everything in their power to create a system for legal marijuana sales and overall normalization of cannabis in the Golden State. Now, with recreational sales starting in a matter of months, those same …
Read More »Massachusetts Municipalities Are Fighting to Ban Legal Cannabis – and Winning – News
Although nearly two million Massachusetts residents voted to legalize cannabis last November, local governments across the state are fighting to keep legal marijuana out of their cities and towns – and winning. Municipal officials across the state were granted the …
Read More »California Bill Could Disrupt Cannabis Concentrate Production by Limiting Butane Extraction – News
California’s recreational and revised medical marijuana markets are set to explode at the beginning of next year, but as regulators and retail shops prepare for the world’s largest green rush, a piece of legislation has made its way to Governor Jerry Brown’s …
Read More »Kidnapped Washington Cannabis Store Employee Found Dead – News
The recent kidnapping of a cannabis retail employee has ended in tragedy after police discovered his body late last week. On September 10th, 46-year-old Cameron Smith was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint from the parking lot of Lucid Marijuana in Cheney, …
Read More »Nevada Supreme Court to Hash Out Recreational Marijuana Distribution Battle – News
Earlier last week, the state Supreme Court slapped a temporary injunction against state’s newfound pot market until it can be determined whether other businesses have just as much right to transport recreational weed to retail facilities as the alcohol trade. …
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