Published: Aug 17, 2017, 3:18 pm • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 3:18 pm By Anthony Hahn, Daily Camera The Lafayette home mangled by a suspected hash oil explosion has sat virtually untouched in the months since the February blast, nearby residents …
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Video shows Texas cop removed woman’s pants for weed search
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 10:04 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 10:04 am By The Associated Press HOUSTON — A Houston lawyer has released dashcam video that appears to show a sheriff’s deputy removing the pants of a handcuffed woman …
Read More »Colorado veteran sues police after raid on his legal marijuana grow
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 9:44 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 10:58 am By Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post A former special forces infantryman, who was awarded a Bronze Star and uses marijuana to treat PTSD after tours to Iraq …
Read More »Charges dropped against marijuana activist who gave out joints in front of Capitol
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 8:25 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 8:25 am By Perry Stein, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – On April 20, an unofficial holiday for marijuana users, Capitol Police arrested eight protesters for handing out marijuana joints …
Read More »Nevada marijuana distribution legal battle wears on, as supplies dwindle
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 8:11 am • Updated: Aug 17, 2017, 8:34 am By Scott Sonner, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s marijuana regulators are headed back to court in a turf battle with liquor wholesalers over exclusive rights …
Read More »The Sessions Letters: Read the U.S. attorney general’s missives to the first four states to legalize marijuana
Published: Aug 17, 2017, 5:01 am • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 8:03 pm By Aleta Labak, The Cannabist Staff In April, the governors of the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “engage with …
Read More »Sessions doubtful about marijuana regulation in letter to Alaska’s governor
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 3:27 pm • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 3:27 pm By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ letter to Alaska’s governor took a similar tone to his letters to other legal recreational marijuana states, …
Read More »Arkansas has allocated 32 medical marijuana dispensary licenses. No one wants one
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 3:23 pm • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 3:23 pm By Tafi Mukunyadzi, The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Demand for permission to use, grow and sell medical marijuana in Arkansas is low as the state …
Read More »Maine says it will not be ready for recreational marijuana sales by deadline
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 1:30 pm • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 1:30 pm By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Maine officials say the state will not be able to meet its deadline for the start of recreational marijuana sales. …
Read More »Alaska and Washington push back on Sessions’ marijuana letters
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 1:27 pm • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 2:38 pm By Alex Pasquariello and Polly Washburn, The Cannabist The governors of Alaska and Washington are questioning the data cited by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in recent …
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