Published: Aug 15, 2017, 9:54 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 3:20 pm By Sam Brasch, Colorado Public Radio DENVER — Deuce, a German Shepard with the Aurora Police Department, is sniffing around tables and a barbeque at a picnic …
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Oregon counties see influx of cash from cannabis industry beyond sales taxes
Published: Aug 15, 2017, 9:17 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 9:17 am By Shaun Hall, daily Courier GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County in Oregon is doing a lot of business with the marijuana industry. To give an idea …
Read More »Jamaican cooking with cannabis: Cedella Marley’s Beer-Battered Fish
Published: Aug 15, 2017, 8:34 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 8:34 am By Special To The Cannabist Editor’s note: In Cedella Marley’s new book “Cooking with Herb,” she shares cannabis-enhanced recipes brimming with Jamaican flavors. She also offers a …
Read More »Maryland’s long-delayed medical marijuana program finally ready to grow
Published: Aug 15, 2017, 8:13 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 8:13 am By Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post Medical marijuana regulators in Maryland on Monday authorized eight companies to grow the drug and four businesses to process the plant …
Read More »Weed sales get a boost in Northglenn with extended hours for shops
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 10:39 pm • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 7:29 am By John Aguilar, The Denver Post NORTHGLENN — Cannabis consumers in the metro area are getting more and more hours to buy their weed, with Northglenn on …
Read More »Yacht smuggled marijuana from European weed hotbed Albania
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 12:46 pm • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 12:50 pm By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they have seized roughly two tons of Albania-grown marijuana on an Italian-flagged yacht destined for the Aegean …
Read More »This Kansas gov candidate backs medical marijuana, gun rights — he’s 16 BTW
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 12:12 pm • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 12:15 pm By The Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — He won’t even be able to vote, but a 16-year-old Wichita high school student says he’s serious about his bid …
Read More »This economist has a strategy to kill the marijuana black market
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 11:44 am • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 1:18 pm By Jeffrey Miron, Denver Post Guest Commentary Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has recently introduced legislation to legalize marijuana at the federal level. His bill will no doubt …
Read More »Just say no to D.A.R.E. — starting a better conversation about youth drug prevention
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 10:54 am • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 11:23 am By Andrew Freedman, The Hill Guest Commentary Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently called for the return of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), the 1980s anti-drug campaign aimed …
Read More »Las Vegas warns weed businesses against promoting public consumption
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 10:23 am • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 10:24 am By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Officials in Las Vegas are warning the recreational marijuana industry against any advertising that can be considered promoting public consumption. …
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