Published: Sep 8, 2017, 12:15 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 12:15 pm By Gabrielle Porter, The Daily Sentinel More than 9,200 pot plants being grown illegally on two islands in the middle of the Colorado River were seized Thursday …
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Ontario marijuana stores will be run by the government, province declares
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 10:39 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 10:39 am By The Associated Press TORONTO — Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, plans to sell cannabis in as many as 150 government-run stores after the federal government legalizes …
Read More »Cannabis activist claims views reason for denied entry to Canada
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 10:21 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 10:21 am By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine marijuana activist says he was detained and denied entry to Canada because he supports the legalization of marijuana. …
Read More »Ohio medical marijuana program faces much work with one year to go
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 9:05 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 9:05 am By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch In exactly one year, Ohioans with qualifying health conditions are, by law, supposed to be able to buy medical marijuana. But …
Read More »Is this mid-west state next to legalize medical marijuana?
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 8:22 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 8:22 am By Tribune News Service, The Cannabist Staff After years of firm opposition from the Indiana Statehouse, the tides may be turning on the issue of legalizing medical …
Read More »Vermont gov creates commission to study cannabis legalization issues
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 3:00 pm • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 3:00 pm By The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has established a Marijuana Advisory Commission that will study the best way to legalize the recreational …
Read More »Teen marijuana use falls to 20-year low, federal report says
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 2:48 pm • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 2:50 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post In 2016, rates of marijuana use among the nation’s 12- to 17-year-olds dropped to their lowest level in more than two …
Read More »Strip club nets San Bernardino’s first cannabis dispensary permit
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 11:25 am • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 11:25 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs and Ryan Hagen, The Cannifornian San Bernardino strip club Flesh Showgirls just got a permit to operate a marijuana dispensary. (Cannifornian/SCNG file photo) …
Read More »Olivia Newton-John: “I use medicinal cannabis”
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 10:01 am • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 10:30 am By Neil Bonner, Civilized Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and actor Olivia Newton-John has opened up about her use of marijuana. “I use medicinal cannabis, which is really important for …
Read More »Virginia gov candidates take different approaches to marijuana
Published: Sep 7, 2017, 9:12 am • Updated: Sep 7, 2017, 9:12 am By Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post RICHMOND, Va. – Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie on Wednesday called for criminal justice reform that goes beyond what the …
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