Published: Aug 30, 2017, 8:22 am • Updated: Aug 30, 2017, 8:22 am By Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press TALKEETNA, Alaska — The presence of a marijuana retail store has caused a deep divide in this quirky tourist town, where …
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Voters in Fairbanks, Alaska asked to decide if weed sales will continue
Published: Aug 28, 2017, 9:53 am • Updated: Aug 28, 2017, 9:53 am By The Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Cannabis opponents and advocates in the city of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough are working to push voter …
Read More »The first four legal marijuana states respond to A.G.
Published: Aug 25, 2017, 3:39 pm • Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 3:40 pm By The Cannabist Staff Over the past 10 days, the governors of the first four recreational marijuana states sent responses to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ July 24 …
Read More »Colorado Officials Pen Letter to Jeff Sessions Defending Legal Cannabis – News
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the persistent enemy of cannabis legalization, recently sent letters to the first four canna-legal states challenging their oversight of legal marijuana. Washington, Oregon, and Alaska responded with letters in their own defense, and Colorado joined these …
Read More »The prohibition era is done
Published: Aug 25, 2017, 8:44 am • Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 8:44 am By Seattle Times Editorial Board Via The Associated Press. The following editorial was published in the SeattleTimes.com, August 17: U .S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an …
Read More »Alaska taking public comments on onsite cannabis use for next two months
Published: Aug 23, 2017, 3:31 pm • Updated: Aug 23, 2017, 3:31 pm By The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — State regulators plan to take comment through Oct. 27 on a proposal that would allow authorized retail marijuana shops in …
Read More »Oregon gov and police chief say Sessions’ marijuana claims based on flawed, leaked, draft report
Published: Aug 23, 2017, 9:19 am • Updated: Aug 23, 2017, 10:07 am By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff Oregon’s governor and the head of the state police responded Tuesday to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in …
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 »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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