PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she’s not inclined to accept an offer from the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensary to help plug a $5 million budget hole. The Democratic governor’s budget proposal includes a plan …
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Germany to rely on Canadian-exported marijuana after judge halts licensing process
Germany’s burgeoning medical marijuana program will continue to rely on exported cannabis following a court decision to delay the country’s cultivation licensing process, the Financial Post reports. The country was in the process of tendering 10 licenses to grow cannabis …
Read More »Toronto’s cannabis trailblazer, looks ahead to Canada’s legalization
It’s rare to watch history in the making and be cognizant of an imminent, pivotal change in society. Watching Canada march toward the end of cannabis prohibition is one of those occasions. This summer, the Great White North is expected …
Read More »Science Undermines Jeff Sessions Ridiculous Claim
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is infamous for his low-rent disdain for science, facts, and all things cannabis. Despite his unrelenting denials that medical marijuana helps mitigate America’s opioid epidemic, – two studies published Monday suggest that Sessions is factually …
Read More »Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
By Courtney Columbus ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure passed by the Maryland Senate on Wednesday aims to create opportunities for minority business owners to become licensed medical marijuana growers and processors. The measure was approved 42-3. The House and …
Read More »Coming Home: Experiencing a Jewish approach to rehab at Beit T’Shuvah
For those who don’t know, which is probably 90 percent of you, I’m actually part-time in grad school at USC in its Master of Social Work program. Before the music and writing thing took over, I wanted to be a …
Read More »Medical Marijuana not Precluded by North Dakota Farm Law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s law banning corporate farming won’t preclude horticulture operations that grow medical marijuana. North Dakota bars corporations from owning and operating farms, to protect the state’s family farming heritage. There …
Read More »Rhode Island Cultivator Loses Already-Approved Mortgage After Bank Gets Spooked By Sessions
Mr. and Mrs. Guardarramas Based on sheer Facebook bragging value alone, becoming a homeowner ranks just behind getting engaged and baby photos (which is tied with getting a new puppy). So, you can only imagine how heart-wrenching it must …
Read More »Illinois Bank of Springfield is Pulling Out, Pushing Operators to use Cash-Only
After two years of happily servicing Illinois’ medical marijuana industry, the Bank of Springfield is closing its doors. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
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