In an attempt to put the Justice Department in its place, Washington state officials have fired off a response to a letter that U.S. Attorney General Sessions sent them weeks ago, which cited concerns for their inability to properly run …
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That Time Dizzy Wright Smoked Us Out and Previewed His New Album
Last Thursday, rapper Dizzy Wright sat down for a few joints and a chat with me on Weedmaps Instagram Live before giving fans a sneak peek of some tracks from his album The Golden Age 2, which dropped Friday. Smoking on …
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 »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 …
Read More »Guyanese-American Group Calls For Pot Reform in Guyana
A group of Guyanese-Americans known as the Guyana American Patriotic Forum (GAPF) has called on the Government of Guyana to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis. In a press release, the group voiced their opposition to citizens of Guyana who are …
Read More »Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice Is Blocking Cannabis Research – News
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who transitioned from a Senate seat to head honcho at the U.S. Department of Justice, is preventing cannabis research from moving forward, according to a recent report from the Washington Post. Last year, shortly after refusing, …
Read More »Department of Justice Hinders Medical Marijuana Research
Slow walked by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice (DOJ), more than 25 federal applications to cultivate cannabis for research purposes have effectively been halted. After first asking Congress to undo federal medical marijuana protections in May, …
Read More »Wisconsin Senator Opposed to In-State CDB Oil Production Revealed as Canna-Business Investor – News
Earlier this year, Wisconsin lawmakers unanimously voted to expand the state’s highly restrictive medical cannabis program, improving access for families with children in need. While the bill gained support from the entire Legislature, one Wisconsin senator seems to have had more skin …
Read More »California considering creating a state-run bank for cannabis businesses
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 8:39 am • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 8:39 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian California government, financial and marijuana business leaders met last week in a far-from-resolved debate over whether a state-run bank could be …
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