Published: Jul 31, 2017, 9:12 am • Updated: Jul 31, 2017, 9:26 am By Ryan Menezes, Los Angeles Times The fundraising dinner for Gavin Newsom in Salinas was in most ways a typical night for a political candidate. Local business …
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More ethics woes for Maryland medical marijuana program
Published: Jul 31, 2017, 7:53 am • Updated: Jul 31, 2017, 7:53 am By Fenit Nirappil and Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post Several of the independent experts hired to review applications to open medical marijuana businesses in Maryland had ties …
Read More »World-wise Inge Fryklund on dogged quest to end destructive drug war
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 11:16 am • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 3:13 pm By Joanne Ostrow, Special To The Cannabist Editor’s note: In our Other Roots series, we share the stories of the underrepresented individuals in and around the marijuana …
Read More »Senators Renew Protections for Medical Marijuana
Great news for marijuana patients and entrepreneurs came down from the nation’s capital this week as the Senate Appropriations Committee voted for language in the federal budget to prevent the Department of Justice from meddling in matters of medical marijuana …
Read More »Senate Committee Steps Up to Defend Medical Marijuana States!
As medical marijuana patients wring their hands over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ misguided attack on medical marijuana, there remains at least one reason to feel optimistic as we head into the weekend. According to The Hill, “The Senate Appropriations Committee …
Read More »NSA officer, talk show host turns cannabis entrepreneur
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 8:21 am • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 9:35 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Eighteen years ago, television celebrity Montel Williams couldn’t have imagined he’d one day be standing in a sleek Santa Ana dispensary …
Read More »Senate panel votes to protect medical marijuana from Jeff Sessions
(courtesy Drug Policy Alliance) Lawmakers have initially decided against Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ request to crack down on legal cannabis. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a budget bill amendment on Thursday to extend protections on state medical marijuana programs from …
Read More »Maryland’s top court rules on case on medical marijuana growers’ dispute
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 5:20 pm • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 1:59 pm By Brian Witte, The Associated Press Update ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s highest court has ruled that finalists to become licensed to grow medical marijuana in the state …
Read More »Could Trump replace Jeff Sessions in a recess appointment?
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 3:16 pm • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 3:16 pm By Amber Phillips, The Washington Post President Donald Trump sounds like he’s intent on forcing out his “beleaguered” attorney general, Jeff Sessions, either by firing him or …
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Published: Jul 27, 2017, 3:10 pm • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 2:15 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff It’s been a busy week for marijuana in Colorado Springs. Colorado’s second-largest city is in the national spotlight this week following …
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