Instead of sending the legislation to State Senators after that January vote, New Hampshire Representatives instead pushed the bill back to the House Ways and Means Committee, a decision that has since proved disastrous for cannabis advocates and activists. “House …
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In anti-drug Sweden, investors take shine to cannabis stocks
STOCKHOLM(Reuters) – Growing numbers of Swedish investors are getting a buzz from trading in listed marijuana stocks even though the country has some of Europe’s most restrictive drug laws. FILE PHOTO: A worker collects cuttings from a marijuana plant at …
Read More »Dutch Cannabis Activist Tries to Hang Himself in Parliament
During a speech on organized crime by MP Arno Rutte in the Dutch Parliament, well-known 65-year-old cannabis activist Hans Kamperman from Groenlo jumped from the balustrade of the plenary hall with a rope around his neck. According to Dutch media, …
Read More »More California Counties Announce Plans to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions – News
Non-psychoactive cannabis ingredient could help addicts stay clean
A preclinical study in rats has shown that there might be value in using a non-psychoactive and non-addictive ingredient of the Cannabis sativa plant to reduce the risk of relapse among recovering drug and alcohol addicts. The study’s findings inform …
Read More »Could Regulation Be the Downfall of California’s Legal Marijuana Industry?
If you’ve been in a California dispensary since recreational legalization on Jan. 1, you’ve probably noticed that you spent more money on your cannabis products. While many people are happy to pay more for the peace of mind that regulation, …
Read More »Panel Studying Citizen Legislation Balk at Lawmaker Review
By James MacPherson BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota commission on Tuesday showed no appetite for putting the cost of citizen-led legislation on a ballot, and balked at a proposal that would have let lawmakers review a measure before …
Read More »Former NFL star Ricky Williams introduces his own marijuana brand
Ricky Williams will now be known as a legal cannabis businessman as well as one of football’s most storied running backs. The former Heisman trophy winner and 10-year NFL veteran has launched his personal brand of marijuana products, reports the …
Read More »Wildfire Windfall? California Cannabis Farmer Receives $1 Million Insurance Payout for Damaged Crops – News
After losing an entire pre-harvest greenhouse to damage from airborne ash, the cultivator collected over $1 million in policy payouts from a London-based insurance firm – a milestone in the newly-legal cannabis industry. During the last few months of 2017, …
Read More »From Wall Street to weed: How the financial crisis lit up the pot industry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a senior vice president at Wachovia and then Morgan Stanley during the dark months of the 2008 and 2009 financial crisis, Derek Peterson watched as colleagues lost their jobs and life savings and wondered if …
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