Attorney General Jeff Sessions has long loathed the intention and effect of “the Cole memo.” An Obama-era policy established in 2013, the Cole memo has afforded critical protection from federal prosecution for the state-sanctioned consumption, cultivation, and sale of cannabis …
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California Defiant in Face of Federal Move to Get Tough on Marijuana
SAN FRANCISCO — The sale of recreational cannabis became legal in California on New Year’s Day. Four days later, the Trump administration acted in effect to undermine that state law by allowing federal prosecutors to be more aggressive in prosecuting …
Read More »The Ebb, Flow, and Profitability in California’s Legal Marijuana Market
The “Green Rush” in California is officially on. On Monday, the legal sale of recreational marijuana was formally rolled out in America’s most populous state. Another historic moment for the cannabis reform movement, California’s adult-use sales are predicted to reach some …
Read More »Rep. Dina Titus: Congress Should Safeguard Access to Marijuana Banking
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) wants to help those legal marijuana businesses start the New Year on a significantly safer note. Just two days after Christmas, Rep. Titus utilized some of her online muscle to encourage a legislative fix for …
Read More »Mexico and Portugal Fan the Flames of Cannabis Legalization
International cannabis reform continues to spread like a brushfire, with two major countries on separate continents looking at legalization this week. In Mexico, the government is poised to legalize the sale of marijuana-based medicines, foods, drinks, and various other forms …
Read More »Canadian cannabis firm licensed to produce in Denmark
Canadian medical marijuana producer Canopy Growth said Monday its joint venture Spectrum Cannabis has been licensed to grow pot in Denmark for sale throughout the European Union. In a statement, the company hailed as a “major milestone” what it called …
Read More »Florida Judge Will Hear Lawsuit to Allow Smokable Medical Marijuana – News
A Leon County Circuit Court judge will hear arguments about the validity of Florida’s smokable medical marijuana ban next month, finally giving one of the Sunshine State’s most controversial legal weed regulations its day in court. The lawsuit, first filed …
Read More »Cautious Texas Among Last States to OK Medical Marijuana
MANCHACA, Texas — When California rings in the new year with the sale of recreational pot for the first time, Texas will be tiptoeing into its own marijuana milestone: a medical cannabis program so restrictive that doubts swirl over who …
Read More »Chicago Voters Can Weigh in on “Reeferendum” to Legalize Weed in Illinois Next Year – News
Next year, Chicago voters will get a chance to declare their support for recreational cannabis legalization via an advisory referendum included on the March primary ballot. The “reeferendum,” as Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey jokingly called it, asks voters in …
Read More »Aurora Cannabis wins rights for licensing talks with CannaRoyalty
(Reuters) – Canadian medical marijuana maker Aurora Cannabis Inc has won the rights to negotiate a licensing deal with CannaRoyalty Corp that will allow it to sell a range of cannabis-infused consumer products. Aurora — one of the biggest Canadian …
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