The Massachusetts House and Senate changed their state’s recreational marijuana laws outlining the details of how the state plans to rollout pot shops and tax cannabis sales. The biggest updates to the marijuana ballot law, which was already passed in …
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California to adopt ’emergency’ rules for recreational marijuana sales
Published: Jul 28, 2017, 10:37 am • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 10:42 am By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Three state agencies spent more than a year drafting 211 pages of regulations for California’s medical marijuana market. And they’ve collected …
Read More »Los Angeles might create a bank for the cannabis industry
Published: Jul 26, 2017, 3:52 pm • Updated: Jul 26, 2017, 3:55 pm By Elizabeth Chou, The Cannifornian Los Angeles city leaders are looking into the possibility of setting up a public bank that would do business with marijuana dispensaries, …
Read More »Nevada Judge Denies Injunction Against Recreational Marijuana Distribution – News
A Nevada judge has denied a request by the state’s alcohol industry intended to put the brakes on emergency regulations designed to facilitate the distribution of recreational marijuana. According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Carson City District …
Read More »Maine Department of Labor Advises Employers to Stop Testing Employees for Cannabis – News
The Maine Department of Labor has advised most employers in the state not to test job applicants for marijuana use. It is currently illegal for employers to reject applicants who test positive for cannabis, because they may be legally using …
Read More »No Association Between Cannabis Use Only and Psychosis
A new study published in Drugs and Alcohol Today has found no increased risk for psychosis among individuals who use cannabis and abstain from other “drug use.” A team of seven researchers from the UK, Ireland, and Denmark set out …
Read More »Grass, Glass, and Gear: Las Vegas Champs Trade Show 2017
The Champs trade show held this week in Las Vegas was an absolute blast, at least for most. A premier counter-culture event held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the long-running trade show provides head shops, dispensaries, and other 420-retailers …
Read More »Massachusetts High Court Rules On Work and Weed; Gov. Prepares to Sign Legalization Into Law
Massachusetts’ medical marijuana patients receive legal cover from state Supreme Court ruling as Gov. Charlie Baker prepares to sign legalization into law. Yep, it was a busy week for marijuana enthusiasts in the “Bay State.” On Monday, a Massachusetts High …
Read More »Concern with potential rise in super-potent cannabis concentrates
Concern over the rise in use of super potent cannabis. Credit: University of Queensland University of Queensland researchers are concerned the recent legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Australia may give rise to super-potent cannabis concentrates with associated harmful effects. UQ …
Read More »South America: Legal Pot Goes On Sale in Uruguay
Uruguay rolls out recreational marijuana sales! In 2013, the tiny South American country put the world on notice. They were done fighting the losing battle against recreational marijuana consumption and decided to try a novel approach – legalizing it. On …
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