Published: Aug 1, 2017, 9:55 am • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 9:55 am By The Washington Post, The Cannabist Staff Attorney General Jeff Sessions will soon receive a report he has been waiting for. The document, from the President’s Task …
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White House opioid commission to Trump: “Declare a national emergency”
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 8:05 am • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 8:11 am By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post The White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis issued a preliminary report on Monday stating that its …
Read More »In a first, NFL offers to work with players’ union to study marijuana for pain
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 7:31 am • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 7:32 am By Mark Maske, Washington Post IRVINE, Calif. — The NFL has written to the NFL Players Association offering to work in tandem to study the potential use …
Read More »Washington Health Dept. misfires on anti-pot message targeting Latinos
Published: Jul 26, 2017, 9:07 am • Updated: Jul 26, 2017, 11:04 am By The Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. — The Washington Department of Health is apologizing after some people were offended by anti-marijuana messaging aimed at Latino youth in …
Read More »Ex-NFL Player Marvin Washington Files Federal Lawsuit Against Jeff Sessions – News
Jeff Sessions is definitely not having a good week. With the Russia investigation breathing down Donald’s neck, the president told reporters from the New York Times that he regrets hiring Sessions in the first place. After that bombshell, with talks …
Read More »Washington’s New Cannabis Advertising Rules Go Into Effect This Weekend – News
Washington State’s cannabis retailers are taking down signage, changing logos and doing everything they can to preparing for this weekend’s implementation of new marijuana advertising regulations. With a mass-sanitization of cannabis imagery, the new rules are set to radically change …
Read More »Attorney General Sessions Visits Nevada, Makes No Mention of Marijuana – News
A day after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions touched down in the Lone Star State calling for the resurrection of the infamous (and ineffective) D.A.R.E. program, the head of the Justice Department showed up in Las Vegas, Nevada to further …
Read More »With Legal Weed Sales Just Weeks Away, Uruguay Plans To Make Retail Cannabis As Boring As Possible – News
It’s no secret the Uruguay is one of the most socially progressive countries in all of South America. From legal prostitution to a well-regulated gambling scene, this nation of 3.4 million people is now set to fully legalize the sale …
Read More »US Opioid Painkiller Prescriptions Fall for First Time Since 1990s
According to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of opioid prescriptions written in the United States decreased for the first time since the beginning of the opioid epidemic in the late-90s. Between …
Read More »Marijuana Bills Are Garnering More Congressional Support Than Ever – News
There is now more Congressional support for cannabis-related issues than ever before. According to a recent analysis, co-sponsorships for marijuana measures, specifically those seeking to provide banking solutions for the cannabis industry, have already surpassed the level of support they …
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