PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A marijuana advocate who invited hundreds of people to his pot-smoking party at a Philadelphia warehouse has been fined, ordered to perform community service and sentenced to four years’ probation. Philly.com reports that Richard Tamaccio Jr. was …
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Legal marijuana tied to drop in opioid prescriptions
(Reuters Health) – Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, two U.S. studies suggest. FILE PHOTO: Marijuana is seen for sale at Harborside, one of California’s largest and oldest dispensaries of medical marijuana, on the first day of legalized …
Read More »Utah Governor Says He Will Oppose Expanded Medical Cannabis Ballot Initiative – News
Standard.net/Government/2018/04/01/Utah-Governor-s-opposition-to-medical-marijuana-initiative-draws-fire”>collected enough signatures to place the initiative on this year’s ballot, but the idea of a comprehensive medical cannabis program is a step too far for many conservative politicians in the state. Last month, Utah lawmakers passed three bills allowing …
Read More »1 Year Later, Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program is Still a Work in Progress
Almost a year later, however, Florida’s medical marijuana program is still a work in progress, and patients and potential business entrants still await greater expansion to the medical marijuana market. Senate Bill 8A provided for an additional 10 vertical licenses …
Read More »One Year Later, Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program is Still a Work in Progress
Almost a year later, however, Florida’s medical marijuana program is still a work in progress, and patients and potential business entrants still await greater expansion to the medical marijuana market. Senate Bill 8A provided for an additional 10 vertical licenses …
Read More »Hans Kamperman, fighting for the legalisation of cannabis
Hans Kamperman is fighting for the decriminalisation of cannabis. Since the beginning of 2018, he has been camping out in front of the parliament building in The Hague. The sad peak of his campaign was a failed suicide attempt. Many …
Read More »Sativex High Price Leaves French Medical Marijuana Patients With Few Options
Like many states in the United States that have struggled to set up a medical cannabis program, France is in an ambiguous situation: medical cannabis has been legal since 2013, but no cannabinoid-based drugs are available to patients thanks to …
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 »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 »Chicago Voters Support Recreational Marijuana
CHICAGO (AP) — Voters in the Illinois county that includes Chicago have backed the recreational use of marijuana in a nonbinding referendum. Tuesday’s question for Cook County voters asked if Illinois should legalize “the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale …
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