Published: Sep 8, 2017, 8:22 am • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 8:22 am By Tribune News Service, The Cannabist Staff After years of firm opposition from the Indiana Statehouse, the tides may be turning on the issue of legalizing medical …
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Maine Border Patrol will still seize marijuana despite legalization
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 12:04 pm • Updated: Aug 29, 2017, 12:04 pm By The Associated Press BANGOR, Maine — Border Patrol officials in Maine say they will still enforce federal law and confiscate marijuana after residents voted for legalization …
Read More »Border Patrol in Maine Will Still Bust People for Marijuana Possession – News
Although marijuana is now fully legal in the state of Maine, the new law could still present unwanted legal challenges for pot possessors running anywhere close to the Canadian border. Earlier this week, Chief Daniel Hiebert, the leading U.S. Border …
Read More »The prohibition era is done
Published: Aug 25, 2017, 8:44 am • Updated: Aug 25, 2017, 8:44 am By Seattle Times Editorial Board Via The Associated Press. The following editorial was published in the SeattleTimes.com, August 17: U .S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an …
Read More »City Officials in Cornish, Maine Force Cancellation of ‘Bud and Breakfast’ Event – News
Voters in Maine legalized recreational marijuana use last November, but thanks to legislative posturing and a slow moving regulatory process, residents and tourists still can’t walk into a store and buy weed. In the meantime, possession and private consumption of …
Read More »Fear-Mongering Anti-Weed Group SAM Has Its Sights Set on Seattle’s Hempfest – News
Kevin Sabet and Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) are back, using fear-mongering tactics and misinformation to try and sway public opinion against state-approved, regulated weed. The nonprofit group has spent most of the year taking credit for killing a legalization proposal in …
Read More »Oklahomans Will Vote on America’s Most Progressive Medical Marijuana Proposal in 2018 – News
Legal weed legislation has been sweeping the nation for the last decade, but while over half of the country now has some sort of access to medical or recreational bud, the nation’s most progressive markets are still largely concentrated on …
Read More »Maine says it will not be ready for recreational marijuana sales by deadline
Published: Aug 16, 2017, 1:30 pm • Updated: Aug 16, 2017, 1:30 pm By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Maine officials say the state will not be able to meet its deadline for the start of recreational marijuana sales. …
Read More »Maine to Delay Recreational Weed Sales as Legislators Iron Out Regulations – News
Almost a year after residents voted to legalize adult use recreational marijuana, a special legislative commission in Maine’s state house came to a preliminary agreement about a number of regulations for the impending industry, but also confirmed that the continuing process …
Read More »Vermont governor creating marijuana legalization commission
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 2:57 pm • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 2:57 pm By The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he’s organizing a commission to study issues related to the legalization of marijuana and will …
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