If past is prologue, prohibitionists within the GOP are terminally screwed come November. At least that appears to be the take away after Democrat Conor Lamb – a pro-medical marijuana candidate – defeated the GOP’s Rick Siccone on Tuesday. …
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Strain Review: Charlie Sheen | Marijuana
Cannabis consumers come in many forms so we’ve included multiple points of view in our strain reviews. Our longtime reviewers Monterey Bud and Duke London join Managing Editor Lesley Nickus and Suzanne from Marketing. Today, they’ll be reviewing Sote Choice …
Read More »Arkansas Judge Blocks State From Licensing Cannabis Cultivators
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked the state from issuing licenses to five companies to grow medical marijuana in response to complaints about the state’s process for reviewing applications for the facilities. Pulaski County Circuit …
Read More »Arizona Bill Could Put Medical Marijuana Under Microscope of Scrutiny
Senate Bill 1420 won’t reduce Arizona’s costly medical marijuana card fees, but it will mandate state-regulated testing for medicinal cannabis. Passed by a 7-1 vote by the House Committee on Military, Veterans and Regulatory Affairs Monday, the new primary objective …
Read More »California Bureau of Cannabis Control Issues Cease-and-Desist, Weedmaps Replies
Last week, it was reported that the California Bureau of Cannabis Control issued a cease-and-desist to Weedmaps, Marijuana.com’s parent company, on the grounds that the website and smartphone application advertises cannabis dispensaries and delivery services that are unlicensed by the …
Read More »New Jersey Gov. Murphy Proposes Legalizing Marijuana, Tax Reform Measures
By Michael Catalini TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday proposed raising the state sales tax, hiking income taxes on the wealthy and legalizing recreational marijuana under a budget plan he said represents a sharp break from the …
Read More »More Patients, More Prescriptions, Too Little Cannabis in Germany
According to the Federal Association of German Pharmacist Associations (ABDA), the number of cannabis patients in Germany continued to increase in the last quarter of 2017. The ABDA points to a rapidly growing number of cannabis prescriptions submitted in the …
Read More »North Dakota Lawmakers Sign Off on Medical Marijuana Rules
By Blake Nicholson BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers on Monday signed off on rules for the state’s developing medical marijuana program, a necessary move if the drug is to be available to patients later this year. The Legislature’s …
Read More »Former Dispensary Owner Robs His Competition, Blames Heroin
Though cannabis has seen tremendous progress in terms of legislative reform and cultural acceptance in America over the last decade, the emerging industry still faces a number of roadblocks on the path to prohibition’s end. One Colorado man has seemingly …
Read More »Illinois, Politics, and Pot: Six Dems and Zero Republicans Support Legalization
Every Democratic candidate vying to be the next governor of Illinois believes the time to legalize recreational marijuana has come – as the GOP’s candidates continue to embrace prohibition. The Democratic candidates participating in the March 20 primary are State …
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