Medical marijuana has been legal in Maryland since 2014, but thanks to incredibly slow regulatory processes and a number of lawsuits, it’s taken almost four years to get off the ground. Now, with almost 13,000 state residents already signed up …
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California Legislators Defeat Proposal to Ban Cannabis Advertising on Clothing – News
California’s impending recreational and revamped medical marijuana markets are set to come on line at the beginning of next year and almost overnight become the world’s most active cannabis industry. And while city officials and state legislators sort out the …
Read More »Four out of Massachusetts’ Five Cannabis Control Commission Members Oppose Recreational Legalization – News
With recreational cannabis legislation expected to go into effect next year, Massachusetts lawmakers recently finished putting together a marijuana policy board to help craft regulations for the Northeastern state’s pot industry. At the surface, you might expect this to …
Read More »Fears of an Industry-Wide Banking Crackdown on Cannabis Advocacy Groups May Be Unfounded
This summer, PNC Bank closed the accounts of two major cannabis advocacy groups, stating that it “couldn't afford the risk.” Banks have always refused to open accounts for admitted canna-businesses thanks to the continued federal prohibition of marijuana, but advocacy …
Read More »Singer Olivia Newton-John Is Fighting Her Second Bout of Cancer With the Help of Medical Marijuana – News
Four-time Grammy winner and never-ending cult phenomenon Olivia Newton-John recently opened up about her second and latest fight against the destructive forces of cancer. The singer beat breast cancer in the 1990’s, and is now supplementing her battle against a …
Read More »Medical Marijuana Study Researching PTSD Faces Early Shut Down Thanks to Uncooperative VA Officials – News
For the first time ever in the United States, researchers are working to explore the therapeutic effects of marijuana on those people suffering from post–traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, reports show the study is at risk of being shut down …
Read More »NBA Star Zach Randolph’s Felony Cannabis Distribution Charge Reduced to Misdemeanor Possession – News
Zach Randolph is not a cannabis kingpin. You probably knew that already, but it took a few weeks for California’s justice system to admit it. The 17-year NBA veteran and freshly minted Sacramento King has finally had the outlandish possession with …
Read More »California Cannabis Traffickers Allegedly Offered Local Sheriff One Million Dollar Bribe – News
A California sheriff turned a brother and sister in to the DEA after they attempted to bribe him to ignore their illegal cannabis grows. In May, Chi Meng Yang and his sister Gaosheng Laitinen contacted Siskiyou County sheriff Jon Lopey …
Read More »New Jersey, Vermont, and Rhode Island State Legislatures Could Pass Marijuana Laws in 2018 – News
Although state legislatures all over the country have been apprehensive to pass measures pertaining to the legalization of marijuana, that could all change in 2018, according to a report from Marijuana Business Daily. A number of states are set to …
Read More »Florida’s Medical Marijuana Market Expected to Surpass $1 Billion by 2020 – News
Last year, Florida voters approved a pivotal expansion of the state’s highly restrictive medical marijuana program, a vital decision that has caused the system to rapidly bloom. While lawmakers have tried to keep legislation as limited as possible, their hesitation has …
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