Published: Jul 27, 2017, 5:20 pm • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 1:59 pm By Brian Witte, The Associated Press Update ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s highest court has ruled that finalists to become licensed to grow medical marijuana in the state …
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Could Trump replace Jeff Sessions in a recess appointment?
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 3:16 pm • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 3:16 pm By Amber Phillips, The Washington Post President Donald Trump sounds like he’s intent on forcing out his “beleaguered” attorney general, Jeff Sessions, either by firing him or …
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Published: Jul 27, 2017, 3:10 pm • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 2:15 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff It’s been a busy week for marijuana in Colorado Springs. Colorado’s second-largest city is in the national spotlight this week following …
Read More »Las Vegas marijuana bus tours run into state prohibitions
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 2:31 pm • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 2:31 pm By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Companies looking to offer marijuana bus tours in Las Vegas have hit a legal snag. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports …
Read More »Senate appropriations committee keeps protection for medical marijuana states
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 1:24 pm • Updated: Jul 28, 2017, 7:16 am By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an amendment to protect state medical marijuana programs from federal interference, despite a written request …
Read More »Home growing medical vs. recreational marijuana: What’s the difference?
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 9:46 am • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 9:46 am By Will Houston, The Cannifornian When it comes to home cultivation, the line of separation between medical and recreational marijuana becomes blurred, according to industry officials. Cannabis …
Read More »Medical researchers investigate new cannabis treatment area: concussions
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 8:48 am • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 9:09 am By Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald MIAMI — Bari Gold was never one for tutus. When she was 4, Roberta Gold gave in to her daughter’s competitive …
Read More »Sheriff’s office raids more than 20 marijuana gardens on tribal land
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 7:56 am • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 7:56 am By Ashley Tressel, The Cannifornian The County of Mendocino Marijuana Eradication Team led a raid on about 25 marijuana gardens on Sherwood Valley tribal land in Willits …
Read More »Canada’s massive produce greenhouses are converting to cannabis
Published: Jul 27, 2017, 7:42 am • Updated: Jul 27, 2017, 2:36 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff In a vast greenhouse that operates about 30 miles outside Vancouver, British Columbia, hundreds of thousands of plants yield an abundance …
Read More »Los Angeles might create a bank for the cannabis industry
Published: Jul 26, 2017, 3:52 pm • Updated: Jul 26, 2017, 3:55 pm By Elizabeth Chou, The Cannifornian Los Angeles city leaders are looking into the possibility of setting up a public bank that would do business with marijuana dispensaries, …
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