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 …
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Hemp Festival planned to make debut in northern Vermont
Published: Aug 19, 2017, 8:03 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 5:50 pm By Amy Ash Nixon, The Caledonian Record EAST BURKE, Vt. — Eli Harrington thinks holding the first-ever Vermont Hemp Festival in the rural, remote Northeast Kingdom makes …
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 …
Read More »Norman Rockwell Museum being considered for marijuana dispensary
Published: Aug 7, 2017, 10:06 am • Updated: Aug 7, 2017, 10:06 am By The Associated Press RUTLAND, Vt. — A father and son are considering the Norman Rockwell Museum property in Vermont as a possible location for a marijuana …
Read More »Senate Committee Steps Up to Defend Medical Marijuana States!
As medical marijuana patients wring their hands over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ misguided attack on medical marijuana, there remains at least one reason to feel optimistic as we head into the weekend. According to The Hill, “The Senate Appropriations Committee …
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 »The EPA Will Deny All Requests to License Pesticides for Cannabis – News
Trump-appointed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced this week that he will deny all requests to license pesticides specifically created for cannabis, creating yet another hurdle for the nation’s legally grey cannabis industry. Last month, California, Washington, Nevada, and Vermont applied …
Read More »Opioids second only to marijuana in illicit drug abuse rates
(HealthDay)—Abuse of prescription opioids is second only to marijuana abuse as the most common illegal drug problem in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Analysis of 2012 to …
Read More »Vermont Governor Explains Why the State Failed to Legalize Cannabis – News
In what would have been a historic moment for the cannabis movement, Vermont lawmakers worked diligently during the last few months to try and make the state the first to approve recreational marijuana through legislative channels rather than a popular vote. Unfortunately, Governor Phil …
Read More »Vermont House Kills 2017 Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill – News
Although there seemed to be a great deal of promise in Vermont becoming the first state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana by way of the state legislature, the issue is officially dead for 2017. On Wednesday, the Senate …
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