Louisiana House backs expansion of medical marijuana program
LouisianaMedical MarijuanaTrending Stories September 29, 2018 0
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are moving to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, as the product nears availability within months. The House voted 60-39 Thursday to add more conditions to the list of diseases and disorders eligible for marijuana treatment. Rep. Ted James’ proposal would include glaucoma, severe... Read more
Amendment to allow Colorado schools to administer medical marijuana passes House, heads to Senate
Trending Stories September 29, 2018 0
DENVER — The Colorado House overwhelmingly passed an amendment that would allow school officials to administer medical marijuana to students. Quintin’s Amendment, named for 9-year-old Quintin Lovato, of Gypsum, passed with 48-16, Thursday morning, April 12. “I’ve never seen Quintin smile so much as he did this morning when... Read more
Trump says he’ll support protections for legal marijuana. Here’s what politicians and cannabis insiders are saying.
ColoradoTrending Stories September 29, 2018 0
Politicians and cannabis industry insiders, alike, were surprised Friday morning by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s announcement that he has struck a deal with President Donald J. Trump that would protect states’ marijuana laws from federal interference. In a statement that summarized much of the reaction, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR),... Read more
Colorado occupations where people use the most cannabis
Trending Stories September 27, 2018 0
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released a study that lists the occupations in which marijuana use is the most common. In a group of 10,169 adults in the state, 14.6% self-reported current marijuana use. On the top of that list? Not surprising for anyone who has worked in... Read more
Will unlicensed marijuana cultivation hurt California’s redwoods?
CaliforniaTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
A new industry is thriving in California. It is green in terms of the money being made and the crop itself. Yet it is anything but that when it comes to the environment, posing horrendous ecological threats to the region’s redwood forests. Lindgren Lumber and Humboldt Flakeboard are the... Read more
MedMen opens state-of-the-art marijuana cultivation facility outside Reno
NevadaTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
SPARKS, Nev. — After being in the works for nearly two years, a state-of-the-art marijuana factory in northern Nevada’s high desert is up and running. The opening of the $15 million MedMen facility east of the Reno-Sparks area marks a goal of the company to change the conversation surrounding... Read more
Pennsylvania medical marijuana program to allow sale of flower, expand list of qualifying conditions
Medical MarijuanaPennsylvaniaTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Patients in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program should be able to obtain the drug in dry leaf or flower form for vaporization by sometime this summer, the Wolf administration announced Monday. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said she was accepting that and other recommendations made recently by... Read more
Alaska House votes to limit access to marijuana convictions
AlaskaTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House has passed legislation restricting access to records showing past convictions for simple marijuana possession. The measure is sponsored by Democratic Rep. Harriet Drummond. She says Alaskans should not be passed up for jobs or promotions for possessing something that is now legal. Alaska... Read more
Trump is backing off the marijuana fight. Jeff Sessions has not.
ColoradoTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
WASHINGTON — Marijuana has enjoyed some head winds lately, even as regulating it faces an uncertain future in the Trump administration. Over the past week, Trump promised not to go after marijuana suppliers and users who are obeying their state laws, former House speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced his... Read more
