Sen. Cory Gardner: Trump has agreed to support state-legal marijuana protections
ColoradoTrending Stories September 30, 2018 0
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner says he struck a deal with President Donald J. Trump that would protect states’ marijuana laws from federal interference. As part of the deal, the Republican senator agreed to lift his blockade on U.S. Department of Justice nominees — a hold put in place following... Read more
In order to keep 5 marijuana licenses, Colorado town trustee resigns 2 days after winning election
Trending Stories September 30, 2018 0
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Grand Junction area trustee has announced that he is resigning less than 48 hours after winning the election. Jesse Loughman says he is giving up the Palisade office so he can keep his five marijuana licenses. He owns Palisade’s only retail and medical... Read more
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
