WASHINGTON — As a new-product junkie, it was foregone that I’d swap a C-note for something called CBD, a cannabis extract promising relief from pain and anxiety, the twin banes of baby boomers recently awakened to the realization that, though their spirits be forever young, their joints definitively are... Read more
By ROB GILLIES, GENE JOHNSON and TRACEY LINDEMAN MONTREAL (AP) — Jubilant customers stood in long lines for hours then lit up and celebrated on sidewalks Wednesday as Canada became the world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace. In Toronto, people smoked joints as soon as they rolled out of bed... Read more
Screened at border, Canadians who are honest about using marijuana could be banned from the US
TravelUncategorized October 16, 2018
CHILLIWACK, Canada — Bill Powers flipped through the sworn statement he gave to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the printed pages taking him back to that August afternoon — back to the border checkpoint into Washington state where agents asked if he had ever smoked marijuana. Yes, he... Read more
After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
Pico Rivera extends recreational marijuana ban again in wake of City Hall departures
CaliforniaUncategorized October 10, 2018
Stymied by a short-staffed City Hall, the Pico Rivera City Council for a third time is “kicking the can” on tackling recreational marijuana and voted to extend a temporary ban on dispensaries. The cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana will continue to be banned in Pico Rivera for another... Read more
Sacramento Cannabis Cup abruptly canceled with only weeks to go
CaliforniaUncategorized October 10, 2018
SACRAMENTO — Tickets had been on sale for about six weeks, but before Cannabis Cup California could set a music lineup or secure a permit, the half-music festival, half-smoke session has been either postponed or canceled. It’s not clear yet whether anyone will get a refund. The marijuana exhibition,... Read more
A White House drug office official has offered assurances that a marijuana policy panel will be objective and dispassionate as it examines the impact of legalization in some states, a Colorado senator said. The vow came after BuzzFeed reported in August that the panel intended to portray marijuana as... Read more
Q&A: Feds slowly take steps to affirm the medicinal value of marijuana
Medical MarijuanaUncategorized October 3, 2018
Scientists and patients who’ve long held that marijuana can be used to treat illness and disease are finally getting some backing from the federal government. The Drug Enforcement Agency currently lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning that it has no known medical use and a high potential... Read more
Brown’s veto of medical marijuana donation bill prompts outcry
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 3, 2018
SANTA CRUZ — A bill that had been hailed as a much-needed fix to California’s cannabis regulations was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday, prompting outcry from advocates and promise from the bill’s author to continue pushing for the change. When recreational pot became legal in California in... Read more
Hemp, on the brink of being legal, still faces challenges
Uncategorized September 28, 2018
DENVER — It’s a giddy time for the U.S. hemp industry. Farmers are planting more acres. Businesses are selling more products. And with Congress on the brink of fully legalizing hemp, industry insiders are eagerly anticipating a boom. But even if the legalization provisions in the 2018 farm bill... Read more
