HILARY BRICKEN ~ Above The Law ~

 

In Spring 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading in several publicly traded marijuana companies, including FusionPharm, Inc., Cannabusiness Group, Inc., GrowLife, Inc., Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc., and Petrotech Oil and Gas, Inc. In addition to those suspensions, the SEC issued a warning regarding investments in publicly traded marijuana-related stocks. 

Ed Forchion ~ NJWeedman.com For The Trentonian ~

 

On Monday Gov. Chris Christie was in Ewing taping the Ask the Governor show on NJ 101.5, I was feeling all butthappy at the success of the great Spring Smoke-out held last Saturday at the Statehouse.

Marguerite Arnold ~ MainST

 

“Green:  The First 12 Months of Modern American Marijuana Reform“  is the first book to hit the market about the events of 2014. 

Jamie Hale ~ The Oregonian ~

 

People ambled through the Oregon Hemp Convention on Friday, casually inspecting colorful glass bongs and trying samples of rice crispy treats and chocolates, chatting with vendors about growing marijuana plants at home and extracting cannabis oil safely.

Joe Garofoli ~ SFGate ~

 

In a Russian Hill apartment, 17 women passed around cannabis-infused gluten-free vegan blueberry almond granola and rubbed marijuana-based topical cream into their shoulders.

Johnny Green ~ The Weed Blog ~

 

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Cannabis Committee, in coordination with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), announces the release of a joint statement advocating for implementation of best practices for the regulation of consumable, topical, and inhalant cannabis and hemp-derived products to ensure quality and consumer safety.  These best practices were developed with the input of numerous industry experts and establish common language and defined terms for the transparent and accurate labeling of these products to support responsible commerce and informed use of the cannabis plant.

Jordan Fischer ~ 7NEWS Denver ~

 

INDIANAPOLIS - Paperwork for the First Church of Cannabis Inc. was filed Thursday – the same day Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law.

Amie Valpone ~ Huffington Post ~