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This Coast-to-Coast Cannabis Grower Just Made a Big Move in Colorado
A proposal that would create a $100 fine for marijuana possession in Miami-Dade gets its first hearing before county commissioners Wednesday, a key test for a law designed to keep minor pot offenses out of the criminal system.
UA cannabis certificate program teaches skills for legal marijuana industry
The newly launched National Cannabis Bar Association will officially launch with an NCIA event in Denver on June 30
Kentucky marijuana legalization 2022: Kulkarni pushes to decriminalize cannabis
With a wave of legalization measures in recent years, marijuana in some form is now legal in 38 states. But in the 12 where it is not — a swath of the west and Midwest, including Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, and in the rust belt states of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania — parents whose use of the drug would be legal elsewhere are losing their children and often seen as irresponsible parenting pariahs.
Tim Evans, Jill Disis and Mark Alesia ~ Indianapolis Star ~
Authorities in Indianapolis warn that anyone caught smoking marijuana at the First Church of Cannabis’ planned service next week could end up arrested.
Ronnie Polaneczky ~ Philly.com ~
A Pennsylvania couple faces charges for possessing and manufacturing marijuana that the young wife used to relieve debilitating symptoms.
René Marsh~ CNN ~
(CNN) -- A new study, funded in part by the federal government, suggests alcohol has a more extreme impact on drivers than marijuana.
Susan K. Livio ~ NJ.com ~
Two NJ lawmakers introduce a bill requiring school boards to set policies for mmj use in statewide schools.
Christopher Ingraham~ Washington Post ~
A long-standing bureaucratic obstacle to privately-funded medical marijuana research has just been removed, effective immediately.
Terri Langford~ The Texas Tribune ~
Local prosecutors across the state are looking for ways to keep minor marijuana cases out of court.
Shira Schoenberg ~ MassLive.com ~
A Salem medical marijuana dispensary is the first to receive permission to sell marijuana - after obtaining a temporary waiver from the state's strict testing guidelines.
Noelle Crombie ~ The Oregonian ~
In two weeks, it'll be legal for anyone 21 and older to possess and grow marijuana in Oregon. But before you light up, the state wants you to know a few things.
Regina Garcia Cano ~ The Associated Press ~
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns that non-Indians would still be breaking the law if they consume pot on the reservation.
Alicia Wallace and Jordan Steffen ~ The Denver Post ~
Lawyer for Dish Network employee fired after using medical pot to treat muscle spasms calls ruling "devastating"
Phillip Smith ~ Alternet ~
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to rein in the DEA.
Paul Egan ~ Detroit Free Press ~
LANSING – Two measures to legalize marijuana could appear on the November 2016 state ballot after the Board of State Canvassers approved petition wording Thursday.
Megan Schrader ~ The Gazette ~
In the final days of the 2015 legislative session, Gov. John Hickenlooper's office asked for a $300,000 earmark to fund a crackdown on toxic pesticides being used in legal marijuana grows in Colorado.
Jonathan Starkey ~ USA Today ~
WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware House lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would treat simple marijuana possession and personal use by adults like a traffic violation, replacing criminal penalties with civil fines.
Christy Strawser ~ CBS Detroit ~
ST. CLAIR COUNTY (CBS Detroit) With her four teenagers inside, Ginnifer Hency’s house was raided by officers who suspected she was using and selling marijuana.
Joshua Miller ~ The Boston Globe ~
With a major battle in the making over marijuana legalization next year, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, a recovering alcoholic and a passionate advocate for those struggling with drug addiction, is emerging as the most likely face of the opposition.
