All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 2 2018 // The head of Oklahoma’s health agency said there’s a framework in place to get the medical marijuana industry rolling in the state soon, despite concerns from Gov. Mary Fallin that a statewide vote “opens...
Jul 2 2018 // The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use of medical marijuana under the Maine workers’ compensation system because federal law preempts state...
Jul 2 2018 // “Prosecuted or not, the fact remains that Twin Rivers would be forced to commit a federal crime if it complied with the directive of the Workers’ Compensation Board.”— Maine Supreme Court Associate...
Jun 28 2018 // Oklahoma voters on June 26 backed the medicinal use of marijuana, overcoming a late opposition campaign from law enforcement and business, faith and political leaders.State Question 788, the result of an activist-led...
Jun 28 2018 // Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed.Regulations being phased in six months after the state broadly legalized marijuana require that pot sold after...
Jun 22 2018 // Alaska regulators are set to discuss proposed rules for allowing onsite consumption of marijuana at certain shops in August.Regulators have gone back and forth on onsite use, adopting rules in late 2015 to allow people to...
Jun 22 2018 // A Florida circuit court has reinstated a stay on smoking medical marijuana. The state’s 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled that the hold will remain in effect “pending final disposition of the merits of (a...
Jun 21 2018 // Marijuana sales will become legal in Canada beginning October 17, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, making it the first major economy to legalize its recreational use.Stocks of marijuana producers, which...
Jun 20 2018 // Canada is set to become the first Group of Seven nation to legalize recreational marijuana after a bill from Justin Trudeau’s government won the backing of the upper chamber.The Senate’s approval in a vote...
Jun 19 2018 // The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use of medical marijuana under the Maine workers’ compensation system because federal law preempts state...
Jun 18 2018 // A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet, one that doesn’t come with a...
Jun 18 2018 // FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs.Those employers and many others are...
Jun 18 2018 // “EPA’s indefinite suspension of critical pesticide safety training is reprehensible – and illegal.”— New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood said about a lawsuit she is leading with...
Jun 18 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first Cannabis Business Owners Policy in the State of California.The American Association of Insurance Services designed the new CannaBOP program for cannabis...
Jun 13 2018 // President Donald Trump said last Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for...
Jun 8 2018 // With the sound off, images from a new advocacy video touting the merits of medical marijuana could blend seamlessly into a commercial for the latest model of pickup — a burly Texan, clad in a cowboy hat, strides past...
Jun 8 2018 // Canada’s marijuana legalization took a big step forward as the Senate passed an amended bill, meaning Justin Trudeau’s government can probably finalize the law and open the market in the next few months.Bill...
Jun 8 2018 // Floridians allowed to use medical marijuana are one step closer to being able to smoke it.Leon County circuit court Judge Karen Gievers on Tuesday lifted a stay on her May 25 ruling that the Florida Legislature’s...
Jun 6 2018 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved the first Cannabis Business Owners Policy in the State of California.The American Association of Insurance Services designed the new CannaBOP program for cannabis...
Jun 5 2018 // More Louisiana residents with chronic pain and suffering will be able to seek treatment for their ailments through the state’s medical marijuana program.Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to the expansion proposal a few...