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Ohio Village: No Space Left for Medical Marijuana Growers

Jun 9 2017 // A central Ohio village that embraced potential medical marijuana business while some other communities rejected it saw such interest from prospective growers that it has run out of space for that sector. The Columbus...

Vermont Governor Vetoes Marijuana Bill, Wants Changes Made

May 26 2017 // Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana but indicated that he was willing to work with the Legislature on a...

Bipartisan Senators Look to Address Banking Risk for Marijuana Industry

May 18 2017 // Republican and Democratic senators on Wednesday renewed their drive to make banking easier for marijuana-based businesses in those U.S. states where the drug is legal, undeterred by signals from the Trump administration...

Drug Use at Work at Highest Rate in 12 Years: Quest

May 17 2017 // Drug use in the American workforce, fueled by illicit drugs including cocaine, reached the highest positivity rate in 12 years last year, according to an analysis of more than 10 million workforce drug test results.Overall...

Denver Proposes Rules for Businesses to Allow Social Marijuana Use

May 15 2017 // Denver, Colo. has proposed a set of rules for businesses that get permits to allow social marijuana use.The Denver Post reported that among the rules presented, businesses owners would have to require customers to sign...

Nevada Lawmakers Pushing Blood-Only Detection of Marijuana DUIs

May 15 2017 // Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana.Under the bipartisan...

Lawmakers in Nevada Pushing Blood-Only Detection Of Marijuana DUIs

May 8 2017 // Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana.Under the bipartisan...

Continental Heritage Insurance Launches Ohio Medical Marijuana Bond Program

May 3 2017 // Ohio’s Continental Heritage Insurance Co. has rolled out a program to provide surety bonds to applicants for Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program.Edward Feighan, an owner and director of Continental Heritage, is...

Legal Marijuana Stores Linked to Increased Property Crime

May 1 2017 // Legal marijuana shops are linked to higher levels of property crime in nearby areas, according to a nearly three-year study in Denver.Researchers found that crime isn’t higher in the area immediately surrounding...

Sheriffs: Raise Massachusetts Pot Tax, Use Money for Addiction Treatment

Apr 26 2017 // Sheriffs urged Massachusetts lawmakers Monday to boost the tax consumers will pay on recreational marijuana and earmark the additional revenue for substance abuse prevention and treatment.The proposal was discussed at the...

Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Pot Regulators’ Independence

Apr 24 2017 // Recreational marijuana may be legal for adults in Massachusetts but who ultimately will be in charge of regulating and enforcing the new law remains the subject of behind-the-scenes maneuvering on Beacon Hill.A legislative...

Police, Advocates Clash Over New Hampshire Pot Decriminalization Bill

Apr 18 2017 // With Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on board, advocates for marijuana decriminalization hope this is the year New Hampshire joins its New England neighbors in removing criminal penalties for possessing pot.But the measure is...

Making a Federal Case Out of ‘Legal’ Marijuana Insurance Claims

Apr 11 2017 // Michael Johnston, the great, great grandson of the founder of one of the first Baptist churches in Texas, grew up being constantly warned about sin, including the evils of television and dancing. Thus it is a bit strange...

California Governor Wants to Unite Marijuana Laws

Apr 7 2017 // Whether one entity can legally grow and sell marijuana at the retail level in California is emerging as one of the biggest conflicts state authorities are wrestling with as they move to streamline regulations and adopt the...

West Virginia One Step Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Apr 6 2017 // West Virginia’s House voted Tuesday to legalize doctor-prescribed marijuana to treat certain medical conditions following Senate passage of a similar measure last week.The bills approved 76-24 by the House and 28-6...

Liquor Wholesalers in Nevada Pass on Licenses for Marijuana Distribution

Apr 3 2017 // Liquor wholesalers have been slow to sign on to Nevada’s new legal marijuana market, meaning the state must look elsewhere for marijuana middle-men with recreational cannabis sales slated to start July 1, according...

Oregon’s 1st Recreational Marijuana Recall Issued after High Pesticide Level

Mar 24 2017 // The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued its first recall of recreational marijuana after samples of a type of pot were found to contain a level of pesticide residue above the state limit.The Blue Magoo marijuana was...

Former County Commissioner in Oregon Counter Sues in Marijuana Case

Mar 22 2017 // A former Jackson County commissioner accused in a lawsuit of bilking investors to finance a pot shop has filed a counterclaim.Doug Breidenthal filed the lawsuit contending his professional reputation has been damaged, the...

Backers of Legal Pot Urge Massachusetts Panel to Hold Off on Changing Law

Mar 22 2017 // Backers of legalized recreational marijuana urged Massachusetts legislators Monday to hold off, at least for now, on making any significant changes to a law voters approved in November.The appeal came during the first...

Colorado Bill to Curb Growing Pot at Home Making Way Through Legislature

Mar 15 2017 // The nation’s most generous grow-your-own marijuana laws came closer this week to being curbed in Colorado, where the state House advanced a pair of bills aimed at cracking down on people who grow weed outside the...