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Trump ‘Often Jokes About Killing Drug Dealers’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Dave Schmader - Published on March 4, 2018read moreFrom promising HIV proclamations to the mouth-droppings of Louis Farrakhan, here are the week’s most notable cannabis quotables.
Former Congressional Aide Convicted of Taking Cannabis Bribe
The Associated Press - Published on March 2, 2018read moreThe aide was working in the Compton field office of Rep. Janice Hahn in 2015 when he told an illegal cannabis shop it would be shut down if he couldn’t reach a deal with owners, prosecutors say.
The Roll-Up #23: Oh Magoo, You’ve Done It Again
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 2, 2018read moreTrump compares Sessions to a cartoon bumbler, Bruce visits an SF cannabis lounge, and Dave explains Quebec’s canna-phobic Frenchiness.
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Illinois Senate Approves Marijuana Ballot Question
The Associated Press - Published on March 2, 2018read moreIllinois voters would be able to say whether they support legalizing adult-use cannabis under a proposal lawmakers have approved.
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Quebec Battles Federal Law and Facts En Route to Legalization
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on March 1, 2018read moreIts government is fighting the federal home-grow mandate, its landlords want the right to ban cannabis, and its top-ranking officials are peddling easily disproven lies. What is Quebec’s problem?
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Mistrial Declared in Denver ‘Church of Cannabis’ Case
Bruce Kennedy - Published on March 1, 2018read moreThe trial has been rescheduled for July. Before the mistrial, though, prospective jurors questioned why the case was even brought.
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Vote to Release Delaware Cannabis Legalization Report Fails
The Associated Press - Published on February 28, 2018read moreOnly 12 members of the 25-member panel voted to release the report, short of a majority. All state cabinet agency representatives on the task either abstained from voting or were absent.
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How the American Legion Became a Medical Cannabis Advocate
David Hodes - Published on February 28, 2018read moreThe American Legion isn’t known for taking bold stands. But it’s come out as a leader on medical cannabis—because military veterans are demanding it.
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Did Jeff Sessions Cause a Washington Cannabis Lab to Lose Its Loan?
Tobias Coughlin-Bogue - Published on February 27, 2018read moreCannabis testing laboratory Confidence Analytics had a good working relationship with Banner Bank, its owners say. Then Jeff Sessions was appointed.
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How Liberal Marin County Turned NIMBY on Cannabis
Peter Hecht - Published on February 27, 2018read moreCalifornia’s dreamiest county, home of fine wine and redwood tubs, loves its cannabis. But stores are apparently too gauche to bear.
