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San Diego Sets Sights on Illegal Delivery Services
Ben Adlin - Published on August 29, 2017read moreAfter a year and a half of going after unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, San Diego authorities are stepping up enforcement against illegal delivery services.
Drug Use Up Among Australian Baby Boomers
Joe Wilson - Published on August 28, 2017read moreA report in the British Medical Journal found that baby boomers in the UK and Australia had greater increases in consumption than younger age groups.
‘Dear Justin’: A Loving Correspondence with the Prime Minister, Episode 2
Kate Palbom - Published on August 25, 2017read moreI’m on your side, Justin. I really am. But if the new cannabis regime is to be effective, it must use tools grounded in good science and be practiced fairly. As of this writing, it does neither.
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Vermont’s Supreme Court to Consider Cannabis ‘Sniff Test’
Ben Adlin - Published on August 25, 2017read moreVermont’s highest court is set to consider a case involving whether the simple smell of cannabis constitutes legal grounds to search and seize a driver’s vehicle.
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How to Get a ‘Social Marijuana Use’ License in Denver
Dave Schmader - Published on August 25, 2017read moreDenver’s program allows public consumption of cannabis at everything from yoga studios to coffee shops to street fairs—if applicants can manage the application process.
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Amid MMJ Delays, Maryland Approves 8 New Cultivators
Gage Peake - Published on August 25, 2017read moreMaryland regulators approved eight medical cannabis cultivation licenses, and several of the companies say they’re ready to begin growing immediately.
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Colorado to Sessions: Cannabis Industry Working, Can Do Better
The Associated Press - Published on August 25, 2017read moreColorado’s legal marijuana industry is working — and can work better with federal collaboration, the state’s governor and Republican attorney general told U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Does Cannabis Belong in Liquor Stores? Provinces Tussle Over an Answer
Dave Schmader - Published on August 24, 2017read moreCanada’s alcohol industry and certain government entities are pushing to sell recreational cannabis in existing liquor stores. It’s a dicey proposition.
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Deputies Kill Northern California Illegal Marijuana Grower
The Associated Press - Published on August 24, 2017read moreNorthern California authorities have shot and killed an illegal marijuana grower they say confronted sheriff’s deputies with a gun.
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Senator Named to Massachusetts Regulatory Post Opposed Legal Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on August 23, 2017read moreSen. Jennifer Flanagan, who opposed last year’s cannabis legalization initiative, is the first appointee to the five-member Cannabis Control Commission.









