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Utah’s first medical marijuana dispensary is now open
The Associated Press - Published on March 2, 2020read moreUtah’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened Monday as the state begins a slow rollout of a program that will allow residents with certain health conditions to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. The online application process for people to get medical marijuana cards started on Sunday, March 1. To get cards, people must first receive a […]
Capitol Confidential: California dustup over cannabis unions
Ben Adlin - Published on March 1, 2020read moreMore rumors about THC potency bills, and Vermont nears an agreement to allow retail stores.
Alcohol is killing more Americans than ever. Here’s how to save them
Bruce Barcott - Published on February 27, 2020read moreBy swapping cannabis for alcohol, patients have been recovering their health since the 1970s.
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Aim for the eyes: Cannabis store manager thwarts robbers with bear spray
Ashley Schwellenbach - Published on February 25, 2020read more‘Your standard mace is gonna immobilize a person, but the bear spray lasts days and days,’ says the manager.
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Is legalization bad for medical cannabis patients?
Ashley Keenan - Published on February 25, 2020read morePatient advocates say increased costs and access issues are a blow to medical cannabis patients’ rights now that all adults can legally consume cannabis in Canada.
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Here’s what’s in Elizabeth Warren’s marijuana legalization plan
Bruce Barcott - Published on February 24, 2020read moreThe Democratic contender released a detailed proposal to end the war on drugs. It’s pretty good. We read it so you don’t have to.
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Capitol Confidential: THC bill would kill Arizona’s medical marijuana system
Ben Adlin - Published on February 24, 2020read moreA 2% THC cap would force the state’s 200,000 patients to turn to the illegal market for effective products.
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Despite widespread decriminalization ordinances, marijuana arrests have risen across Pennsylvania
Max Savage Levenson - Published on February 20, 2020read moreOn a bitterly cold night in February 2015, Gillian Heintzelman left her job at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and made her way to a nearby bar to meet her boyfriend and a friend. They stayed for a few minutes, and then left together to get a late-night dinner. They’d only driven a couple […]
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The buzz on Utah’s fledgling medical cannabis program
Ashley Schwellenbach - Published on February 19, 2020read moreUtah’s medical cannabis program has evolved rapidly and is about to make another huge step on March 1.
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High school student busted for smelling like weed—but he didn’t
David Bienenstock - Published on February 19, 2020read moreA Dayton, Ohio, school seems to go easy on vaping white kids while suspending their Black peers on dubious ‘marijuana smell’ claims.
