Articles tagged with "law enforcement"
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Trump Administration Takes Aim at Legal Immigrants in Cannabis Industry
The Associated Press - Published on April 4, 2019read more“Even if you have had a green card for 20 years, you had better not work in any aspect of this industry and you better not use marijuana,” one immigration attorney said.
Los Angeles to Erase 50,000 Criminal Cannabis Convictions
The Associated Press - Published on April 1, 2019read moreLos Angeles-area prosecutors are joining other district attorneys to use technology to wipe out or reduce as many as 50,000 past criminal cannabis convictions.
LA Could Spend Millions to Tackle Illegal Cannabis Market
The Associated Press - Published on March 28, 2019read moreIndustry officials welcomed the plan. By some estimates, up to 80% of the sales in the state still are under the table, snatching profits from legal storefronts.
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Police Sued Over Bulldozer Chase That Killed Cannabis Suspect
The Associated Press - Published on March 18, 2019read moreThe chase developed as Greg Longenecker, 51, a short-order cook and avid vegetable gardener, tended 10 marijuana plants in a small clearing near Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Feds Say Illegal California Cannabis Grow Was Funded by Chinese
The Associated Press - Published on March 8, 2019read moreThe case is the latest where overseas money backed illicit cannabis-growing operations in places where the plant is legal for adults, prosecutors said.
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Know Before You Go: A SXSW Guide to Texas Cannabis Laws
Ben Adlin - Published on March 8, 2019read moreTexas has some of the most restrictive cannabis laws in the country, but Austin likes to party. If you choose to consume, do so wisely.
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Legal Hemp Is Not Safe on American Highways
April M. Short - Published on March 4, 2019read moreConflicting federal and state laws mean police are seizing products that can’t get anyone high.
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The US Surgeon General Just Tweeted WHAT About Cannabis?
Chris Roberts - Published on March 1, 2019read moreUS Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently used his official Twitter account to make a startling claim about cannabis. It wasn’t the first time.
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The Latest Cannabis Bill in Congress Would Do More Than Just Legalize
Leafly Staff - Published on February 28, 2019read moreA new cannabis legalization bill already has the support of leading 2020 presidential challengers.
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Stop of Fake Arizona Delivery Van Nets Cannabis Seizure, Arrest
The Associated Press - Published on February 7, 2019read moreState Department of Transportation officers seized a half-ton of marijuana after stopping what proved to be a fake delivery van in the state’s far northwestern corner.
