Cannabis is likely to become an annual billion-dollar legal industry in the state of Colorado by next year after officials suggested greater volumes of the drug are being sold than anticipated. Colorado was the first state in the US to licence and tax sales of the drug for recreational use, …
A local pharmacist who wants to open two medical marijuana dispensaries in Brevard County plans to give county commissioners a lesson in the pot industry. Eric Luzar, a resident of Satellite Beach, asked for a spot on Tuesday’s County Commission agenda to discuss medical marijuana dispensary zoning and regulation. Luzar …
As a teenager and later, as a wife and mom, Mary Greene never considered trying marijuana for any purpose. That was before she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 10 years ago. Now 57 and a grandmother, she lives in constant pain but doesn’t want to be heavily medicated, she said. …
As Washington state prepares to issue the first licenses for marijuana retail stores, Gov. Jay Inslee and other state leaders on Tuesday announced a coordinated campaign to make sure pot stays out of the hands of minors once products start hitting store shelves next month. “Those who have led the …
The GOP-controlled House voted recently in favor of blocking the federal government from interfering with states that permit the use of medical marijuana. The somewhat surprising 219-189 vote came as the House debated a bill funding the Justice Department’s budget. This is the first time the U.S. Congress has voted to …
California’s 2013 Marijuana Harvest Was Worth 31 Billion Dollars Marijuana is big business in California. How big? According to a recently released report, California’s 2013 marijuana harvests were worth 31 billion dollars. Yes, that’s billion, with a B. This number is of course an estimate and not an exact …
New marijuana laws boost sales for Iowa greenhouse maker DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A greenhouse maker in northeast Iowa has reported a boost in sales as more states legalize the medical use of marijuana. A corporate official at Engineering Services & Products Co. said demand from marijuana growers has caused …
By David Downs in the East Bay Express, April 15 Even though polls show that most Americans support the legalization of marijuana, corporate America continues to censor pot-related speech. Legal reformers are banned from issue-advocacy advertising; major websites such as Google, Facebook, and Yahoo prohibit the listing of legal marijuana …
Posted by CN Staff By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Source: Tampa Bay Times Tampa — If Florida voters say yes to medical marijuana, no one can say yet what role cities like Tampa would have in regulating where it turns up in their communities. In 21 other states that …
Posted by CN Staff By Froma Harrop Source: Spokesman-Review USA — A plague of heroin addiction is upon us. Another plague. Heroin was the crisis that prompted Richard Nixon to launch the war on drugs in 1971. Time marched on. Cocaine and then crack cocaine and then methamphetamine overtook heroin …