Seattle clears marijuana convictions, following San Francisco lead
admin Published: Feb 8, 2018, 1:55 pm • Updated: Feb 8, 2018, 2:22 pm By Gene Johnson, The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Five years after Washington state legalized marijuana, Seattle…
February 2018
Cachexia: Can Cannabis Help With This Wasting Illness?
Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that’s currently affecting some nine million people across the planet. The good news for them is that cachexia will likely be the last disease they’ll…
New Mexico Introduces Marijuana Legalization Bill
Polling data from 2016 shows New Mexican’s attitudes towards changes in marijuana policy have shifted. Results show a 60 percent majority of New Mexicans polled are in favor of reforming…
San Francisco District Attorney’s Office to Dismiss Thousands of Past Marijuana Convictions
NORML | February 1, 2018 SAN FRANCISCO, CA — City officials have announced plans to automatically expunge thousands of past marijuana possession convictions. The San Francisco District Attorney’s office says…
Israel hits pause on medical marijuana exports; Cronos exec not concerned
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended reforms on plans to allow cannabis growers to export their product due to concerns that MMJ could find its way to the black…
Tourism business opportunities await as Ontario mulls cannabis in hotels, lounges, RVs
Ontario is weighing recreational cannabis consumption in hotels, lounges and RVs, a move that would create a “‘potentially huge” new tourism industry in Canada’s most-populous province if the rules are…
House Judiciary Democrats Call for Marijuana Hearing
Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Flickr/Gage Skidmore) Justin Strekal | February 7, 2018 WASHINGOTON, DC — On Wednesday in Washington, DC, Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter…