Federal Judge Reserves Decision After Hearing Arguments in Washington v. Sessions
admin Justin Strekal | February 14, 2018 NEW YORK, NY — On Wednesday, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York heard oral…
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L.A. police: Hundreds of illegal marijuana dispensaries still operational
Los Angeles has issued licenses to nearly 100 marijuana retailers, but police estimate there are at least double that number operating illegally in the city and undercutting cannabis businesses that…
Weights, measures group seeks to set standards for cannabis industry
The National Conference of Weights and Measures (NCWM) has formed a marijuana task group to develop universal standards for the cannabis industry. Several groups have tried to create a body…
Seattle City Officials Back Plan to Vacate Past Marijuana Convictions
Seattle, as seen from Kerry Park. (Flickr/Bala Sivakumar) NORML | February 15, 2018 SEATTLE, WA — Seattle city officials have announced their intentions to vacate the criminal convictions of minor…
New Federal Bill Aims to Protect Legal Marijuana States and Businesses
The United States Capitol in Washington, DC (Wikimedia/David Maiolo) Justin Strekal | February 15, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) has introduced the Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis…
Photos: Pennsylvania’s first medical marijuana dispensaries now open
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 9:22 am • Updated: Feb 15, 2018, 3:45 pm By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The first legal medical marijuana sales under a 2-year-old state law began…
Op-ed: Jeff Sessions thinks aspirin helps severe pain. He’s wrong
Published: Feb 16, 2018, 11:31 am • Updated: Feb 16, 2018, 11:31 am By Jill Richardson, Otherwords.org Recently Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave Americans suffering severe pain some advice: “People…