U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts: focus is on opioids, not marijuana
admin Published: Jan 24, 2018, 2:55 pm • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 3:04 pm By Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press BOSTON — The top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts said Wednesday…
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California cannabis farmers sue state over loophole allowing multiple licenses
The California Growers Association has filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture for allowing companies to own multiple licenses. According to The Mendocino Voice, the association…
Massachusetts Bill Introduced That Protects Legal Marijuana Businesses
In the wake of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind Obama-era guidance that protected legal marijuana businesses, legislators in Massachusetts have introduced a bill that would prohibit state and…
Could Sessions’ marijuana policy shift benefit the cannabis industry in 2018?
Published: Jan 24, 2018, 1:23 pm • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 1:51 pm By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff Uncertainty interjected into the cannabis industry earlier this month by U.S.…
Man charged with killing two in Colorado crash was allegedly under legal marijuana limit
Published: Jan 24, 2018, 5:47 am • Updated: Jan 24, 2018, 11:52 am By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. — Colorado prosecutors have charged a man with vehicular homicide…
Canopy aims to have recreational marijuana outlets open in Canada by summer
Canopy Growth has become the first major licensed producer of medical marijuana in Canada to announce plans for its own stand-alone retail recreational cannabis outlets. The Smiths Falls-based company aims…
Aurora, CanniMed agree to CA$1.2B merger, creating one of world’s largest marijuana companies
A hostile takeover attempt turned friendly Wednesday when two of Canada’s largest marijuana producers agreed to bury the hatchet and combine their operations to become one of the world’s largest…