To the litany of challenges facing Colorado’s state-licensed marijuana business owners, add another one: The federal government could — though probably won’t — try to execute them. This week, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a memo to the nation’s federal prosecutors urging them to seek the death penalty in…
Published: Dec 11, 2017, 1:08 pm • Updated: Dec 11, 2017, 1:08 pm By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A spurned applicant for a medical marijuana grower’s license has announced plans for a 2018 Ohio ballot issue to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana. The proposal by Jimmy…
Published: Dec 11, 2017, 9:45 am • Updated: Dec 11, 2017, 9:46 am By Mike Corder, The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — A group of cyclists slams on the brakes as a man pushing a wheeled suitcase stops abruptly in the middle of a busy bike path in downtown Amsterdam to…
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 1:25 pm • Updated: Sep 13, 2017, 1:48 pm By Aleta Labak, The Cannabist Staff There’s a bipartisan push underway in the Senate for easing the path to marijuana research. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, announced Wednesday that he and Sen. Schatz, D-Hawaii, are introducing the Marijuana…
Published: Apr 12, 2017, 9:19 am • Updated: Apr 12, 2017, 1:49 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff A 113-year-old church in Denver has found a higher calling. The International Church of Cannabis opens its doors on April 20, the unofficial annual marijuana holiday. The renovated church at 400…
Published: Dec 29, 2016, 5:11 pm • Updated: Dec 29, 2016, 5:11 pm AUGUSTA, Maine — Campaigners who opposed a referendum to make marijuana legal in Maine are now calling for a moratorium on implementation of legalization. Voters narrowly approved legalization of marijuana last month. The new law calls for…
Published: Dec 13, 2016, 6:06 am • Updated: Dec 13, 2016, 10:07 am By Jake Browne, The Cannabist Staff In my almost three-year tenure as a pot critic for The Cannabist, I’ve had my fair share of controversy: ironically suggesting Brainstorm Haze for an oft-concussed Wes Welker, and making the…
Published: Oct 19, 2016, 9:15 am • Updated: Oct 19, 2016, 9:15 am By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after his wife pleaded guilty to misdemeanor pot-possession charges connected with two pounds of the drug found at their house, Utah’s Democratic candidate for governor pushed…
By Jordan Person, Executive Director, Denver NORML Marijuana is legal to purchase, possess and to consume in the state of Colorado, but where? Well, if you happen to be in the city of Denver (or most anywhere else in Colorado) the answer is very simple, you can only legally consume…
(image via Kentucky Democrats) Kentucky Senator Perry Clark has been pushing for marijuana reform in Kentucky for awhile now. I did a quick search of the articles I’ve posted over the years, and Perry Clark’s name came up quite a bit. Senator Clark pushed for medical marijuana in 2013, and…