Trump Gives AG Jeff Sessions The Boot The 2018 midterm elections have given the cannabis community lots to be happy about, but this is easily one of the best news to come out of it. First, Pete Sessions, R, Texas, lost his seat in the midterm elections to a Democrat. …
Published: Sep 20, 2017, 11:54 am • Updated: Sep 20, 2017, 11:54 am By The Associated Press MILFORD, Mass. — Voters in Milford have banned retail stores and other marijuana businesses from operating in town despite supporting the legalization of recreational cannabis in Massachusetts last year. The Tuesday referendum was…
Published: Sep 19, 2017, 7:51 am • Updated: Sep 19, 2017, 7:53 am By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON — Many of the Massachusetts voters who opened the door to legal marijuana are closing the door to pot shops that want to operate in their communities, raising questions about…
Published: Jul 13, 2017, 11:36 am • Updated: Jul 13, 2017, 11:45 am By Penelope Overton, Portland Press Herald July 13–AUGUSTA — State lawmakers are debating how much they can tax recreational marijuana without driving consumers back to the black market. On Wednesday, the lawmakers charged with crafting Maine’s marijuana…
Published: Apr 27, 2017, 11:05 am • Updated: Apr 27, 2017, 11:05 am By The Gainsville Sun Editorial Board Via The Associated Press. The following editorial was published in the The Gainesville Sun, April 23, 2017: State constitutional amendments aren’t suggestions. When at least 60 percent of voters feel strongly…
Will Mexico Legalize Cannabis after California voted in 2016? In September 2016, a delegation of Californian lawmakers visited Mexico to discuss with the President of Mexico the possibility to liberate the country’s drug laws. They talked with Pena Nieto about trade and the state border to Mexico. The president has…