Month: April 2017 (Page 30)

NUVO NewsweeklyWhy I'm growing weed: The absurdity of Georgia's medical marijuana lawNUVO NewsweeklySo why is a middle-aged, small-town newspaper publisher growing marijuana? And why am I writing about that, if it's illegal? The answer to that is found at the intersection of three things: the medical history of marijuana, myContinue Reading

Patch.comPolice Find Marijuana Grow Operation in Basement Near Grayslake …Patch.comGrayslake, IL – Police initially responded to the 3600 block of North Forest Drive in unincorporated Grayslake for a report of a "man with a gun."and more » Read More: Police Find Marijuana Grow Operation in Basement Near Grayslake … – Patch.comContinue Reading

Patch.comPolice Find Marijuana Grow Operation in Basement Near GrayslakePatch.comGRAYSLAKE, IL – What started as a disturbance between neighbors ended with authorities uncovering a marijuana grow operation in the basement of a home near Grayslake this past week. Deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office were called to the …and more » ReadContinue Reading

Chicago TribuneAs marijuana gains acceptance, law firms cultivate new pot-specific practicesChicago TribuneAttorney Dina Rollman, left, talks with student giving a presentation April 13, 2017, in a Cannabis Law & Policy class at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago's West Loop. Rollman co-teaches the class withContinue Reading

The News JournalVideo replay: Gov. Carney's roundtable on marijuanaThe News JournalThe 39-page bill introduced in the General Assembly last month would allow people 21 and older to purchase up to 1 ounce of cannabis from dozens of stores that would be authorized to sell marijuana manufactured at a number ofContinue Reading

Chicago TribuneChicago law firms cultivate marijuana practicesChicago TribuneAttorney Dina Rollman, left, talks with student giving a presentation April 13, 2017, in a Cannabis Law & Policy class at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago's West Loop. Rollman co-teaches the class with … Read More: ChicagoContinue Reading

Oroville City Council restricts recreational marijuana growsOroville Mercury RegisterThis comes as California voters approved Proposition 64 in November, making it legal for adults 21 and older to consume marijuana and grow up to six marijuana plants for recreational use. The law, with approval from 53 percent of Butte County voters, …Continue Reading

Technical.ly DelawareGov. Carney's holding a marijuana legalization roundtable this week …Technical.ly DelawareWeed's one of the louder talking points in Delaware right now, and the residual effect it could have on the business economy at large could be huge … or it could …and more » Read More: Gov. Carney's holding a marijuanaContinue Reading

Technical.ly DelawareGov. Carney's holding a marijuana legalization roundtable this week in WilmingtonTechnical.ly DelawareThe state could tax the sale of marijuana, and making it so that only locally grown cannabis can be sold would stimulate Delaware's agriculture industry. This is a forward-looking bill that could result in a lot of moneyContinue Reading

Baltimore City PaperDon't Bogart That License: How state lawmakers ruin pot in battle over moneyBaltimore City Paper"Our company is 84 percent African-American owned," says former state senator John Pica, a lobbyist for GTI Maryland, a Bethesda-based company that was planning to grow pot in Washington County before it got bumpedContinue Reading