Day: August 4, 2017 (Page 2)

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The tepid nature of the recommendations by the Sessions-assembled task force signals just how difficult it would be to change course on cannabis. The post Task Force Report Gives Sessions Scant Ammunition for Crackdown appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Task Force Report Gives Sessions Scant Ammunition forContinue Reading

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Explore cannabis strains recently added to Leafly’s database including Haley’s Haze, Lime Sorbet, and more. The post New Strains Alert: Blueberry Space Cake, Lime Sorbet, and More appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New Strains Alert: Blueberry Space Cake, Lime Sorbet, and MoreContinue Reading

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A task force assembled by Attorney General Jeff Sessions is giving him no ammunition to go after the legal marijuana industry, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety has offered no new policy recommendations to advance the attorney general’s aggressively anti-marijuanaContinue Reading

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday picked five people to serve on a Cannabis Advisory Board that will help guide regulators enforcing recreational and medical marijuana laws. The governor’s selections bring to 15 the number of advisory board members. The panel eventually will consist of 25 members, who will be tasked with offeringContinue Reading

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The shares of five cannabis businesses on the Toronto Stock Exchange were down Friday after the Globe and Mail reported that a key company that clears trades was weighing changes that would make it harder for investors to deal in the shares of Canadian marijuana firms with U.S. assets. According toContinue Reading

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New Jersey’s Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel has recommended that the state’s health department add 43 conditions to the list of illnesses that would qualify patients to receive medical cannabis cards. Many of the suggested additions are variations of the same condition, Philly.com reported. For example, there are several categories ofContinue Reading

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A former candidate for San Francisco mayor wants to hand out free medical cannabis to homeless people struggling with opioid addiction. Most of Mary Howe’s Monday evenings revolve around clean hypodermic needles — the ones used for injecting heroin and other intravenous drugs — and a grimy, well-worn stairwell inContinue Reading

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Nevada marijuana business owners pay attention: The gaming industry has appealed to the U.S. Treasury Department for clarity on how casinos should deal with money connected to the cannabis sector. The American Gaming Association sent a letter to federal regulators asking for guidance in a situation where cannabis is federallyContinue Reading