Month: November 2017 (Page 6)

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Several plaintiffs, including 12-year-old cannabis patient Alexis Bortell, have filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the DEA challenging the legality of marijuana’s Schedule I status. Any lawsuit against the United States government is, by definition, a long shot; the imbalance of power is simply too large —Continue Reading

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University of New Mexico researchers say the legal availability of medical marijuana has the potential to reduce opioid use among chronic pain patients. The work of associate psychology professor Jacob Miguel Vigil and assistant economics professor Sarah See Stith was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE. The results indicateContinue Reading

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If a Sacramento City Council vote goes as expected on Tuesday, California’s capital city will see retail cannabis sales begin sooner than San Francisco. The post Sacramento to Consider Greenlighting Jan. 1 Cannabis Sales appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Sacramento to Consider Greenlighting Jan. 1 Cannabis SalesContinue Reading

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Honolulu police cross-checked the state MMJ patient list and firearms purchase registry. If you’re on both: Choose one and lose one. The post Surrender Your Guns, Police Tell Hawaiian Medical Marijuana Patients appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Surrender Your Guns, Police Tell Hawaiian Medical Marijuana PatientsContinue Reading

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Cash-rich Aurora Cannabis is steamrolling ahead with its aggressive domestic and international expansion plans, snapping up a leading international greenhouse design company and a late-stage marijuana production applicant in Quebec. Those deals came days after Aurora commenced a hostile takeover attempt of rival producer CanniMed Therapeutics in what could be theContinue Reading

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Favorable public support polls are often a major step towards precipitating a victory for legal cannabis. In new poll announced Monday, nearly two out of three New Yorkers surveyed said they support the legalization of marijuana for adult recreational use in their state — especially when it comes to paying theContinue Reading

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Canopy Growth is moving farther into the Canadian hemp market with the acquisition of hemp land in Saskatchewan that could scale to over 2,000 acres. The medical marijuana producer, which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange as WEED, on Monday announced the acquisition of Green Hemp Industries. In addition to buying farmContinue Reading

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An Oregon lawsuit to halt a planned marijuana cultivation site because of potentially detrimental cannabis smells will continue. Yamhill County Judge John Collins has denied a motion to dismiss Momtazi Family vineyard’s complaint that marijuana odors would damage wine grapes with “foul-smelling particles.” According to the Capital Press, prospective cannabis cultivators Steven, Mary andContinue Reading