Day: April 5, 2018 (Page 2)
Malta legalizes marijuana prescriptions; production law nears approval
2018-04-05
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Malta recently became the latest country to legalize medical cannabis prescriptions, and a separate law to permit production is within months of final approval. The Drug Dependence Bill received approval from of the House of Representatives on March 6 and was signed into law by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca onContinue Reading
Anti-Cannabis Stigma Thrives in Hate Crime Trials
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It made headlines around the world late last month when 85-year-old Mireille Knoll was found dead in her Paris apartment. As a child in 1942, she had narrowly escaped the round-up of French Jews for deportation to the Nazi death camps. Now, she had been stabbed to death, and herContinue Reading
Philly Cannabis Activist N.A. Poe Gets Probation After Felony Bust
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Judge Scott DiClaudio has ordered Poe (whose legal name is Richard Tamaccio Jr.) to serve four years’ probation, perform 100 hours of community service, and pay a $2,500 fine. The post Philly Cannabis Activist N.A. Poe Gets Probation After Felony Bust appeared first on Leafly. Read More: PhillyContinue Reading
‘These Two Worlds Are Struggling to Integrate’: The Complexity of Cannabis and Art Therapy
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Although cannabis has the potential to enhance the experience of art therapy, its use is restricted in the practice. Learn more about this conundrum from an art therapist’s perspective. The post ‘These Two Worlds Are Struggling to Integrate’: The Complexity of Cannabis and Art Therapy appeared first on Leafly. Continue Reading
High Times acquires cannabis news site
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Hoping to expand its online presence, High Times magazine has acquired a 3-year-old marijuana news website. The iconic cannabis culture magazine acquired Green Rush Daily, a website that receives more than 4 million unique monthly visitors, according to a news release. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Green RushContinue Reading
Banks Are Pulling Out of the Medical Marijuana Business
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Regardless of whether U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ever plans to launch an official crackdown on legal marijuana, his scare tactics are working. In some parts of the country, those financial institutions that have been ballsy enough to do business with the cannabis industry since the days of President ObamaContinue Reading
Marijuana Policy Project launches national search for executive director
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One of the more prominent national cannabis reform organizations, the Marijuana Policy Project, has begun a search for a new executive director. MPP’s current director, Matthew Schweich, will remain on the job “until his successor has been named,” according to a news release. At that point, Schweich will focus allContinue Reading
California testing labs expect marijuana ‘bottleneck’ in July
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Marijuana testing labs are going to be the gatekeepers for California’s legal cannabis industry come July 1, when only lab-tested products may be sold by licensed retailers. And that means this summer could become a pain for any licensed cannabis company in the Golden State since most labs are predictingContinue Reading