27 Aug 2018

Alaska Marijuana Control Board Issues Proposed On-Site Consumption Rules

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Alaska Marijuana Control Board Issues Proposed On-Site Consumption Rules | Kate Zawidzki

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board, which oversees the state’s regulatory system for cannabis, has released proposed rules governing on-site consumption of cannabis at approved locations. Members of the public are invited to review and provide written comments on the proposed rules by 4:30 p.m. on November 1. A link to the state’s page announcing the proposed […]

Alaska Marijuana Control Board Issues Proposed On-Site Consumption Rules | The Daily Chronic

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18 Jul 2018

House Rules Committee Blocks FY19 Marijuana Amendments

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House Rules Committee Blocks FY19 Marijuana Amendments | Justin Strekal

WASHINGTON, DC — Late Monday night, the House Rules Committee led by prohibitionist Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) blocked two amendments related to marijuana from receiving consideration by the full House, thus ending their consideration and silencing the ability for the lower chamber to offer protections from Attorney General Jeff Sessions when it comes to cannabis. The […]

House Rules Committee Blocks FY19 Marijuana Amendments | The Daily Chronic

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11 Jul 2018

Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law

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Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law | NORML

PHOENIX, AZ — A ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals has found that the possession of concentrated forms of cannabis resin is not protected by the state’s voter-initiated medical marijuana access law, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The 2 to 1 decision upholds the two-and-one-half year prison sentence of a state-registered patient, Rodney Jones, for the possession of […]

Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law | The Daily Chronic

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2 Jun 2018

Florida Court Rules Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional

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Florida Court Rules Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional | NORML

TALLAHASSEE, FL — A Florida Circuit Court judge has ruled that a legislatively enacted ban on the smoking of medical cannabis by qualified patients is unconstitutional. State lawmakers in 2017 passed Senate Bill 8A – which sought to amend provisions in Amendment 2, a voter initiated constitutional amendment permitting the use and distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. […]

Florida Court Rules Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional | The Daily Chronic

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28 Apr 2016

Tacoma City Council sorting out details on new cannabis rules

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Tacoma City Council sorting out details on new cannabis rules
Those questions include whether the city should place a local cap on the number of retail marijuana stores it allows to do business, whether it should require cannabis shops to be separated by at least 500 feet and whether Tacoma should permit groups …
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Can Heavy Cannabis Use Increase Chances Of Early Death?
Smoking pot early in life may increase the risk of premature death although it doesn't have a strong link with death and psychosis, a new study suggests. Cannabis is one of those things that constantly divide almost everyone, including the state and …
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Woman remanded on cocaine and cannabis charges
Echteld appeared in the District “B” Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with possession of cannabis; possession with intent to supply cannabis; trafficking cannabis; importation of cannabis; possession of cocaine, possession with intent to supply …
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8 Apr 2015

Slow growing: Hemp cultivation stymied by federal rules

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Slow growing: Hemp cultivation stymied by federal rules
The law cites the low-THC strain of Cannabis sativa, or hemp, as useful in producing “high-strength fiber, textiles, clothing, biofuel, paper products, protein-rich foods, biodegradable plastics, resins, nontoxic medicinal and cosmetic products …
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Report: 0 Million in Hemp Products Sold in the US in 2014
Sales of popular hemp items like non-dairy milk, shelled seed, soaps and lotions have continued to skyrocket against the backdrop of the new hemp research provision in the Farm Bill, and increasing grassroots pressure to allow hemp to be grown …
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Medicinal marijuana oil stoppered by lawmakers
Backers of the measure, amended into a larger bill clearing the way for research of industrial hemp, had reason for optimism. Over the past two years at least a dozen states have legalized the use or study of the non-psychoactive marijuana extract …
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