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Los Angeles Sheriff Thinks Feds May Target Legal Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 7, 2017Read moreSheriff Jim McDonnell says it’s likely there will be federal raids targeting the cannabis industry in California.
LA Votes on Licenses Today, Raids Tomorrow. Confused?
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 7, 2017Read moreCity residents vote on Prop M today. County supervisors vote on raiding dispensaries tomorrow. We explain all.
LA Approves Prop M; Here’s What Will Change
Hayley Fox - Published on March 7, 2017Read moreThe city will offer dispensary licenses, and close unlicensed stores using fines and utility shutoffs–not police raids.
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MA Speaker: Use Cannabis Taxes to Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Leafly Staff - Published on March 7, 2017Read moreA Democratic lawmaker who opposed legalization now wants to use tax revenue from legal cannabis sales to help fund the state’s opioid crisis.
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Patient Advocates Oppose Confirmation of Nebraska Chief Medical Officer
The Associated Press - Published on March 6, 2017Read moreMedical marijuana advocates are urging Nebraska senators not to confirm a chief medical officer who opposes the use of marijuana or any of its byproducts.
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Cannabis Mail Seizures on the Rise at USPS
Lisa Rough - Published on March 6, 2017Read moreAfter two years of downward trends, USPS is noticing an uptick in cannabis packages intercepted. Arrests, however, are down.
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Arkansas Shoots Down Proposal to Ban Smokeable Medical Marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on March 6, 2017Read moreRepublican Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson argued against the bill, saying it would go against the will of the people, who approved the state’s medical marijuana law in November.
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Colorado Moves to Crack Down on Homegrown Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 6, 2017Read moreColorado is working to ban collective marijuana growing under a bill that calls some patient-owned cannabis grows a “public nuisance.”
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Hold the Applause: Israel’s Decrim Law Ain’t All That
Joe Dolce - Published on March 6, 2017Read moreIt’s a half-step that has Israeli advocates less than thrilled.
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Sessions Told Senators He Had No Plans for Cannabis Crackdown
Lisa Rough - Published on March 3, 2017Read moreSeveral GOP Senators reported that Sessions privately reassured them that he would not be going after state-legal cannabis.
