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Colorado’s Smaller Communities Finding Cannabis Costs, Benefits in Uneasy Balance
The Associated Press - Published on May 16, 2016Read moreThe prospect of cannabis-tax proceeds has raised spirits in Colorado towns, but small communities are finding costs as well as benefits.
The Shake: Alaska’s VIP Bags Raise Hackles, Reefer Madness Meets Fargo, and the Clash of the Cannabis Titans
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 16, 2016Read moreCalifornia and Canada both want to be America’s cannabis capital, Maine mulls impaired driving, and West Virginia sows seeds of change.
Trouble in Bogota: How the Risks of Homemade Cannabis Remedies Are Being Felt in Colombia
Jeronimo Gonzalez - Published on May 15, 2016Read moreThose who need healing could become victims of fake products, similar to the peddling of unregulated CBD products that goes on every day in the United States.
What Will Happen to Office Drug Testing Post-Legalization? Cannabis Attorneys Weigh In
Rebecca Kelley - Published on May 14, 2016Read moreA group of cannabis attorneys and industry advocates participated in a recent Reddit AMA, or “Ask Me Anything,” and weighed in on a number of legalization and policy questions.
IRS Agent Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for $20K Bribe From Cannabis Company
Lisa Rough - Published on May 14, 2016Read moreA judge called the agent’s conduct “a tremendous breach of public trust,” as well as “an affront to the United States, the IRS and all law-abiding tax payers.”
The Shake: NYT Discovers Dabbing and Colorado Cops Crack Down on Craigslist Sales
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 13, 2016Read moreThe Grey Lady publishes a bit of Reefer Madness, industry leaders lobby Congress, and the latest misguided effort to smuggle cannabis: in coconuts.
What Would Actually Happen if the DEA Rescheduled Cannabis?
Jeremy Kossen - Published on May 13, 2016Read moreLast month the DEA quietly announced it would make a determination on whether to reschedule cannabis. How likely would a rescheduling be, and what would it mean for the industry?
Cannabis Regulation in the Wild West: What We Can Learn From San Jose
Ben Adlin - Published on May 13, 2016Read moreHow tough is it for cities to craft workable dispensary rules? Consider the conundrum in San Jose, California.
Washington State Faces No Cannabis Crop Shortfall, Say UW Researchers
Lisa Rough - Published on May 12, 2016Read moreA new study found that the current amount of cannabis grown by Washington state-licensed producers should be enough to satisfy the demand for both the medical and recreational markets.
NYPD’s ‘200 Pounds of Marijuana’ Tweet Inspires Critical Backlash
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 12, 2016Read moreIf the precinct thought its triumphant cannabis-bust announcement would inspire attaboys from the locals, it was sorely mistaken.