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Hero fights off weed dispensary robbers with a bong

This hero defended his dispensary against a squad of robbers, brandishing a bong against their bear spray until they were forced out of the store.  And it was all caught on video.  CCTV footage, posted by YouTuber Big Daddy Dishrags, shows the mystery hero walking into a cannabis shop in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Canada with […]

State Legal Cannabis in 2018: Status Report

Great progress so far in 2018. The path to marijuana public reforms is inevitable. According to recent surveys, 64 percent of Americans favor the legalization of marijuana and roughly 90 percent support its legal use for medical purposes. This growing popularity of cannabis has been reflected in recent legislative and referendum actions across the country […]

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana as Opioid Alternative (UPDATED)

Updated (8/28/2018) Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois signed into law the Alternative to Opioids Act on Tuesday, permitting clients in the state who are recommended opioid medications to go with medical marijuana rather. Rauner signed the expense at the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a not-for-profit group that supplies dependency services consisting of needle exchange programs and […]

California Weed Delivery Service Raided by Bureau of Cannabis Control

California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control was forced into action on Monday, after a complaint pertaining to a cannabis delivery operation in southeast Sacramento. According to a report by The Sacramento Business Journal, two state agencies—The Bureau of Cannabis Control, and the state Department of Consumer Affairs’ Cannabis Enforcement Unit, raided The Cannaisseur Club, a marijuana delivery service located […]

Is Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Really “Out of Control”?

We are not persuaded by the HIDTA report. Earlier this month, Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, reacted to a current federal report on drug policy in Oregon by calling the state’’ s marijuana “program “ out of control. ” The report in concern was released by the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity […]

Heads Up! Oregon Has New Cannabis Labeling and Packaging Rules

Don’’ t concern, your preferred sign’isn ’ t going anywhere. Last year, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 1057 , which moved marijuana labeling authority from the Oregon Health Authority (““ OHA ”-RRB- to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (““ OLCC ”-RRB-. The brand-new guidelines , which ended up being functional on August 15, 2018, […]

Op ed: What’s up with politicians suddenly embracing marijuana?

Marijuana legalization supporters state they’ve had the very best week in Washington considering that, well, ever. And it’s thanks to political leaders on both sides, consisting of the president, unexpectedly welcoming efforts to assist a lot more states legislate cannabis. The post Op ed: What’s up with political leaders unexpectedly accepting cannabis? appeared initially on […]

Get Medical Marijuana Treatment With A Medical Marijuana Card

We have known marijuana plant as a drug and its use has been prohibited ever since. Despite some reported medicinal properties of marijuana plant, it was not given much attention. Until lately, it is being studied and is seen to cure many diseases that afflict many people around the globe. To be given treatment with […]

Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act: A Money-Maker With Health Benefits

Following the lead of twenty-three other states, Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Wolfe made history here on April 17 by signing The Medical Marijuana Act (SB3) into law. Two days later, he turned up in King of Prussia to tout the bi-partisan legislation before “jubilant” crowds, saying, “This is about helping peoples’ lives, about helping people that […]

How First Time Offenders Can Defend Against New York Marijuana Charges

As part of my practice of the defense of DWI and other traffic related matters I often have to deal with other drug offenses. It is all too common that a bong, pipe, and/or other paraphernalia (vaporizers, spoons, hammers, chillums, bubblers, sidecars, sherlocks, raydiators, tubes, bats, headies) are found inside the car. All the police […]