BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana pharmacists permitted to dispense medical marijuana and patients waiting for it demanded Monday that state regulators allow therapeutic cannabis to reach shelves by May 15, and one of the growers said it hopes to have a “limited” supply by that deadline. The ultimatum was issued at a meeting to […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s agriculture department and a state-sanctioned medical marijuana grower have broken through one of the key regulatory logjams keeping therapeutic cannabis off pharmaceutical shelves and out of patients’ hands. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain announced Friday that regulatory paperwork and background checks have been completed. Finishing that step will allow Louisiana […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A growing majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal, underscoring a national shift as more states embrace cannabis for medical or adult use. Support for legal marijuana hit 61 percent in 2018, up from 57 percent two years ago, according to the General Social Survey, a widely respected trend survey […]
Pennsylvania State Police acted recklessly when troopers used a bulldozer to pursue a Grateful Dead fan caught growing marijuana on public land, killing him when he wound up under the machine’s treads, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday. Greg Longenecker’s family said state police had no business chasing him with a dangerous piece […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal that would make New Mexico the first U.S. state to set up government-operated marijuana stores appears dead in the current legislative session. RELATED STORY New Mexico Could Sell Cannabis Through State-Owned Shops Sen. John Sapien, a Bernalillo Democrat, said Thursday lawmakers still have questions about the measure with […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bill brokered between Republicans and Democrats, as a new wave of states weighs legislation that would legalize recreational sales and consumption. RELATED STORY We Finally […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men were arrested Thursday as part of an illegal cannabis-growing operation in Southern California that was funded with money from China, federal prosecutors said. Authorities seized nearly 200 pounds (90 kilograms) of processed marijuana and about 3,000 plants during raids on seven large homes in neatly kept San Bernardino County […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A labor appeals board was wrong to determine that workers’ compensation insurance can’t reimburse an employee for the cost of medical marijuana, according to a New Hampshire Supreme Court decision released Thursday. But the court left unresolved whether an insurance company can be prosecuted for it under federal law. RELATED STORY […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has moved closer to becoming the first in the country with statewide rules allowing onsite use of marijuana at specially authorized stores. A memo from the state’s Department of Law said it found no legal problems with the rules approved by marijuana regulators in December that will govern where and […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate passed a repeal of the state’s medical marijuana smoking ban Thursday rather than face the prospects of seeing patients get access to smokable cannabis with no regulations at all. The 34-4 vote came after nearly two hours of discussion. Some senators said they don’t approve of letting patients […]
