SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pair of advocacy groups in Utah sued Thursday to block a compromise agreement legalizing medical marijuana, accusing the Mormon church of unconstitutional domination and interference in a process that led to the gutting of a measure approved by voters. The lawsuit alleges the revised initiative creates overwhelming obstacles for […]
DENVER (AP) — Denver officials are planning to clear thousands of marijuana convictions prosecuted before its use became legal in the state. Colorado was among the first states to broadly allow the use and sale of marijuana by adults, but cities elsewhere have led the way on automatic expungement of past misdemeanor marijuana convictions. RELATED […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah patients can use medical marijuana legally after a compromise agreement was signed into law, but they likely won’t be able to buy it legally until at least 2020, officials said Tuesday. The state will need time to first build up a database to start issuing patients medical-cannabis cards, and […]
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors in a Colorado county are preparing to dismiss and seal thousands of marijuana possession convictions after state voters legalized the use and sale of the drug six years ago. The Boulder Daily Camera reports the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office as part of a “Moving on from Marijuana” program has identified about […]
This story is developing and will be updated. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has passed a compromise plan to legalize medical marijuana despite concerns that the regulations make it too hard for patients to access the drug. The Monday vote came after about two hours of debate. It now goes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawmakers will meet Monday in a special session of the Legislature to make changes to a medical marijuana law passed by voters in the midterm election. Gov. Gary Herbert on Friday formally called the special session, which will begin at 10 a.m. The session is part of a […]
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The products that will be available to certified patients Saturday when medical marijuana dispensaries open for the first time in Iowa will shake up traditional ideas about the herb and how it is consumed, a state health official said. “There won’t be smoking products, there won’t be joints, there won’t be […]
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — The first commercial cannabis shops in Massachusetts sold more than $2.2 million worth of marijuana products during the first five days they were open for business. A total of 56,380 marijuana products were purchased. That’s according to figures released Tuesday by the Cannabis Control Commission. The stores in Northampton and Leicester […]
This story is developing and will be updated. Watch live video coverage below. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers have begun considering legislation to legalize recreational cannabis. A joint Democrat-led Assembly and Senate committee on Monday began discussing the package of measures before a standing-room-only crowd. RELATED STORY New Bill Would Legalize Cannabis in […]
The long wait for recreational cannabis sales to begin in Massachusetts is almost over with the first commercial pot shops set to open on Tuesday. It can hardly be termed a robust launch with only two stores opening initially, in Leicester and Northampton. But they can boast of being the first anywhere in the eastern […]
