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 […]
Tens of thousands of pot pros, cannabis connoisseurs, and hash hobbyists will descend upon Barcelona for the 2019 Spannabis Hemp Fair — one of the largest cannabis festivals and trade shows in the world, and arguably the annual hub of the European cannabis community. For North American consumers who can’t make it to Spain, Spannabis […]
The case of a Stage 4 cancer patient in Missouri searched by police for marijuana in his hospital bed sparked a nerve nationwide over the weekend. It also demonstrated the limits of medical cannabis laws in Missouri and other states. On Wednesday, Mar. 6, pancreatic cancer patient Nolan Sousley of Bolivar, MO, went live on […]
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 […]
Lab Work: Cutting Edge Science Quales biologist Enagnon Missihoun prepares cannabis samples for microbial testing. (Photo: Ajay Malghan) Quales, a cannabis testing lab in Frederick, Maryland, is remarkably sterile. There’s nary a skunky scent in the air—until operations manager Ajay Malghan leads me into what Malghan calls the “Shangri-La room.” Quales lab analysts will move […]
Statement from DPA’s Jessica Gelay: “Patients still encounter discrimination in daily life” Santa Fe – Yesterday Senate Bill 406 passed the Senate Floor (33-2). The measure, sponsored by Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-Bernalillo) seeks to and expand access to medical cannabis in New Mexico. Currently many medical cannabis patients still face discrimination and lack […]
Last night, the Cannabis Regulation Act passed the New Mexico House of Representatives by a vote of 36-34. The bill is sponsored by Representative Javier Martínez and co-sponsored by Rep. Antonio Maestas, Rep. Daymon Ely, Rep. Deborah Armstrong, Rep. Angelica Rubio and Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino. Statement from Representative Javier Martinez: “Legalizing 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 […]
Pueblo, Colorado, is a great destination for cannabis tourism. They get a lot of customers from Colorado Springs (which prohibits recreational dispensaries) as well as tourists from Oklahoma and Texas. Just forty miles south of Colorado Springs, dispensaries in Pueblo offer a better selection and lower prices than those in Manitou Springs, which is actually […]
