Posts by Shelby Pierce

17 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

New marijuana bill targeted for Monday

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

After tepid support and a procedural snafu forced House leadership to pull the rewrite of the marijuana legalization law from considera...

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17 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

LSU announces operators for medical marijuana program

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Louisiana State University announced plans to partner with GB Sciences for the state's medical marijuana manufacturing program. LSU's A...

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17 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Pa. governor ‘disturbed’ by AG targeting state’s medical marijuana law

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Citing suffering children and traumatized veterans, Gov. Tom Wolf adamantly defended Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law and the need ...

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17 Jun

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Marijuana law rewrite criticized, DeLeo postpones debate

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

BOSTON -- House leadership-backed legislation overhauling the marijuana law approved by voters last year came under fire from multiple ...

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17 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

POT ON CAMPUS: MARIJUANA USE IS UP FOR UNDERAGE COLLEGE KIDS

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Marijuana use among underage students on college campuses in Oregon—one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use for ...

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17 Jun

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N.J. is arresting more people for marijuana than ever, ACLU report finds

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON -- If you lined up every person who had been arrested on marijuana charges in the Garden State since 2000, according to a new r...

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17 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

Senators introduce bill to end federal medical marijuana prohibition

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Congress took a step toward easing its stance on medical marijuana on Thursday. U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Corey Booker (D-N...

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17 Jun

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A cryptocurrency for weed is crashing a day after it sponsored Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A digital currency for the legal marijuana industry is plummeting a day after it sponsored Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea. PotC...

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17 Jun

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UK gets first publicly available dedicated cannabis research facility

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Cannabinoid biotechnology company MediPen Ltd. is launching its own dedicated 1,800ft sq marijuana research facility this summer, which...

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17 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Who Will Lead the Global Cannabis Movement?

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

From the United States to Australia, from Germany to Colombia, the Canadian cannabis sector continues to capitalize on an emerging glob...

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