Law and Politics

01 Jul

Featured, Law and Politics

Mugshots: Dozens in Colorado accused of trafficking marijuana to Ohio

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

DENVER, CO (AP) — A mammoth marijuana trafficking ring that pretended to be growing weed for sick people was instead illegally shipping...

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01 Jul

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State Lawmakers Face Self-Imposed Deadline On Changes To Mass. Marijuana Law

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The clock is ticking on state lawmakers who are looking to make changes to Massachusetts' marijuana law. A conference committee made up...

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01 Jul

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They want to change the way you buy marijuana

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

If it wasn’t for the smell, shoppers who wander into the bright red building along S. Wright Street in Santa Ana might think they are w...

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01 Jul

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No deal yet on rewrite of Massachusetts marijuana law

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Efforts to rewrite the Massachusetts marijuana laws hit a pothole Thursday night.Around 9 p.m., lawmakers at the State House headed hom...

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01 Jul

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Keller @ Large: Time To Reach Reasonable Compromise On Marijuana Rollout

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

BOSTON (CBS) – I’ve had my share of criticisms of the current state legislature. I understood why they wanted a pay raise, didn’t th...

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01 Jul

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DEA official: ‘Marijuana black market has increased exponentially’

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

DENVER — A mammoth marijuana trafficking ring that pretended to be growing weed for sick people was instead illegally shipping the ...

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01 Jul

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Starting July 1, people can legally buy retail marijuana in Nevada

• July 1, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Nevada is betting its chips on green. Marijuana sales in Nevada’s newly minted legal recreational market will begin on Saturday. Sta...

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29 Jun

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Next step for Brookville medical marijuana grow facility after state isssues permit

• June 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa. - Jefferson County Commissioners say they were shocked- as they sat around a live stream- to hear Bro...

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29 Jun

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The House-Senate Marijuana Showdown Is Finally Official

• June 29, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Time is running out for the Legislature to pass a bill regulating the state's new legal marijuana industry before their self-imposed de...

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29 Jun

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Canada Ponders an Unusual Drug Problem: a Shortage of Marijuana

• June 29, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The biggest challenge for Justin Trudeau’s forthcoming legal recreational marijuana market is a shortage of pot, the finance minister o...

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