Law and Politics

24 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Warren County townships prohibiting medical marijuana

• June 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

LEBANON-Marijuana cultivation for medical use has been prohibited in several Warren County townships, including two where permits were ...

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24 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Study: Legal Pot Behind Rise In Car Crashes

• June 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

DENVER (CBS4)– The results of a new study show legalized marijuana use is linked to a rise in car crashes in Colorado. The Highway L...

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24 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Vermont House Blocks Consideration of Marijuana Bill

• June 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont House has blocked consideration of a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the s...

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24 Jun

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PNC Bank is closing the Marijuana Policy Project’s account

• June 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

PNC Bank is closing its account with an influential marijuana legalization group, the Marijuana Policy Project. The group claims it's ...

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22 Jun

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New York State Senate Passes PTSD Bill

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

On Tuesday, the New York State Senate passed legislation that adds Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the state’s list of qualify...

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22 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

The Canadian Government Is Seriously Ramping up the Number of Licensed Weed Producers

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The Canadian government is rapidly speeding up the issuance of cultivation licenses to marijuana producers across the country, in a mov...

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22 Jun

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Six Ways California’s New State Law Will Change the Cannabis Industry

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

California lawmakers’ approval of the state budget on last week came with a piece of attached legislation with major implications for t...

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22 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Vermont lawmakers try again for marijuana legalization

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Vermont lawmakers are giving legal weed another shot. Last month, the Republican governor vetoed a legalizati...

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22 Jun

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Marijuana Needs Middlemen to Reach the Mainstream Market

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

California’s marijuana industry will soon begin its transition from an illicit ecosystem fraught with guns, cash, and cartels into a re...

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22 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

New York Senate passes bill allowing medical marijuana to treat PTSD

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

ALBANY — The GOP-controlled state Senate on Tuesday easily approved legislation that allows medical marijuana to be used to treat post-...

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