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25 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

New marijuana products and edibles leading to unexpected highs

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Gone are the days when one used to get high with a spliff, people, these days, are experiencing unexpected highs even by consuming newl...

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25 May

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The State of Pot Policy

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott will reportedly announce on Wednesday whether or not he's going to sign into law a bill the state legislatu...

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25 May

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Legal Recreational marijuana draws ire of some in West Springfield, as they push for town to ‘opt out’

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

WEST SPRINGFIELD -- While voters in the Commonwealth in November approved the legalization of recreational marijuana use and sales, Wes...

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25 May

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Survey:Legal Marijuana not a driving factor for rising homeless population

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Homelessness is on the rise in Colorado Springs and anecdotally, we often hear that legal marijuana drives the trend. The implication i...

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25 May

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Multimillion-dollar marijuana growing operation uncovered in Metuchen

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Two men — one from Monroe and one from New York — have been arrested and charged in connection with operating a mult...

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25 May

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Vermont governor to veto legalize marijuana bill

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said he will veto a marijuana legalization bill, eliminating the chance — for now — of the st...

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25 May

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Recreational marijuana moratorium in Holyoke getting do-over

• May 25, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

HOLYOKE -- The City Council's recreational marijuana moratorium was established improperly and must be redone in a process that will in...

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24 May

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One Pleads Guilty and Two Are Sentenced for Marijuana-Growing Operations in the Sequoia National Forest

• May 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

FRESNO, Calif. — One defendant pleaded guilty and two others were sentenced today for their involvement in large-scale marijuana cultiv...

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24 May

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Madison County Commissioners discuss medical marijuana

• May 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

“He’s just growing, packaging it and shipping it out,” said David Hughes, director of zoning. The applicant said the zoning departme...

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24 May

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Is marijuana ‘giveaway’ with purchased goods legal?

• May 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

WASHINGTON – In Washington, it is now as easy to get marijuana delivered to your front door as pizza. Really expensive pizza. More t...

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