Tag Archives: Legal Weed

22 May

Featured, weed news

Legal weed tax revenue: Colorado towns see mixed results after marijuana legalization

• May 22, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

LITTLETON, Colorado — Mayor Debbie Brinkman has heard “the pitch” more times than she can count.Sometimes, it’s told to her secondhand ...

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08 May

Featured, Law and Politics, Marijuana News, Strain

LEGER: Will unelected Conservatives in Senate stymie legal weed?

• May 8, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government will make marijuana legal this year and that’s a promise. Fair enough. But th...

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02 May

Featured, International News, Medical Marijuana, Weed

The Trump administration has found a new way to crack down on legal weed

• May 2, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

A small change in U.S. Small Business Administration rules could have a big impact on legal weed. The agency has tightened its lendi...

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01 May

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Illinois Senate Approves A Safer Option (Cannabis) For Opioid Patients

• May 1, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

I received the following legislative alert out of Illinois on Friday: An important medical marijuana bill emerged from the Senate ye...

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01 May

Featured, Marijuana News, Weed

Moulton talks gun control, opioid epidemic, legal weed

• May 1, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

PEABODY — An 18-year-old Beverly student, whose friends survived the shooting in Parkland, Florida, asked Congressman Seth Moulton abou...

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30 Apr

Featured, Weed

Letter: Supporting legal weed

• April 30, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

To the Editor: I support the use of marijuana for medical use. I believe it has many medical benefits and uses, but the illegal use ...

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28 Apr

Featured, International News

Why N.J. legal weed plan went off the rails and how it can be saved

• April 28, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Bad blood getting worse. A lack of leadership. And a new governor learning the ropes. Those are three reasons New Jersey is without ...

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24 Apr

International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News, weed news

Supernova Women — Restorative Justice, Legal Weed and the California Cannabis Enterprise | Video Worth Watching

• April 24, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

The Oakland-based collective Supernova Women is working to inform, support, demonstrate and advocate on behalf of communities dispropor...

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24 Apr

Medical Marijuana, Weed, weed news

It’s Dumb to Think Legalizing Weed Is Still a Political Issue

• April 24, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Even just a decade ago, many of those who supported widespread legalization of marijuana carried a heavy stereotype: left-leaning hippi...

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13 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

The 7 Best Mother’s Day Gifts for the Stoner Mom in Your Life

• May 13, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Best Gifts for 2017 Happy Mother's Day! As legal weed becomes more and more prevalent in the U.S., so do the options for gifts for th...

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