marijuana
Canada: Uber will be allowed to deliver marijuana in its delivery services
A well-known delivery service company recently announced that users in Canada would be able to start placing marijuana orders from the app to obtain the drug, which has already been legal for three years in the country, delivered to their homes. Uber partnered with cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke to allow online ...
Republicans introduce bill to legalize marijuana at a federal level
Federal GOP representatives want to decriminalize and tax cannabis at a national level on Nov. 15. At least six Republicans, including Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) sponsored the States Reform Act to remove federal restrictions on the controversial plant. Mace revealed the decision will not compel states to remove their own regulations to ...
Florida sheriff’s office posted a Facebook post looking to return $2 Million in marijuana to ‘rightful owner’
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office in Florida is attempting to reunite $2 million worth of marijuana with its rightful owner, according to a humorous post on the department's Facebook page.As Fox News reported, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said in a humorous Facebook post that the office was attempting to ...
California: 37 tons of marijuana seized: Biggest haul in Bay area
California - Alameda County officials announced Wednesday, Sept. 29, that it had cracked down on the biggest illegal cannabis grow operations in Bay Area, California in history. Alameda County sheriff's detectives said they seized 10 million in cash, up to 500,000 marijuana plants, 6 tons of processed marijuana of $42 million’s ...
New York governor signs bill making recreational marijuana legal in Empire State
On Wednesday, March 31, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law legalizing the adult-use of cannabis in the state. New York Post reported that residents may possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis outside the home and up to 5 pounds at home. The legislation eliminates cannabis from the list ...
Tennessee man arrested after smoking marijuana in courtroom
A 20-year-old man making a court appearance on a marijuana citation was charged with contempt of court after lighting up a marijuana joint in front of the judge. In a courtroom Monday, Jan. 27, Spencer Alan Boston pulled out a joint from his pocket and lit up when he was called ...
Police: 67-year-old Florida man arrested for handing out marijuana ‘because it was Christmas’
Police said they arrested a 67-year-old man on Saturday, Dec. 21, for handing out marijuana “because it was Christmas,” WFLA reported. The arrest happened about 11:30 p.m. in downtown St. Petersburg after police received a report from a witness. Officers said when they confronted Richard Ellis Spurrier, he said he was giving ...
51-year-old Michigan man under influence of marijuana crashes into trooper’s cruiser
A 51-year-old man driving a pickup truck crashed into a trooper’s cruiser Sunday, Dec. 1, according to Michigan State Police. The crash happened on Interstate 75 at about 9 a.m. The man was driving too fast for the road conditions at the time and lost control of his vehicle, police said. The ...
Nearly $400 million in cocaine, marijuana seized by US Coast Guard at Florida port
The U.S. Coast Guard seized close to $400 million worth of cocaine and marijuana Tuesday, Oct. 29, in a Florida port. Officials said it occurred recently off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America. The drugs were recovered from 18 separate Coast Guard interdictions, officials said. At the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ...
President Trump donates salary to raise awareness of harm caused by marijuana
President Donald Trump donated his salary for the third quarter of 2019—$100,000—to support awareness of the dangers marijuana. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, meanwhile, highlighted the risk to teenagers and pregnant women, primarily, according to the report issued by the nation's Health and Human Service (HHS) on Aug. 29. "I, Surgeon General ...
TSA allows flyers to travel with drug derived from marijuana
The Transportation Security Administration has changed its cannabis policy to allow passengers to travel with some forms of CBD oil and a drug derived from marijuana that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. All forms of marijuana were previously prohibited in carry-on bags and checked luggage. On Sunday, ...
Taiwan resists as activists launch campaign to legalize marijuana
Group of 300 in Taipei feels inspired by legal cannabis cases in the US, but their society remains 'conservative,' a ruling-party legislator says
New Jersey lawmakers near vote on recreational cannabis
Lawmakers are poised to vote on making New Jersey the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana. The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate have scheduled votes for Monday. The vote, whose outcome remains unclear, comes after more than a year of mostly back-room wrangling since Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy came into office. Murphy campaigned ...
Dorial Green-Beckham gets jail time in marijuana case
Former NFL wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after a Missouri judge ruled that a marijuana arrest amounted to probation violation. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Green-Beckham was sentenced Friday. Springfield police say Green-Beckham had marijuana in his pocket after jumping from a home window while ...
Update: Marijuana legalization bill dying in Hawaii
The Latest on marijuana legalization in Hawaii (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Legislation that would legalize marijuana in Hawaii is dying. FILE - This June 6, 2017 file photo shows Aloha Green, a medical marijuana dispensary, in Honolulu. Hawaii is among the bluest of states; but when it comes to legalizing marijuana for ...
CBP officers intercept $2.3 million in narcotics at World Trade Bridge
LAREDO, Texas – As Laredo celebrated Washington’s birthday this weekend with multiple events, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers kept sharp focus on border security efforts, seizing a total of $2.3 million in cocaine, marijuana in back-to-back enforcement actions at World Trade Bridge. “While Laredo geared ...
California Governor wants National Guard to help struggling pot industry instead of protecting borders
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is hoping to pull National Guard troops away from the U.S.-Mexico border to help protect his state’s struggling marijuana industry. Faced with competition from a robust black market, the legal cannabis industry in California has not experienced the growth that supporters had expected. Newsom — who ...
Youth programs left wanting by California marijuana law
When California voters legalized marijuana, they were promised that part of the tax revenue from pot sales and cultivation would be devoted to programs to teach youth how to avoid substance abuse. But more than a year after the start of sales, there's no money for those programs and questions are ...
Not everyone is high on Thailand’s medical marijuana law
Advocates of the drug say legislation cuts out private sector
Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use
Alaska regulators on Thursday approved rules for onsite consumption of marijuana at specially designated shops, a significant step for the cannabis industry in the state after years of debate. The 3-2 vote by the Marijuana Control Board does not mean people can light up at shops right away. Rather, interested businesses would ...

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