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Launch of Nevada’s recreational pot sales may hinge on court
PUBLISHED: June 19th 2017CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s marijuana regulators are working furiously to launch recreational sales on July 1, a fast-approaching deadline that could hinge on a court deciding whether the powerful liquor industry should be guaranteed
Researchers find increased pot use by college students
PUBLISHED: June 15th 2017CORVALLIS, Ore. — A study by Oregon State University researchers has found college students at an undisclosed large public university in the state are using more marijuana since recreational pot became legal two years ago.
Nevada judge mulls suit over July 1 recreational pot startup
PUBLISHED: June 13th 2017CARSON CITY, Nev. — A judge in Nevada is trying to decide whether the state’s first sales of recreational marijuana should begin as scheduled July 1 despite complaints from alcohol distributors. Lawyers for the liquor
Court: Neighbors can sue pot grower over stinky smells
PUBLISHED: June 7th 2017DENVER — A pot farm’s neighbor can sue them for smells and other nuisances that could harm their property values, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling revives
States take steps to entice minority marijuana entrepreneurs
PUBLISHED: May 31st 2017Some states that have legalized marijuana are encouraging minorities to enter the growing cannabis industry after years of drug enforcement that had a disproportionate effect on black and Hispanic communities. A look at some of
States move aggressively to protect pot industry
PUBLISHED: May 29th 2017WASHINGTON — If a whiff of uneasiness hung over the trade show that drew thousands of marijuana entrepreneurs here this month, it wasn’t because they were just around the corner from a White House that
‘Wine and weed’ farming creates buzz
PUBLISHED: May 27th 2017JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Bill and Barbara Steele moved to this sleepy corner of Oregon to start their own winery after successful, high-powered business careers. Now, more than a decade later and with award-winning wine to
Study: Pot eases epilepsy seizures
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017NEW YORK — A new marijuana study joins a limited record of scientific knowledge about the harms and benefits of pot. The research published Wednesday is the first rigorous test of a marijuana compound in
As more states legalize pot, more employees failing drug tests
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Workers at McLane drive forklifts and load hefty boxes into trucks. The grocery supplier, which runs a warehouse in Colorado, needs people who will stay alert — but prospective hires keep failing drug screens. “Some
Canada tests lower age for pot legalization
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017TORONTO — The most controversial thing about Canada’s move to legalize marijuana nationwide may be setting the minimum age for use at 18 — three years lower than in U.S. states that have embraced legalization