WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2016 /Weed Wire/ — Today the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary voted to dilute the will of District voters who approved Ballot Initiative 71 by passing unnecessary legislation largely outlawing adult marijuana use in the District.
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Oregon Tribe Approves Project for Marijuana Sale and Cultivation
According to the Associated Press, members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have voted to approve a project to construct a marijuana cultivation facility on their reservation in Oregon.
DC Council Revisits Marijuana Use in Private Businesses
On Dec. 10, 2015, the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary held a public hearing to discuss the Marijuana Decriminalization Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2015, a temporary law that bans marijuana consumption in private clubs.
Army Bans KIND Bars Containing 0.001 Percent THC
U.S. Army soldiers reaching for the popular KIND brand energy bars for a snack better watch out, because certain bars have been banned by the military. They contain hemp seeds and very low levels of THC which might cause soldiers to fail drug tests.
Vail Extends Ban on Recreational Marijuana Sales
Colorado and Washington both voted to legalize recreational marijuana statewide, opening the doors to a brand new industry and a brand new revenue stream. While the states seemed to welcome the new industry, there were clauses in both bills that allowed specific areas to place moratoriums on recreational marijuana.
Montana Judge Throws Out Key MMJ Provisions
Montana Judge James Reynolds has thrown out key provisions in the state’s medical marijuana laws, which is being hailed as a huge victory for the medicinal marijuana industry.
Anchorage Rejects Marijuana Ban
Whether you knew it or not, the cannabis industry came dangerously close to losing a sizable portion of its market this week.
Californian Counties to Ban Outdoor MMJ?
There was once upon a time when California was the model of cannabis reform. In 1996, California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana; and many expected the Golden State to be the first to legalize recreational marijuana.
DC Bans Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing
The proliferation of legal marijuana in the last decade has come as a huge relief to millions of marijuana users in the United States.
Colorado Campaigning Against Cannabis?
As of late, the mood in Colorado regarding marijuana seems to have been souring. The Republican candidate for governor, Bob Beauprez, suggested that Coloradans should re-examine the issue to see if “maybe we’ve gone too far.”
Flat Cannabis Friday
Equity markets experienced its best weekly gain of the year. We are quickly erasing the recent correction and are now back to levels from two weeks ago. The S&P 500 closed with a gain of 0.73% to 1965.
Opportunities in Infusion and Extraction
With edibles, as with tinctures and oils, it is now possible to produce strain-specific products with uniform chemical composition and potency because of developments in extraction and infusion technologies.
Denver May Ban In-Home BHO Extraction
A growing trend among marijuana users is the smoking of hash oil, also known as dabbing. Hash oil is typically used in the making of marijuana edibles, but the growing trend of liberalizing marijuana laws has led people to be creative.
Boca Raton Considers MMJ Moratorium
With less than five weeks until November’s election, many in Florida are expecting Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana in the state, to pass. Although some of the polls coming out of the state seem to indicate a closer race, most polls put the Amendment somewhere between 60 to 80 percent.