BY MICHAEL CATALINI ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he will focus in his final year in office on New Jersey’s drug epidemic, promising to limit the supply of opioid drugs doctors can initially prescribe and seeking legislation to require insurers to pay for at least six months […]
Lawmakers in Utah Approve Compromise Medical Cannabis Bill | Kate Zawidzki As expected, legislators in Utah have enacted a medical cannabis law that will replace the law established by Proposition 2. While it is inferior to Prop 2, the new law will ensure that patients who need medical cannabis can safely access it, and its […]
Pennsylvania Auditor General Says State Lawmakers Should Regulate the Marijuana Market | NORML HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s auditor general on Monday publicly advocated for the legalization and taxation of retail marijuana sales, arguing that such a policy would bring new jobs and tax revenue to the state. Speaking at a news conference at the state capitol, […]
Arizona Appellate Court Rules Cannabis Concentrates Are Not Protected Under State’s Medical Cannabis Access Law | NORML PHOENIX, AZ — A ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals has found that the possession of concentrated forms of cannabis resin is not protected by the state’s voter-initiated medical marijuana access law, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. The 2 […]
A growing number of countries in Africa are looking to cannabis as the ticket out of poverty, and foreign investment for this sector has flooded in. Activists who pushed for legal commercial cultivation now face the challenge of crafting a cannabis economy that empowers small farmers and rural communities, rather than replicating the elitist forms […]
The Animal Collective-scored movie, “Crestone,” follows a merry band of Soundcloud rappers who retreat into the Colorado desert to make music, smoke weed and find out what they’re really made of.
The Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act would cover over twenty conditions.