Cory Gardner says he’s confident the industry can be protected based on conversations with AG Sessions.
Cannabis Report
Tag is to be used for content included in The Maine Cannabis Report. This includes medical and recreational pot and marijuana legalization.
Pot users want judge to declare marijuana safe under U.S. law
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit claim that the government’s decision to classify marijuana as dangerous is irrational, unconstitutional and motivated by politics, not hard science.
Marijuana causes less brain damage than alcohol, new study suggests
Researchers at the University of Colorado in Boulder find that alcohol is more damaging to the brain and that pot doesn’t appear to alter its structure.
Older customers drawn to legal marijuana in California
Pain-relief seems to be what brings older users to pot, rather than the desire to get high.
Vermont legalizes marijuana, but lake is considered federal
No marijuana use will be allowed on Lake Champlain.
Prosecutors ask pot regulators to hold off on cannabis cafes
Massachusetts is trying to focus on getting retail stores up and running by a July 1 deadline.
No pot party for Canada’s landlords who want to limit drug’s use
Failing to implement regulations that allow landlords to ensure smoke-free, grow-free units could lead to higher rents.
U.S. data show increase in fatal crashes on April 20, day of pot events
Maine’s data set is too small to be statistically significant, but Canadian researchers find that, overall, U.S. drivers are at a greater risk on the roads that day than a week earlier or later.
San Francisco to wipe out old pot convictions
Nearly 5,000 felony marijuana convictions will be reviewed, recalled and resentenced.
Federal prosecutor says Oregon has big pot overproduction problem
U.S. Attorney Billy Williams tries to calm fears among pot growers, but says the industry has a black market problem.