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The Golden Gate transit authority
followed S.F.
to ban cannabis ads on buses and ferries.
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At Rolling Stone, Amanda Chicago Lewis has
industry predictions for 2018
including “the end of ‘indica’ and ‘sativa.” and the first legal consumption lounges.
The L.A. Times looks at how Congressional Republicans’ opposition has
created a “wild west” distribution climate in D.C.
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Nowhere is more pot sold so openly and publicly without any of the rules and regulations that elsewhere have come with legalization.” Through delivery service Trending Leafs, for example, customers buy an empty glass jar for $50 and it arrives containing “gifts.”
Las Vegas’ Congresswoman Dina Titus (D)
tweeted in favor
of cannabis banking reform.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R)
will soon decide
whether the state’s MED vote will be during the June 2018 primary or on election day in November. The Dallas Observer rounds up the
Texas situation
.
Nebraska Gubernatorial candidate Krystal Gabel (R)
will campaign on full decriminalization
, plus pardons for non-violent cannabis offenders. Gabel says Nebraska could be home to a multi-billion dollar hemp industry.
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The lawyer for the former Chief Medical Officer of MED company Vireo Health has accused Minnesota
law enforcement of evidence manipulation and witness intimidation
. His client and another former employee face felony charges for allegedly smuggling $500,000 worth of cannabis oil from Minnesota to New York in an armored vehicle.
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Marijuana Policy Project founder
Rob Kampia is no longer with the organization
. He’s starting a new company called Marijuana Leadership Campaign. In 2010, Kampia took a leave of absence from the organization amid sexual harassment concerns. Tom Angell says a major newspaper story detailing further allegations against Kampia is in the works.
A bank
ended its relationship
with Sacramento canna-law firm Greenbridge Corporate Counsel after Greenbridge declined to provide information on its clients.
A Florida judge
halted the award
of a coveted Florida grow license to a black farmer, a provision of state MED law. It’s the latest twist in a complex legal case.
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A medical review found
several stroke cases
in cannabis users who did not display other at-risk symptoms.
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Eight stores and 26 total businesses remain shuttered and 300 people are out of work. One said her
already deposited Christmas bonus was removed from her account
and as of earlier this week had heard nothing from management. It’s unclear whether the removal was by Sweet Leaf, the government or another party. No one in management has been charged but the company argues the arrests stem from different interpretations of state law.
Westword has more details.
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In Mendocino, California Highway Patrol stopped a van and
arrested two workers
for transporting a ton (2,000 pounds) of weed for a locally licensed company. The episode highlights ongoing confusion as the legal market opens. Inland, Yuba County
declared a state of emergency
to combat illicit grows.
President Trump is
taking interest
in the case of an American imprisoned in Indonesia for possessing a small amount of cannabis. He and another American recently escaped from a notorious prison and were quickly recaptured.
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