New Mexico: Appeals Court Says Medicinal Marijuana Costs Covered By Workers’ Comp October 17, 2014 Bob D New Mexico, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Santa Fe, NM--(ENEWSPF)--October 16, 2014. Employers and insurance companies are legally obligated to cover the expense of medical cannabis for employees injured on the job, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has affirmed. Writing for the court in Vialpando v.… Read More→
State Department’s Top Drug Warrior, William Brownfield, Says Federal Government Must Tolerate Making Marijuana Legal October 17, 2014 Bob D Policy & Legal 0 Comments According to Reason, William Brownfield, the assistant secretary of state for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, called for flexibility in interpreting anti-drug treaties. “How could I, a representative of the government of the United States of America, be intolerant… Read More→
Phil Luciano: Company paying surrounding counties to support Logan Co. marijuana growing center October 17, 2014 Bob D Illinois 0 Comments Can you buy a state-sanctioned pot-growing operation? Maybe. Maybe not. But in Illinois, when you need to get something done, it never hurts to throw a little cash around. And that’s the tactic by a Chicago enterprise that wants to… Read More→
Women: A driving force behind thriving marijuana industry September 23, 2014 Bob D Colorado 0 Comments DENVER — The perception among outsiders is that women are mostly caregivers in the recreational marijuana business — but several women taking prominent roles in the industry are shattering that notion. Read More Read More→
Colorado’s Marijuana Black Market Is More Complicated Than It Looks September 22, 2014 Bob D Colorado, Policy & Legal 0 Comments August 13, 2014 Depending on whom you ask, Colorado's marijuana black market has either vanished or expanded since weed was legalized in the state. Mexican pot farmers have anecdotally said they're taking a beating, but one illegal Colorado drug dealer… Read More→
Washington, D.C., Will Vote On Marijuana Legalization This November August 8, 2014 Bob D Alabama, Cannabis Tourism 0 Comments Voters in our nation’s capital will be the next to decide on marijuana legalization. Wednesday morning, the District of Columbia Board of Elections unanimously voted to put Initiative 71, a measure that would legalize adult possession and use of up to 2 ounces of cannabis as well as home cultivation of up to six marijuana plants for personal use, on the Nov. 4 ballot. While the sale and use of drug paraphernalia would be legalized under the measure, sale of marijuana would still be prohibited because current law bars D.C. voters from approving cannabis sales via ballot initiative. The D.C. Council, however, is considering a separate bill that would allow for the regulation and taxation of marijuana in the District. Read More→
Alaskans Watch Closely as Legal Pot Sales in Washington July 8, 2014 Bob D Arizona, Policy & Legal Brandon Emmett, a proponent of Ballot Measure 2 and executive director of the Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation, says he expects legalization in Washington to work in favor of legalizing Alaska's pot. He anticipates that overall public opinion on whether… Read More→