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Article by Tom Angell, Marijuana.com Newly released data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) appears to show that legalizing marijuana does what advocates have long promised: It reduces the unregulated cannabis market and cuts law enforcement costs. The DEA allocated exactly zero dollars and zero cents for marijuana eradication in Colorado for Fiscal Year 2016, which is down from the agency’s $80,000 ...

Article by Ben Gilbert, Business Insider Big players in the alcohol business are pushing back on a major marijuana legalization initiative. Massachusetts is one of five states with a ballot initiative this year that could legalize recreational use of marijuana, and the alcohol industry is leading the charge to stop the initiative. In Massachusetts, a political action committee that represents 16 of the ...

Article by Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Armed with a new name and fresh funding, a local medical marijuana firm says it hopes to bring its pharmaceutical product to market in early 2018, a company executive says. GrowPros Cannabis recently won support from its shareholders to change its name to Tetra Bio Pharma as it continues to develop research that ...

Article by Avital Norman Nathman, Merry Jane It’s no secret that many celebrities enjoy cannabis, and as votes continue to legalize medical and recreational marijuana across the country, many of them are taking their love for the plant to the next level and starting their own cannabis lines. How exactly they’re contributing to the growing industry differs greatly—flower and concentrate ...

Article by Melissa Chan, Time Three police officers in Arizona have resigned after they allegedly forced a motorist to eat marijuana during a traffic stop, authorities said Thursday. Phoenix Police Chief Joe Yahner announced the resignations of the officers, who all have served less than a year on the police force, and condemned their actions as “appalling” and “unacceptable” during ...

Article by Gabby Bess, Broadly On Tuesday, Nashville became the first city in Tennessee to pass an ordinance that would allow people who are found with small amounts of cannabis to avoid jail time and a criminal record. Mayor Megan Barry is expected to sign the legislation into law and has called the bill is a victory for criminal justice. ...

Article by Tess Allen, Civilized Premium vaporizer company PAX Labs Inc. has just released two brand new products: the PAX Era (billed as the “first high-quality, easy-to-use, temperature-controlled portable oil vaporizer”, and the PAX 3 (the latest version of the company’s award-winning premium vaporizer). The two products were released in conjunction with the PAX Vapor app, aimed at providing compatible ...

Article by Ryan White, CTV News The federal government’s pledge to legalize marijuana by the spring of 2017 has local police agencies questioning the potential impact the move may have on road safety. The Calgary Police Service has concerns the legislation could be in place before the force can adopt new testing methods for pot-related impairment. “Canada has to wait ...

Article by Dalson Chen, Windsor Star The former president of Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers is facing charges in connection with a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation. Jon-Paul Fuller, 44, of Lakeshore, is one of two people who OPP charged after officers raided a property in Leamington on Wednesday morning. Shortly after the charges were made public Thursday, the Crime Stoppers ...

Article by Grant Robertson, Ian Bailey and Daniel LaBlanc,The Globe and Mail A Vancouver city councillor says federal Health Minister Jane Philpott’s office took no action – and did not warn the city – after receiving lab results showing there were dangerous toxins in marijuana sold at some dispensaries in the city. Kerry Jang, a point person on marijuana issues ...