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Article by Jesse Paul, Denver Post Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said she has invited U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions — a  vocal marijuana opponent — and his staff to come and see the state’s recreational pot industry. Coffman told The Denver Post that the invitation was extended during a meeting Wednesday morning in Washington with Sessions’ top staffers. “I had ...

Article by Joe Fries, Penticton Herald The owner of a Penticton marijuana dispensary is now feeling the burn from his decision to do business without proper permits. Jukka Laurio applied to the city in December for a non-profit registration that would allow the Association for Medical Marijuana Awareness to operate out of the same building as his Herbal Green dispensary ...

Article by Courtney Dickson, CBC News After receiving complaints from constituents, a Conservative British Columbia MP says landlords should be able to decide if tenants can grow medical marijuana. Cathy McLeod has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons requiring tenants in rental properties to get permission from their landlords if they want to grow medical marijuana. “If someone’s got a couple hundred ...

Article by Lift In a private meeting yesterday in downtown Toronto, the Honourable Anne McLellan, Chair of the government’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, spoke with various stakeholders in legalization to provide updates on the process and timeline. McLellan, who is also a Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP, an international law firm based in Canada, spoke at ...

Article by David Brown, Lift Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Jane Philpott, took questions today in the Senate’s Question Period, responding to numerous questions about various issues under Health Canada’s review, including two separate questions relating to cannabis legalization. The first question on marijuana legalization came from Senator Claude Carignan, the Conservative Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, who ...

Article by CBC News Darrell Dexter’s newest interest is marijuana. The former NDP premier of Nova Scotia is a vice-chair at Global Public Affairs, the country’s largest privately held government relations firm. Dexter will be leading the firm’s cannabis industry clients as marijuana legislation and regulations are rolled out. He spoke by phone from Calgary with the CBC’s Elizabeth Chiu. The ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen Sherry Morrison blames herself for her daughter’s arrest on drug trafficking charges. Her daughter, Cassandra Morrison, is among 17 Ottawa “budtenders” who have been charged in police raids on illegal marijuana dispensaries over the last four months. Morrison says her daughter was inspired to become a cannabis activist after she saw first-hand how medical ...

Article by Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post Speaking this morning before the National Association of Attorneys General, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressed doubt that marijuana could help mitigate the opioid abuse epidemic. “I see a line in The Washington Post today [link added] that I remember from the ’80s,” Sessions said. “‘Marijuana is a cure for opiate abuse.’ Give me a ...

Article by Keegan Hamilton, Vice David Bradford couldn’t help but wince when he heard it. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was responding to a question about President Donald Trump’s position on marijuana legalization last Thursday. After expressing support for medical marijuana in general terms, Spicer suggested that recreational weed use is somehow linked to the opioid crisis. “When you ...

Article by Civilized The Adam Carolla Show holds the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded podcast. So it’s no surprise that the show’s namesake has plenty to say about cannabis and current events. Carolla recently sat down for a Civilized Conversation with our founder and publisher Derek Riedle, who chatted with him about Donald Trump, marijuana legalization and which ...