Article by Keri Lumm, Buzz60. If you want to make Snoop Dogg’s Christmas perfect, one would think marijuana would be a great gift. And while marijuana has been legalized in California and several other states, it’s still illegal in most states, even gift wrapped. And bringing marijuana into a state where the drug is illegal, can lead to an arrest. ...

Article by Janice Williams, International Business Times. Missouri may be the next state to offer medical marijuana to suffering patients. Two senators recently filed separate medical marijuana measures to be considered when the 2017 legislative season starts, both of which propose a comprehensive legal marijuana program for more patients, reports said. Sens. Jason Holsman and Rob Schaaf prefiled bills advancing the state’s ...

Article by Kit O’Connell, Mint Press News. DENVER — Legal cannabis is booming, and with Colorado netting $1 billion in legal, regulated sales in the first 10 months of 2016, the industry’s growth isn’t showing any signs of slowing. Sales of both recreational and medical cannabis hit $1.1 billion by October, according to analysis of sales data from the Colorado Department of Revenue. ...

Article by Rebecca Beitsch, PEW Charitable Trust The seven lucky balls that popped out of the Arizona Department of Health Services lottery machine in October produced big winners — not in the state’s Powerball game, but in the competition to make money in the medical marijuana industry. The prize winners were granted licenses to open a medical marijuana dispensary in ...

Article by Maureen Meehan, High Times Arizona voters approved medical marijuana in 2010 and have been fighting with local officials for a variety of reasons ever since. The latest skirmish ended well for MMJ patients and their advocates when the state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Tuesday that local law officials cannot use federal anti-marijuana laws to put the ...

Article by Zach Johnson, Cannabis Training University The Global Commission on Drug Policy, a panel of 22 world leaders associated with the United Nations concluded on Wednesday in a report that calls for the entire planet to tone down its drug enforcement away from incarceration models to rehabilitation models The 44 paged reportrecommended the suspension of all criminal and civil ...

Article by Trevor Hughes, USA Today. DENVER – Santa is stuffing stockings with a little extra green this holiday season: marijuana. Pot shops are reporting the average purchase is up 21% in the week before Christmas, according to the marijuana-software firm Baker, which runs store customer-service systems. The most popular items: marijuana-infused edibles like brownies or cookies. Also near the ...

Article by Record Reporter, Daily Record. Police in England made a surprising festive find during a drugs bust in the run up to Christmas. Cops raided a house in Cheltenham on Wednesday and discovered a Christmas tree nestled among a small cannabis farm. Gloucester police tweeted a photo of the unusual decoration captioned: “Not your traditional Xmas Tree!” However the tinsel-covered ...

Article by Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone For marijuana legalization advocates, election night brought a lot of good news: Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada and California all legalized the drug for recreational purposes, plus voters approved medical marijuana measures in Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota and relaxed restrictions on a medical pot law already in effect in Montana. Arizona was the only state ...

Article by Alexander Panetta, Times Colonist Donald Trump has now named most of his cabinet picks, including the senior positions. Here’s what the next U.S. administration looks like: —Quite conservative Trump is only occasionally a conservative. Some members of his team are true believers. His proposed education secretary, billionaire Betsy DeVos, promotes alternatives to public schools. Conservative favourite Ben Carson ...