Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur he Australian woman raided by law enforcement for manufacturing medicinal cannabis oil, which she provided for free to terminally ill patients, said she has tried to meet with Health Department officials for more than two years prior to the crackdown at her home, according to an Australian Broadcasting Corporation report. Jenny Hallam, 44, said she ...

Article by Alan Brochstein, New Cannabis Ventures Investment Bank Cowen and Company, which initiated coverage on the cannabis industry in September, is hosting a gathering of institutional investors in New York City on January 12th. Several public company executives will be participating on panels, including Nick Kovacevich of Kush Bottles (OTC: KSHB) and Brett Roper of Medicine Man Technologies(OTC: MDCL), who ...

Article by Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Orange County Register via The Cannabist The past year was a momentous one for cannabis, with voters doubling the number of states that allow recreational marijuana overnight while making medical marijuana legal in more than half the nation. But casting ballots to support legal weed was just the first step. And in 2017, those ...

Article by Drug Policy Alliance The Drug Policy Alliance is launching a campaign to put the brakes on Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination for Attorney General. The Drug Policy Alliance campaign includes a new video launched today on The Root that exposes Jeff Sessions’ appalling record on drug policy, civil and human rights, and criminal justice reform. The Drug Policy ...

Article by Mike Adams, Merry Jane A Texas cop is being commended on social media networks for giving a teenage boy the opportunity to do 200 push-ups for smoking marijuana in public instead of putting him in jail. However, while some may consider this punishment “better” than having the boy tossed to the wolves of the criminal justice system, it ...

Article by Melia Robinson, Business Insider. Legal weed is big business. The North American marijuana market posted $6.7 billion in revenue in 2016, up 30% from the year before, according to a new report from Arcview Market Research, a leading publisher of cannabis market research. The so-called green rush shows no sign of slowing down. Arcview projects sales will grow at ...

Article by Hubert Wiggins, WGME Pamela Marks writes a blog where she posts reviews of children’s toys and clothes. For the past two year companies have shipped items to Marks. All of those deliveries were without incident until last Thursday. Marks was expecting a delivery from a California based toy company, but when she opened the package it wasn’t a ...

Article by Wilson Ring, The Associated Press via The Cannabist Nearly 200 people had minor marijuana convictions wiped from their records Tuesday when Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin issued pardons to those who he said were still facing stigma and “very real struggles” that often accompany drug convictions. Shumlin, who leaves office Thursday, had urged people convicted of minor marijuana crimes ...

Article by Times of Israel The Hollywood Sign Trust, which oversees maintenance of the famous landmark in the hills over Los Angeles, said Monday that it would beef up its security measures around the sign following a prank in which unknown persons altered two of its letters to read “Hollyweed” on Sunday. Police said unidentified thrill-seekers had climbed up and ...

Article by Curtis Mandeville, CBC News. Kim MacNearney says she is still healing from the trauma she experienced after being arrested in Yellowknife almost seven years ago for growing marijuana. “You know that really never does go away,” says MacNearney. “It took a lot of years before I could answer my door without having a complete nervous breakdown before I ...