Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to block Bonnie Brae’s first pot shop
A Denver judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by eight people who live near Bonnie Brae, clearing the way for that neighborhood’s first dispensary to open next month.
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Roy: Time to enforce drugged-driving laws
In 2016, Massachusetts became the first state east of the Mississippi River to legalize adult-use cannabis. Five years later, we have fallen asleep at the wheel when it comes to updating the state’s ineffective OUI laws against drugged driving.
Medical marijuana laws in Colorado will be more strict starting Jan. 1. Here’s how.
Colorado will impose stricter rules for the purchase of medical marijuana starting Jan. 1 following several months of deliberation over how to execute a new state law meant largely to limit young people’s access to and abuse of high-potency THC products.
Battle for Broomfield’s three marijuana retail licenses spurs accusations, lawsuit
Twenty six applicants are jostling for one of three spots in a city that until now has banned all cannabis sales.
Colorado may see its biggest overhaul of marijuana laws since recreational legalization
Lawmakers are working on what could be the biggest marijuana legislation in Colorado since recreational cannabis was legalized in 2012, with the possibility of a THC potency cap, a requirement that people seek medical cards in person only and strategies to more strictly enforce purchasing limits.
Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say
Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they might influence driving habits.
Recreational marijuana laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say
Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they might influence driving habits.
Did California city break its own laws scoring marijuana dispensary applications?
City law requires three people to score each retail cannabis application, but that’s not how it played out, documents reveal.
New Colorado laws include red flag gun measure and insulin cost cap
More than a dozen new measures that impact workers, patients, gun owners, people awaiting release from jail, and marijuana consumers became law Jan.
Colorado marijuana companies are subject to federal labor laws despite being illegal, court rules
A company that provides security services to Colorado marijuana businesses is being sued by a former employee over overtime pay.
Medical pot laws are no answer for US opioid deaths, study finds
A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates.
Marijuana milestone: Colorado will allow delivery and tasting rooms soon under new laws — but with big catches
Starting next year, Colorado marijuana customers could begin getting their purchases delivered at home, like pizza. Or using marijuana inside licensed businesses.
Pot delivery? It’s one possibility as Colorado revisits marijuana laws
Colorado legislators will consider legalizing marijuana delivery and making it easier to invest in cannabis businesses.
Lawsuit over pot, property values could have broad impacts
A federal trial in Colorado could have far-reaching effects on the United States’ budding marijuana industry if a jury sides with a couple who say having a cannabis business as a neighbor hurts their property’s value.
It’s time for Colorado to update it marijuana laws
Colorado has done an admirable job of implementing the legalization of medical and retail marijuana, creating a stable regulatory environment in which the industry can grow, while protecting the public health and safety.
Some parents fear changes to state laws as FDA weighs use of CBD pharmaceuticals
Some American parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory as U.S. regulators near a decision on whether to approve the first drug derived from the marijuana plant.
Small businesses grapple with maze of conflicting pot laws
A low unemployment rate and the spreading legalization of marijuana have led many businesses to rethink their drug testing policies for the first time in decades.
Utah’s new medical marijuana laws won’t stop ballot initiative that would further expand access
Utah medical marijuana advocates already have 117,000 verified signatures for the ballot initiative – more than the 113,000 needed by the April 15 deadline.
Arkansas judge rejects bid to quash medical marijuana license lawsuit
The judge also rejected the state’s argument that it is immune from the lawsuit challenging its application process for marijuana cultivation facilities.
Meet the New Jersey medical marijuana advocate schooling police on the state’s laws
Edward “Lefty” Grimes has visited more than 70 New Jersey police departments as part of his “Ignorance is No Excuse Tour”
Inside the wild Idaho Senate hearing that killed CBD legalization — and possibly broke open meetings laws
“The governor’s office doesn’t want this bill, the prosecutors don’t want this bill, the office on drug policy doesn’t want this bill,” Committee Chairman Lee Heider could be heard shouting from his office.
Lawsuit challenging Sessions and DEA on marijuana’s Schedule I status dismissed by federal judge
The plaintiffs, including an Iraq War veteran, a child with a seizure disorder and an ex-NFL player, claimed that the CSA’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule I substance is so “irrational” that it violates the U.S. Constitution.
Do medical marijuana laws reduce opioid overdoses? A new study adds a layer of nuance.
As the opioid crisis deepens, an increasing number of researchers and advocates are looking at legal marijuana as a possible solution.
Ohio should continue medical marijuana program despite ‘multiple’ flaws, state auditor says
At issue is the Department of Commerce’s admission last week that an error led to a company’s exclusion from the proposed list of marijuana growers in Ohio’s new program.
Ohio lawsuit wants medical marijuana grower licenses revoked
The lawsuit challenges the Ohio Department of Commerce’s process for awarding the provisional licenses to 12 companies for large-scale growing facilities.
