Marijuana may still be illegal according to the federal government, but that hasn’t stopped the hype machine from claiming it can work wonders. One variety of pot in particular has been getting some considerable press because it can supposedly help with everything from seizures to schizophrenia — all without actually getting you high. While desperate patients […]
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California finally working on state medical marijuana regulations
SAN FRANCISCO — The likelihood that California voters will be asked to legalize recreational marijuana next year is prompting lawmakers to make a serious run at reining in the state’s vast medical marijuana industry — a job they have deferred for nearly two decades. A pair of bills pending in the California Legislature would create […]
Going to Pot: Will Legal Weed Hurt Medical Marijuana Users in Washington?
SEATTLE — Stephen Damgaard uses medical marijuana for nerve damage in his spine, eating a small brownie made with cannabutter each morning. The weed in the butter comes from one of Seattle’s many medical dispensaries — an untaxed and illegal medical pot shop that up until now has been tolerated by authorities. But almost everything […]
Marijuana Taxes Swell, Not Up In Smoke After All
Not long ago, Colorado had a disappointing first year of tax collections from marijuana. When one projects one figure, perhaps anything less is a letdown, and the first state to legalize recreational marijuana projected a bonanza. The more skimpy actual numbers lead some to sound the alarm that marijuana taxes were going up in smoke. But […]