Medical Cannabis Advocates Relieved that Anti-Marijuana Crusader Melinda Haag Is Quitting
Controversial US Attorney Melinda Haag announced that she will step down on September 1, thereby bringing an end to one of the most aggressive campaigns against the medical cannabis industry since California voters legalized the drug in 1996. During her tenure, which began in 2011 when President Barack Obama appointed her to the western coastal […]
New York’s Medical Marijuana Licenses Expected to be Awarded by Friday
The New York Department of Health is expected to announce either Thursday or Friday which five companies it has selected to award licenses to grow medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act. This announcement, first reported by the Daily Freeman News of Kingston, New York, may come as a welcome, if long-awaited, surprise to the […]
California board calls outdoor pot growth a waste of water
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento County supervisors are standing by their decision to label outdoor marijuana cultivation as a waste of water. The Sacramento Bee reported (http://bit.ly/1KzOYIt) Tuesday that the board will maintain higher fines despite pushback from medical marijuana supporters. Read more »
Medical marijuana firm Potbotics to launch ‘virtual budtenders’
Using cutting-edge technology, Potbotics wants to change how the medical marijuana industry treats patients. A common criticism of the medical marijuana industry is that a large portion, if not the majority, of patients are just feigning illnesses so they can get stoned legally. Potbotics co-founder David Goldstein doesn’t deny that’s true of some users, but sees […]