$1.1M From Maine Pot Bust Goes To 8 Law Enforcement Agencies
BANGOR, Maine - Federal officials are set to announce how $1.1 million in forfeited money from a massive marijuana grow operation will be distributed to Maine law enforcement agencies. The marijuana operation was concealed in the woods and bogs in Washington County. Drug agents in 2009 seized nearly 3,000 plants and 40 pounds of...
Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban Bill Passed In Arkansas House
Little Rock, Ark. The Arkansas House has approved legislation to ban the smoking of medical marijuana in places where tobacco smoking is also prohibited. Republican Rep. Robin Lundstrum's bill advanced out of the House on an 88-0 vote Friday and now goes to the state Senate for consideration. Lundstrum says...
FL: St. Lucie Planning Board OK's Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensary Sites
ST. LUCIE COUNTY The Planning and Zoning Board on Thursday recommended the County Commission approve a law governing the placement of medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. The proposed regulations would limit dispensaries to commercial general, light-industrial and planned-nonresidential zoning districts. Dispensaries also would be prohibited within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and...
ON: Budtender Says Marijuana Dispensary Bosses Left Him High And Dry After Raid
A budtender who was arrested in a raid on an Ottawa marijuana dispensary says he feels betrayed by his former employer, who has refused to help him with legal bills. Shawn McAlesse says he believed he was working in a legal grey zone and helping people when he accepted a job with a B.C.-based...
SD: Gov. Dennis Daugaard Signs Cannabidiol Measure Into Law
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has approved a bill meant to allow people in South Dakota with a prescription to use a non-intoxicating compound found in marijuana if it's approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Daugaard on Friday signed the bill. It excludes cannabidiol, if it receives FDA approval, from the definition of marijuana...
