After Decades Fighting Drugs, Colombia Joins Marijuana Trade
CORINTO, Colombia For years, Blanca Riveros has had the same routine: After fixing breakfast and taking her son to school, she heads home to a large plastic trash bag filled with marijuana. She trims the plants and gets them ready for Colombian drug traffickers. After school, her son helps cut more. ...
Marijuana Crackdown Is So Yesterday
Were disappointed that White House press secretary Sean Spicer recently said greater enforcement of federal drug laws, including prohibition of marijuana, is coming. Theres a federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature, he said. This, at a time when a majority...
Marijuana Legalization Hasn't Increased Traffic Fatalities In Oregon
When Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, some state officials worried car crashes could increase. A new study indicates that didnt happen, though more research is needed. Back in 2004, when Oregon only had medical and black-market marijuana, there were 13 traffic fatalities involving the drug. In 2015, with recreational cannabis on store...
Canada: Aurora Cannabis To Disclose Marijuana Testing Data To Ease Public Concerns
Medical marijuana firm Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a new disclosure process for its third-party quality control testing, which it says will assure clients of the purity of its products. That announcement comes amid growing concern over recalls of contaminated marijuana sold by Health Canada-approved producers. Every product sold by Aurora...
CA: City Leaders Plant The Seed For Marijuana Industry In Santa Monica
In the final minutes of discussion, the City Council pivoted away from an outright ban on recreational marijuana businesses in Santa Monica Tuesday night, opting instead to direct staff members to consider all options. The decision to potentially give marijuana businesses a shot or instate a moratorium rather than an outright ban while the...
