New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black...
Read MoreKelowna cannabis dispensary's licence suspended for selling edibles to minor
A Kelowna dispensary has been caught selling cannabis products to a minor. Prime Cannabis on Pandosy Street in Kelowna will serve a seven-day licence suspension after failing an undercover i...
Read MoreA Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The inhabitants of Copenhagen's freewheeling Christiania neighbourhood plan to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal ha...
Read MoreCannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud's IP for $1M
CALGARY - High Tide Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire premium cannabis brand Queen of Bud's intellectual property. Calgary-based pot retailer High Tide says it will pay $1 millio...
Read MoreTaste Cannabis: Advocating for a Refined Cannabis Experience
Walking into Taste Cannabis in Kamloops BC is like walking into a clean, high-end boutique. The store is large, open, and welcoming with a large selection of cannabis for sale under glass, and tre...
Read MoreIn ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on...
Read MorePurple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed vigorously for...
Read MoreRats are high on marijuana evidence supply at infested New Orleans police headquarters
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rats have gotten into confiscated pot at New Orleans' aging police headquarters, munching the evidence as the building is taken over by mold and cockroaches, said the...
Read MoreMassachusetts governor to issue pardons for those convicted of cannabis possession
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey plans to announce this week that she's following the lead of President Joe Biden and issuing pardons to those convicted of simple possession...
Read MoreNothing to sniff at: Bill would help pay to retire Ohio drug-detecting K9s under legal cannabis
WHITEHALL, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio lawmakers are looking to ease a looming financial burden on law enforcement agencies in their state that will have to replace marijuana-sniffing dogs after vo...
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