South Okanagan cannabis lobby shares gripes with local candidates
Cannabis producers and retailers from the Penticton-Summerland riding met recently with four candidates running in the BC election to explain how the government’s actions are hindering the i...
Read MoreCayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands plans to hold a referendum on whether to turn possession of small amounts of marijuana into a minor offense. Tourism Minister Kenneth Br...
Read MoreMeasure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won't qualify for the ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program fell short of the required signatures and won't qualify for the November ballot, Secretary of State J...
Read MoreDriver high on cannabis nabbed by North Okanagan RCMP
One of three drivers caught driving while impaired last weekend in the North Okanagan was high on cannabis RCMP said. A man driving a pickup on Wood Avenue in Armstrong was stopped by police...
Read MoreSpiritleaf Vernon provides a growing array of cannabis products
Sarah Ballantyne will often tell a customer at her Vernon cannabis retail store to say hi to his or her mom for her. It’s not that the owner of the Spiritleaf outlet necessarily knows the mo...
Read MoreIllinois' top court says odour of burnt marijuana isn't enough to search car
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. (AP) — An odour of burnt marijuana doesn't justify a search of a car without a warrant in Illinois, the state Supreme Court said Thursday. The court affirmed lower...
Read MoreNebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submit...
Read MoreTrump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting his position in line with that o...
Read MoreDrug possession is a crime in Oregon once again as law rolling back decriminalization takes effect
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become...
Read MoreBrazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids
SAO PAULO (AP) — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother’s eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the...
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