Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a...
Read MorePsychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are rest...
Read MorePeyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern...
Read MoreNebraska judge's ruling moves the state closer to legalizing medical marijuana
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three weeks after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana the state moved a step closer to allowing it Tuesday when a judge ruled that the petitions that...
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 MoreCourt agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal l...
Read MoreA growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in...
Read MoreKentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy...
Read MorePenticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permit...
Read MoreKelowna looking to update outdated cannabis bylaws
Kelowna still has bylaws for cannabis producers and retailers from before legalization, and the city plans to update those. The city has an outdated bylaw regarding cannabis businesses from...
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