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Month: December 2019

Police And Other Agencies Are Adopting New Overdose-Tracking Systems

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Drug overdose patients rushed to some emergency rooms in New York’s Hudson Valley are asked a series of questions: Do you have stable housing? Do you have food? Times and location of overdoses are noted, too.

The information is entered into a new overdose-tracking system read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 25, 2019

Colorado Cannabis Stores Will Begin Posting Warning Signs About THC Risks During Pregnancy

Legal weed has been available in Colorado for years, but the law will add a new component in 2020.

Starting January 1, cannabis stores in the state will be required to post warning signs urging caution to pregnant customers about the risks of marijuana to newborns. 

The law is a sign of weed’s ubiquity; read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 24, 2019

Oregon Liquor Control Commission Says Alcoholic Drinks Can’t Contain Cannabis

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is renowned for its craft beer and increasingly for its high-grade marijuana, but the state is keeping the two apart — for now.

In a new ruling, the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission, which regulates both alcoholic products and recreational
marijuana, says read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 24, 2019

Maine Doesn’t Have Enough Recreational Cannabis Testing Facilities

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lack of testing facilities is threatening to slow the rollout of legalized recreational marijuana sales in Maine.

Maine
voters approved adult use marijuana in a 2016 vote, and state regulators
have said products could be available in stores in spring 2020. read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 24, 2019

Alabama Study Commission Votes To Recommend Medical Cannabis Legislation

An Alabama commission tasked with studying medical cannabis has voted to recommend legalization. On Friday, the commission voted 12-6 in favor of legislation that would legalize and regulate medical cannabis in Alabama. Now, Republican Sen. Tim Melson, who chaired the commission, says the next move read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 23, 2019

Psychedelic Drug Advocate And Spiritual Teacher Ram Dass Has Died

Spiritual leader and psychedelics science pioneer Ram Dass died on Sunday at his home in Maui. A post on his official Instagram page says he passed “surrounded by loved ones,” and that memorial services will soon be announced.

In recent years, Ram Dass said he was ready and reconciled to his coming read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 23, 2019

Florida Man Arrested For Allegedly Distributing Free Marijuana for Christmas

It seems Dr. Seuss’s infamous Grinch may have relocated to Florida as police in St. Petersburg arrested a man over the weekend for giving away marijuana to celebrate the holiday season. Arrested in this case was Richard Ellis Spurrier, 67, of St. Petersburg.

Police say that they contacted Spurrier read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 23, 2019

Domestic Travelers with Cannabis Won’t be Arrested In Chicago Airports After Jan. 1

The winds of change are afoot in the Windy City, and that will soon mean less stress for pot smoking travelers to Chicago’s airports.

Illinois is set to become the latest state to lift prohibition on recreational marijuana use. And when the new law takes effect on New Year’s Day, domestic travelers read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 23, 2019

South Dakota Voters Will See Medical Marijuana Question on 2020 Ballot

Voters in South Dakota will have another opportunity to legalize medical marijuana in 2020. 

The group spearheading the effort, New Approach South Dakota, announced Thursday that Secretary of State Steve Barnett that the petition to get the referendum on next year’s ballot had been ratified. 

“There read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 20, 2019

California Cannabis Dispensaries May Start Verifying Licenses With QR Codes

California regulators announced the launch of a new program on Thursday that will allow consumers to verify that they are visiting a licensed dispensary by scanning a QR code with their cell phones. Officials with the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) say the program will support licensed read more

Author bankofseedsPosted on December 20, 2019

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