Cops raid illegal NYC pot shop just one day after defiant worker dared cops to shut down the store
It didn’t take long to smoke these guys out. Police raided an illegal marijuana store in Brooklyn on Monday. The next day, an enraged weed worker told the authorities to shut down his shop, boasting that he would “not commit violence.” The Sheriff’s Office and NYPD raided the Gelato Marijuana store on 86th Street in […]
Kansas won’t have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
Kansas will remain one of the few states that has not legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded Medicaid for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force consideration of both issues before the Republican-controlled Legislature is scheduled to adjourn for the year on Tuesday. Sponsors of each bill […]
WHITLEY: Can Democrats Trick Young Americans Into Selling Their Birthright For A Mess of Pot?
In a sign that there might be hope for hopeless blue parts of the country, Oregon recriminalized possessing small amounts of hard drugs in early April. Oregonians had decriminalized small amounts of heroin and meth in 2020, hoping to — as NBC wrote — “quell a deepening addiction and overdose crisis.” Strangely enough … letting […]
Don’t flood market with legal pot shops, NY cannabis industry warns
Groups representing the legal cannabis industry have told Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulator that a dramatic increase in the number of cannabis dispensaries could have “dire consequences” for current licensed operators. He warns. Damian Cornwell, president of the New York Cannabis Association, noted that state regulators have not yet eliminated the swarm of illegal cannabis operators. […]
New York’s ban on pot ads struck down as violation of free speech
New York’s struggling legal cannabis industry is once again in turmoil after a judge ruled to invalidate state rules banning cannabis advertising and marketing as a violation of commerce and free speech. Fellow Albany Judge Kevin Bryant last summer cited Drug Enforcement Administration rules that give convicted criminals priority licensing over disabled veterans and other […]
Pot producers are on the rise as Florida voters decide on the fate of the use of recreational marijuana
U.S.-listed stocks of cannabis producers rose on Tuesday after the Florida Supreme Court on Monday allowed voters to decide the fate of recreational marijuana use in the state through a referendum on the November ballot. rose pre-market. If passed, adult-use marijuana would be legal in the nation’s third most populous state. Why is it important? […]
Youngkin keeps Virginia from going to pot
Credit Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) not just for vetoing a bill last week that would have created a retail marijuana market but also for issuing a comprehensive, fact-filled explanation of why the dope craze is dreadful. Youngkin’s summary sentences alone encapsulate the plethora of anti-legalization arguments this publication has made for years. Retail marijuana legalization, […]
‘He said no’: Steve-O says Bill Maher refused to not smoke pot for interview, despite ‘Jackass’ star’s 16 years of sobriety
Jackass star and successful podcaster Steve-O said comedian Bill Maher wouldn’t refrain from smoking marijuana in front of him for an interview. In an episode of “Steve-O’s Wild Ride!“The podcaster recalled that guest Patrick Bett-David appeared on Maher’s ‘Club Random’ podcast, which spawned several viral clips regarding Maher’s views. climate change And the Governor of […]
114 new licenses approved for New York’s troubled pot program
Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced approval of more than 100 new state licenses for cannabis sales — as New York City’s embattled cannabis program is in the midst of an overhaul and illegal stores are thriving. Even though it continues. The State Cannabis Control Commission approved 114 new licenses Friday, more than doubling the […]
Hochul finally calls for overhaul of NY’s botched legalized pot program
Gov. Kathy Hochul has finally called for an overhaul of the state agency overseeing New York’s cannabis industry, after she herself acknowledged that the cannabis rollout had been a “disaster.” The move was boosted by an overhaul of the state’s cannabis regulator that began Monday, with key figures in New York state’s cannabis regulator accused […]