LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania is “disturbed” by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to roll back protections for state medical marijuana laws and threatened legal action in a letter Thursday. Gov. Tom Wolf is reacting to a request from Sessions to Congress to eliminate a rule barring…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that people can sue their pot growing neighbors for the smells given off from their product even if growing marijuana is legal in the state. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling approves a 2015 lawsuit from Colorado horse farm owners, the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr A daily regimen of marijuana for elderly individuals may boost cognitive function, slow the onset of dementia and generally improve their memory. Andreas Zimmer, a researcher at the University of Bonn in Germany, led a study looking at the effects of marijuana extracts on the cognitive functioning…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The marijuana industry is expected to rake in windfall profits for the annual 4/20 weed holiday, celebrated by smokers across the country. Dispensaries in states with legal marijuana are estimating anywhere from a 30 to 40 percent spike in sales, as smokers load up on supplies to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The first business in the nation to offer legal marijuana at a drive-thru window is opening Thursday in Colorado on the unofficial cannabis holiday 4/20. The business, called Tumbleweed Express, turned a rundown building previously used for car washes into a drive-thru marijuana store in Parachute, a town in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Congressman Matt Gaetz is from Florida’s most conservative district, and he is taking an approach to the “war on drugs” that many may not expect to come from such a place. See, Gaetz, according to his Facebook page, is teaming up with Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) to file a bill…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen After his 2015 election, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote his newly-elected Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould a mandate letter. One of the issues Trudeau wanted to tackle, were Canada’s strict drugs policies, he stated: “Working with the Ministers of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Health,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen “Today we’re waist-deep in another unwinnable war, and many political leaders want to push on. This time it’s a war on drugs. About 23 million Americans use illicit drugs every month, despite annual federal outlays of $3.9 billion. Even the arrests of 824,000 Americans a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The federal prohibition of marijuana is blocking medical experts from studying weed’s uses in treating Alzheimer’s Disease, a problem facing a growing body of medical research. Scientist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California are finding early success in looking at marijuana extracts as a treatment…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The Trump administration is threatening to interfere with state pot laws and it could cost the marijuana industry hundreds of thousands of jobs. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s comments teasing a crackdown on state pot laws Thursday are continuing to stir anxiety among those financially dependent…