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PNC Bank to close Marijuana Policy Project account

PNC Bank to close Marijuana Policy Project account

June 23, 2017

PNC Bank is closing the accounts of influential cannabis legalization group Marijuana Policy Project. "They have notified us that they intend to close it," MPP spokesman Mason Tvert told CNNMoney....

Medical cannabis company sponsors Native American powwow

Medical cannabis company sponsors Native American powwow

June 22, 2017

Gathering of Nations, North America's largest Native American powwow, was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April with a not-so-typical sponsor this year: a medical cannabis company. The cannabis company,...

NV social cannabis sales may not commence next month

NV social cannabis sales may not commence next month

June 21, 2017

Carson City District Judge James Wilson extended a temporary order on Tuesday, preventing the state from issuing cannabis distribution licenses to existing dispensaries so they can commence recreational...

Mexico legalizes medical cannabis

Mexico legalizes medical cannabis

June 20, 2017

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto legalized medical cannabis today with overwhelming support from Mexico’s Lower House.  Peña Nieto was a vehement opponent to cannabis legalization but called...

PA university looks to study cannabis and autism

PA university looks to study cannabis and autism

June 20, 2017

Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is looking to partner with one of the state's prospective medical cannabis growers to study how the plant effects children with autism. The state has yet to...

NJ is arresting people for cannabis at increasing rates

NJ is arresting people for cannabis at increasing rates

June 19, 2017

The state of New Jersey is arresting more people for cannabis than ever before, a recent study by the state's American Civil Liberties Union found. In 2013, the state's law enforcement made 26 percent...

R.I. governor calls for more medical cannabis dispensaries

R.I. governor calls for more medical cannabis dispensaries

June 16, 2017

Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo submitted a budget amendment June 9 calling for “no less than six licensed compassion centers," the Providence Journal reports. The amendment also plans to generate $1.5...

NM Health Secretary rejects cannabis to treat opioid addiction

NM Health Secretary rejects cannabis to treat opioid addiction

June 15, 2017

Prospective medical cannabis patients in New Mexico won't be able to apply for cards under opiate addiction, despite the state's opiate abuse epidemic and the recommendation from the program's advisory...

Florida legislature passes medical implementation bill

Florida legislature passes medical implementation bill

June 14, 2017

While Florida voters approved the state's medical cannabis amendment in November, legislation implementing the amendment is finally on its way to the Governor. Gov. Rick Scott is expected to approve...

Legal cannabis could bring $5B to California economy

Legal cannabis could bring $5B to California economy

June 13, 2017

The Golden State will be raking in billions which will attract heavy cannabis-tourism, a new state-sponsored economic study found. While California is still creating guidelines for social cannabis,...

AG Sessions asked Congress for permission to prosecute medical cannabis providers

AG Sessions asked Congress for permission to prosecute medical cannabis providers

June 13, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked members of Congress to undo federal medical cannabis protections that have been in place since 2014, according to a letter he wrote last month. The protections,...

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Nevada tribes see progress for legally cultivating, dispensing cannabis

June 12, 2017

Tribal governments in Nevada will now be able to enter cannabis negotiations directly with the state's governor's office, thanks to legislation signed earlier this month. The legislation, Senate Bill...

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