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Medical cannabis patient requests rehearing in inequality battle of Nevada cannabis laws

Medical cannabis patient requests rehearing in inequality battle of Nevada cannabis laws

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 31, 2017

A medical cannabis patient in Nevada is asking the state supreme court to reconsider its refusal to end mandatory registration and fees for cardholders now that the plant is legal for social use. The...

Violent crime decreased after Washington legalized cannabis

Violent crime decreased after Washington legalized cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 30, 2017

An upcoming report from the Department of Justice is expected to link cannabis with violent crime, although statistics from Washington state claimed the opposite. Since voters approved Initiative 502,...

Mass. court rules employees can't be fired for medical cannabis

Mass. court rules employees can’t be fired for medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 20, 2017

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled on Monday that a local woman who was terminated for positively testing cannabis in an employee drug screening can sue the company for handicap discrimination. Cristina...

Projections indicate cannabis jobs will outnumber traditional trades

Projections indicate cannabis jobs will outnumber traditional trades

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 13, 2017

Marijuana Business Factbook 2017 reported the American cannabis industry has created more than 165,000 to 230,000 full-time and part-time jobs, outnumbering those in positions like chefs, commercial pilots,...

Maryland pharmacy school becomes first to offer certificate in cannabis studies

Maryland pharmacy school becomes first to offer certificate in cannabis studies

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 10, 2017

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will begin offering courses to students that will groom them for the medical cannabis industry. The courses will be offered online counting toward certifications...

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