An employee collects money while holding packages of marijuana at Top Shelf Cannabis, a retail marijuana store, on July 8, 2014, in Bellingham, Washington. Top Shelf Cannabis was the first retail marijuana store to open in Washington state, nearly a year and a half after the state’s voters chose to legalize marijuana. (David Ryder/Getty Images) […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was arrested at the Memphis International Airport after police say he was caught with a large amount of marijuana in his luggage earlier this year. Joshua Henry, 26 is facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver. According to an airport police […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A traffic stop in Delano Tuesday turned up more than 40 pounds of marijuana. On June 18, officers say they pulled over 45-year-old Carlos Calderon, who was wanted on two felony warrants. Calderon was pulled over just before noon on Woollomes Avenue and Dover Park Way. Officers smelled marijuana and searched […]
Jun. 19—A man who police say was involved in a fatal shooting Tuesday in Export is charged with drug offenses after officers found several marijuana plants in his basement. Matthew A. Miller, 32, was taken into police custody Tuesday after a shooting that resulted in the death of Daniel Chicka, 65. State police said the […]
A man was shot in Palermo on Saturday after accidentally pulling into an illegal marijuana farm, the Bute County Sherrif’s Office said. BCSO dispatch received the adult victim’s call at 11 p.m., reporting he was shot. Deputies found the victim and transported him to a local hospital. He was later transferred by helicopter to an […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has more than 700,000 medical marijuana patients and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is battling a proposal to allow recreational use of marijuana — wants them all to know what a great job he’s doing. The Department of Health last week sent a blast email to its medical marijuana […]
PRICEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Priceville Police Department said that two people were hit with trafficking charges after being pulled over on Monday. According to the Priceville Police Department, officers pulled a vehicle over for a minor traffic violation along I-65 southbound around 7 p.m. 3 charged with selling stolen identities after traffic stop in […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ordered more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, saying the “most sweeping state-level pardon in any state” will help reverse harms from the past caused by the war on drugs. During a news conference, Moore said the executive order will affect “tens of thousands of […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, the governor’s office said. Moore signed the executive order in Annapolis with state Attorney General Anthony Brown in attendance. An estimated 100,000 individuals will be affected by the pardons, the governor’s office said in a press call Monday morning. […]
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Martha’s Vineyard was running out of pot, just as thousands of summer vacationers were starting to arrive. But on Thursday, Massachusetts regulators averted a cannabis drought by issuing an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. On Martha’s Vineyard, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Law enforcement from several agencies converged on a warehouse in north Oklahoma City on Tuesday as part of a massive marijuana raid. Agents on the scene told News 4 they found 15,000 pounds of finished marijuana products and 10,000 pounds of marijuana plants inside the building on West Wilshire Blvd, near […]
Jun. 11—Kettering has approved an extension of a moratorium on adult use cannabis business operators in the city through June 2025. Kettering City Council’s move Tuesday night follows action by Oakwood last week to permanently ban adult use recreational marijuana businesses in that city. Oakwood, which had previously passed a moratorium on marijuana operators, voted […]