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Father and son plead guilty to robbing a dispensary

Capelli D’Angelo October 27, 2015

On the last day of January, Joe Griffith and his son Logan Griffith robbed a dispensary in Durango, according to an article published in the Durango Herald. Durango Police say Logan, 19, used a...

Attorney General in Arkansas rejects legal weed proposal

Capelli D’Angelo October 26, 2015

Marijuana activists in Arkansas hang their heads today after a proposal to legalize the cultivation, production, distribution and sale of cannabis was denied by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. According...

Lawsuit filed against Colorado dispensary owner dropped

Capelli D’Angelo October 26, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com A lawsuit was filed in Illinois last May against Kayvan Khalatbari, co-founder of a dispensary called Denver Relief. Judge Mitchell L. Hoffman initiated the case, complaining...

Cannabis clubs come to Colorado

Capelli D’Angelo October 25, 2015

The Englewood Liquor and Medical Marijuana Licensing Authority presented a plan to city council Wednesday that would allow regulated marijuana consumption establishments, according to the Denver Post. A...

Simple mistake costs dealer 50 pounds

Capelli D’Angelo October 24, 2015

New Jersey police are searching for persons involved with a misdelivered package, according to NBC News. The box contained about 50 pounds of marijuana, what authorities say is worth $100,000. The package...

More states move to legalize recreational marijuana

More states move to legalize recreational marijuana

Capelli D’Angelo October 23, 2015

Colorado and Washington have set an example for the rest of the country. According to an article published this morning by Rolling Stone, five new states are close to regulating legal recreational marijuana. California,...

Request denied to build Colorado marijuana bank

Capelli D’Angelo October 22, 2015

The Federal Reserve rejected Colorado's attempt to create a bank for the marijuana market, according to an article published on NBC News. Wednesday they announced that as long as the drug is still federally...

Utah Legislature discusses proposed medical marijuana bills

Capelli D’Angelo October 21, 2015

Two new bills regarding medical marijuana were proposed to the Utah Legislature Wednesday, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Peter Haglin suffers from injuries he sustained while fighting in Irag,...

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Recent poll shows majority of Americans favor legal weed

Capelli D’Angelo October 21, 2015

A poll released Wednesday indicates that more than half of Americans would like to see recreational marijuana legalized. The poll was taken by Gallup, and the results showed that 58 percent of the 1,015...

Dispensary owners fight for better banking opportunities

Dispensary owners fight for better banking opportunities

Capelli D’Angelo October 20, 2015

The blurry legalization of recreational marijuana in some states has made finding a bank challenging for dispensaries. Most banks do not want to violate federal law, which states that possession of...

Federal court clears DEA confusion on medical marijuana laws

Capelli D’Angelo October 20, 2015

Business owners in the medical marijuana industry are feeling relief this week after Judge Charles Breyer clarified the meaning of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment. This amendment bans the Justice Department...

Colorado locals face high rent caused by the legal weed market

Colorado locals face high rent caused by the legal weed market

Capelli D’Angelo October 20, 2015

One out of every 11 industrial buildings in the city of Denver is related to the marijuana market, according to the Denver Post. Whether it be a dispensary, a grow operation or a glass shop, these businesses...

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