Month: October 2014

D.C. preps for $130m marijuana industry ahead of voter approval

D.C. preps for $130m marijuana industry ahead of voter approval

Posted by | Oct 31, 2014 | , , |

Residents of Washington, D.C. began early voting on October 25. One of the choices on their ballots is whether to approve Initiative 71. The ballot initiative would legalize marijuana for recreational use. With less than a week left to vote, however, the city isn’t waiting for the results to begin planning the next step. The D.C. City Council held a hearing Thursday on the taxation and regulation of marijuana in the District. Unlike Colorado and Washington — states that legalized recreational marijuana sales in 2012 — District voters cannot use a ballot initiative to regulate and tax marijuana. Initiative 71 would decriminalize the...

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Cannabist calendar: November 2014 has lots of stoney fall happenings

Posted by | Oct 31, 2014 | |

Seasonal temperatures are falling and sending the stoney fun indoors. Keep your spirits up with sidesplitting comedy shows, painting at marijuana-friendly art classes, and celebrate the bounty of your legal harvest at Thanksgiving. Here’s The Cannabist’s calendar for the month of November.

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More than 3,000 new patients will soon have access to Charlotte’s Web

More than 3,000 new patients will soon have access to Charlotte’s Web

Posted by | Oct 31, 2014 | |

More than 3,000 new patients will soon have access to high-CBD strain Charlotte’s Web, nonprofit Realm of Caring told The Cannabist this week. Realm of Caring administers Charlotte’s Web, one of the best-known CBD strains in America, and keeps tabs on a wait list that tops 12,000 qualifying people who want to see if the low-THC marijuana works for what ails them.

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Vermont Governor Announces Public Hearing on Cannabis Legalization

Vermont Governor Announces Public Hearing on Cannabis Legalization

Posted by | Oct 31, 2014 | |

Vermont Governor Peter Schumlin’s administration has announced that they’ll be holding a public hearing on November 12th as part of the state’s continuing examination of cannabis legalization.

According to a press release sent out by the administration, the hearing will “provide Vermonters with the ability to contribute comments for a legislatively-mandated study on the issues involved with possible legalization of marijuana production, distribution and possession in the State of Vermont.”

Shumlin has stated that he wants to see how cannabis legalization works out in Washington State and Colorado before approving such a move in Vermont, but legislation passed this spring requires Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding to report to the Legislature in January on issues regarding cannabis legalization.

The RAND Drug Policy Research Center is helping with the year-long study at the request of Schumlin’s administration; RAND Co-Director Beau Kilmer will join Spaulding for the November 12th hearing, which will take place from 3:30PM to 5:30PM with remote participation available at Vermont Interactive Technologies centers around the state.

– TheJointBlog

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