Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ariz. Medical Marijuana Applicants Await Lottery
Aug 7 2012 // The Arizona Department of Health Services is set to hold a much-anticipated lottery today to select medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. The Arizona Republic reported state officials have decided to move...
Colorado Lawyer Loses Liability Over Medical MJ Practice
May 21 2012 // A Denver, Colo. lawyer has lost her liability insurance because part of her practice involves representing medical-marijuana businesses. The Denver Post reported the Hanover Insurance Group told Ann Toney it wouldn’t...
Marijuana Driving Limits Again Poised For Colorado
May 16 2012 // A marijuana blood-level limit for drivers is once again poised for approval in Colorado – after two previous attempts to pass the bill failed. The Colorado House gave initial approval late Monday to a bill setting a...
Denver Lawyer Loses Liability Over Medical MJ Practice
May 8 2012 // A Denver lawyer has lost her liability insurance because part of her practice involves representing medical-marijuana businesses. The Denver Post reported the Hanover Insurance Group told Ann Toney last month it...
Marijuana Training Proposal Faces Colorado House Test
Apr 19 2012 // A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses faces a test in Colorado’s Republican House. A House committee known for rejecting Democratic proposals planned Wednesday to...
Marijuana Club Files $3M Suit Against SoCal City
Apr 19 2012 // A medical marijuana club is suing a Riverside County city for $3 million, claiming police are harassing its members. The North County Times said the director of the Greenhouse Cannabis Club filed the suit Tuesday. It...
Southern California Marijuana Dispensary Workers Join Labor Union
Mar 26 2012 // Marijuana dispensary workers in Los Angeles have joined a labor union to fight for their jobs in an industry that the federal government considers illegal. Workers at 14 pot shops have formed the “medical cannabis...
Stoned Driving Epidemic In Colorado, Washington Puts Wrinkle In Pot Debate
Mar 19 2012 // Angeline Chilton says she can’t drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman uses medical marijuana to ease multiple sclerosis symptoms and says she’d never get behind the wheel right after smoking....
Colorado Revisits Marijuana DUI Standard
Mar 19 2012 // A divisive driving-while-high bill is back before the Colorado Legislature as senators revisit a measure to say how much marijuana can legally be in a driver’s system. A marijuana DUI bill was defeated last year amid...
Many Teen Drivers on ‘High’-way: Survey
Mar 19 2012 // A surprisingly large number of U.S. teen drivers admit to having driven under the influence of marijuana, according to Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). Liberty Mutual in Boston...
Driving on ‘High’-way: Many Teen Drivers Admit Having Driven After Pot
Mar 1 2012 // A surprisingly large number of U.S. teen drivers admit to having driven under the influence of marijuana, according to Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). Liberty Mutual in Boston...
Colorado Revisits Marijuana DUI Standard
Feb 28 2012 // A divisive driving-while-high bill is back before the Colorado Legislature as senators revisit a measure to say how much marijuana can legally be in a driver’s system. A marijuana DUI bill was defeated last year amid...
Oregon Medical Marijuana Costs Too High, Say Workers’ Comp Insurers
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Washington Court: OK to Terminate Employee for Medical Marijuana Use
Jun 16 2011 // A Washington Supreme Court has ruled that it is OK for an employer to terminate an employee for violating its no drug policy, even though the employee is in compliance with the state’s medical marijuana...
Medical Marijuana Raid Coverage to Ease Worries of Dispensary Owners
Jun 6 2011 // Medical marijuana dispensary owners face a variety of risks because of the controversy around the products they sell. Even when they are doing everything right in terms of following proper city ordinances and state...
Medical Marijuana Raises Workers’ Comp, Liability Issues for Employers
Feb 21 2011 // Fifteen states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that approve medical marijuana as a medical treatment option, which has increasingly important implications in the workplace. Arizona voters recently passed...
Michigan Judge Rules Wal-Mart Can Fire Employee for Marijuana Use
Feb 16 2011 // Michigan law legalizing medical marijuana doesn’t stop private businesses from firing people for drug use, a federal judge said in dismissing a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker...
Medical Marijuana Insurance Specialist Offers Pot Raid Coverage
Feb 8 2011 // Medical cannabis dispensaries, collectives, cooperatives, cultivators and caregivers operating within state guidelines have a new option to protect themselves. MMD Insurance Specialists now offers raid coverage for medical...
Court Hears Michigan Wal-Mart Medical Marijuana Firing Case
Nov 15 2010 // A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in the case of a medical marijuana user claiming a Michigan Wal-Mart store wrongfully fired him after testing positive for the drug. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand...
Michigan Man, Fired for Legal Pot Smoking, Sues Wal-Mart
Jul 2 2010 // A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer. Joseph Casias, 30, said he was...
