Tobacco News

A controversial new restaurant opens in Ashland today without a hitch, despite concerns from the police department and the city.
The restaurant Earth Dragon Edibles is a restaurant that serves marajuana infused food, as well as food without cannabis. The city administrator Dave Kanner said the business is illegal, “They are engaged in an activity that is prohibited by state and federal law and we have sent them a letter that their business license has been denied.” Ream more »

There is no question that marijuana contains potent medicinal substances called “cannabinoids” that can relieve pain, reduce nausea and improve appetite. Two marijuana-derived medications, each containing a different cannabinoid, are approved for use in the United States. A third medication that contains biologically active cannabinoids more closely mirroring marijuana is available in Europe and Canada. Ream more »

Former U.S. Attorney John McKay debates Pat Slack, commander of the Snohomish County Regional Drug Task Force, over Initiative 502, which McKay filed and which would regulate and tax marijuana like liquor. If there’s one thing that brings people together, it’s this: Marijuana regulation is a mess.
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Close your eyes, and it sounds like a discussion from a week earlier: Got to do something before growing season.

Getting a lot of complaints from constituents. Conflict in status between state and federal laws. Medical marijuana, already a hot topic in Yuba and Sutter counties’ cities, will get its own hearing before Sutter County supervisors with a study session on May 15.
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Four new medical conditions could eventually qualify under Arizona’s medical-marijuana program.
State health officials are considering whether to add depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and migraines as “debilitating conditions,” which would allow people to legally use medical pot.
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After a decade of inroads for medical marijuana, momentum may be reversing course. During the past year, there’s been a growing federal push to undercut medical marijuana laws in states including Washington, Montana, California and Colorado.

A key turning point was a June 2011 Justice Department memo that prosecutors have used as ammunition to shut down dispensaries or jack up licensing fees.
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A search of a rural Leavenworth residence Tuesday uncovered an alleged marijuana growing operation, the sheriff said.

A 34-year-old man was arrested for alleged drug violations. The search began around 5:50 a.m. Tuesday in what Sheriff Dave Zoellner said was the 26900 block of New Lawrence Drive. Ream more »

A Gerton man was charged with manufacturing marijuana after firefighters responded to his home to put out a fire.

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office seized 46 marijuana plants valued at $140,800 from the residence of Gregory Adam Monroe, of 401 Chestnut Hill Loop Road. Authorities also seized $2,441, six guns and growing equipment valued at $2,800.
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Public safety officers in Ashwaubenon made a major drug bust they say involved pounds of marijuana, thousands of dollars, and a suspect barely old enough to drive.

“It’s a high-cash business. We’ve certainly seen people at or close to this age group where you have information that they’re moving as much as $50,000 of marijuana in a couple weeks,” Lieutenant Dave Poteat of the Brown County Drug Task Force said.
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Supporters of a bill to legalize marijuana for medical use ended their late-session push Wednesday after winning a hearing for the measure before a key committee.

State Rep. Jeanne Richardson, D-Memphis, withdrew the Safe Access to Medical Cannabis Act after testimony on behalf of the legislation in the House Health and Human Resources Committee. The hearing capped a surprising week for the bill, set in motion by an unexpected vote in its favor in a Republican-led subcommittee.
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