December 10, 2015
The Bulletin December 10, 2015 by Ted Shorack The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to repeal a sales tax on medical marijuana dispensaries with a lawsuit looming from one of the businesses within the city. Green Knottz, a dispensary in La Pine, filed suit against the city Dec. 2, stating that the …
April 17, 2015
Central Kitsap Reporter April 16, 2015 by Jerry Cornfield There’s a good chance marijuana will be in front of voters again this fall. This time, though, the decision will be whether to keep the industry out, not whether to let it in. A bill passed by the state House on April …
April 15, 2015
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UCSF April 13, 2015 by Stanton Glantz, PhD There has been an aggressive move to legalize recreational marijuana through ballot initiative by national marijuana advocacy groups after four states, Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon, legalized retail sales in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Several …
January 26, 2015
By Victoria Colliver SF Gate A bill to regulate electronic cigarettes by defining them as tobacco products and barring their use at work, schools, on public transportation and in restaurants and bars — just as cigarettes are — is expected to be introduced Monday in the state Legislature. The bill, authored …
January 5, 2015
Verdict; Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia December 31, 2014 by Michael C. Dorf Earlier this month, the Attorneys General of Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a lawsuit on behalf of their respective states, naming the state of Colorado as the defendant. Nebraska and Oklahoma allege that Colorado’s legalization of marijuana undermines their ability to …