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Gorilla Glue lawsuit: Marijuana biz stuck in the middle of branding battle over popular weed strain’s name
When you think of Gorilla Glue, is what comes to mind an adhesive or a weed strain? A lawsuit against GG Strains could shake up marijuana industry branding.
Pair arrested in El Paso County illegal pot grow
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a large-scale illegal marijuana grow in El Paso County.
Drug overdose deaths surged in first nine months of 2016
Deaths from drug overdoses rose sharply in the first nine months of 2016, confirming the opioid epidemic worsened last year despite stepped-up efforts by public health authorities.
Norman Rockwell Museum property being considered for weed dispensary
A father and son are considering the Norman Rockwell Museum property in Vermont as a possible location for a marijuana dispensary.
Damian Marley shows his love of herb in his music and cannabis business
Damian Marley, part owner of a medical marijuana company, exalts the drug’s benefits in his new song “Medication” on his newly released album “Stony Hill.”
Sessions’ marijuana task force report gives him no ammo to go after legal states
The task force Sessions assembled to find the best legal strategy regarding states that legalized marijuana is giving him no ammunition to crack down on those states.
Eagle County poll indicates support for marijuana tax that could generate $2M a year
Eagle County does not have its own marijuana tax, but the estimated $2 million it could generate locally has the county commissioners eager for one.
Cannabis on the Colorado border: Trinidad sued after enacting pot club moratorium
A new lawsuit in the southern Colorado city of Trinidad underscores the patchwork nature of laws covering social use of marijuana after state lawmakers failed to pass regulations for pot clubs.
California Rastafarian cannabis farm dispute ends with one man dead, 2 deputies shot
A suspect died and two California deputies were shot and wounded in a shootout with an agitated man at a Rastafarian church’s marijuana farm.
Op-ed: Employers testing for weed will increasingly miss out on good workers
These aren’t jobs where you can say uptight, moralizing employers are prying too deeply into the private lives of their employees. They’re industrial jobs where the risk of accidents — potentially fatal accidents — is high. But is an employee really a danger to others because he smokes a little pot on weekends?