Marijuana


John Morgan and Ray Rodrigues Spar Over Future of Smokeable Medical Marijuana

Both the legislation to regulate Florida’s booming medical marijuana industry and Amendment 2 might be in the rearview mirror, but House bill sponsor Ray Rodrigues and Orlando attorney John Morgan aren’t done sparring over medical marijuana just yet. On Monday, Florida House Majority Leader and primary sponsor for the bill to regulate Florida’s medical marijuana industry, Ray Rodrigues, …


Hemp Industry Battles Against DEA’s New Cannabis Extract Rule With Lawsuit

Cannabis advocates across the US have been pressuring the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify marijuana and acknowledge the plant’s medicinal benefits , and the agency has ultimately responded by backtracking on the issue. The DEA recently created a new drug code for marijuana derivatives like CBD oil, leaving many medicinal users and extract producers in fear of stricter …


Lawsuit Challenges Md. Medical Marijuana Grower Picks

Three companies have been selected to grow or process medical marijuana on the Lower Shore. (Photo: AP file image)
At first, Shore Naturals Rx didn’t make the cut. The Ocean Pines-based company initially placed 21st out of 145 applicants seeking preliminary approval to grow medical marijuana in Maryland.


Costa Mesa Wants to Move Marijuana Dispensary Lawsuit to Federal Court

Attorneys for the Costa Mesa Police Department filed a motion Monday seeking to move from state to federal court a lawsuit alleging officers exceeded their legal authority when they raided a former medical marijuana dispensary. Lawyers Dennis M. Cota and Daniel S. Roberts, who represent the Police Department and city of Costa Mesa, did not return phone calls and emails Tuesday …


Federal Lawsuit by Pot Petitioners Seeks to Halt Michigan Ballot Printing

A federal lawsuit aims to get enough votes counted to place the issue of recreational marijuana use on the November 2016 ballot. File photo Two people who signed and circulated petitions for Michigan’s recreational marijuana vote have filed a federal lawsuit meant to stop the printing of November ballots until the signatures are counted. They argue Michigan voters should decide marijuana …


Lawyer Who Said Growing Marijuana Was Legal Now Faces Lawsuit Accusing Him of Racketeering

A local lawyer who told people they could legally grow marijuana despite a federal law saying the opposite now faces a lawsuit accusing him of profiting off crimes. Ian Christensen’s law firm told couples like the Yandells that if they medically needed marijuana, he could get them a doctor’s certificate that would protect them from arrest, according to Scott and Marsha Yandell’s lawsuit. After …