Legal Issues

Idaho State Police make largest marijuana bust in agency’s history

Idaho State Police make largest marijuana bust in agency’s history January 29, 2019 | Associated Press Idaho State Police officials say troopers made the biggest marijuana bust in the agency’s Read More

Owners of Colorado marijuana retailer Sweet Leaf sentenced to prison in landmark case

Owners of Colorado marijuana retailer Sweet Leaf sentenced to prison in landmark case January 25, 2019 | Marijuana Business Daily staff The three owners of the shuttered Sweet Leaf dispensary Read More

Gov. Jay Inslee offers pardons for thousands with misdemeanor pot convictions

Gov. Jay Inslee offers pardons for thousands with misdemeanor pot convictions January 4, 2019 | Jim Brunner and Asia Fields Gov. Jay Inslee will offer pardons to thousands of Read More

Six alleged illegal retail pot shops busted in Colorado Springs; $1.375M seized, police say

Six alleged illegal retail pot shops busted in Colorado Springs; $1.375M seized, police say Dec 11, 2018 | Kieran Nicholson Business was booming at several Colorado Springs marijuana shops, despite Read More

Marijuana on your criminal record? Denver will help clear it, mayor says.

Marijuana on your criminal record? Denver will help clear it, mayor says. Dec 4, 2018 | Andrew Kenney Colorado may be the mecca of legal marijuana, but the state’s old Read More

Following Seattle: Denver officials want to erase low-level marijuana offenses

Following Seattle: Denver officials want to erase low-level marijuana offenses KATHLEEN FOODY | December 5th 2018 Denver officials are planning to clear thousands of marijuana convictions prosecuted before its use Read More

Thurston County task force seizes plants, 300 pounds of processed pot

Thurston County task force seizes plants, 300 pounds of processed pot KIRO 7 News Staff | Dec 4, 2018 Authorities seized hundreds of marijuana plants as well as hundreds of Read More

Former Sweet Leaf Executives Land in Denver Jail for Looping Scandal

Former Sweet Leaf Executives Land in Denver Jail for Looping Scandal Thomas Mitchell | November 30, 2018 Two former Sweet Leaf executives are now doing time in Denver County Jail,Read More

Lacey marijuana store in hot water with regulators over ‘free samples’

Lacey marijuana store in hot water with regulators over ‘free samples’ Abby Spegman | November 28, 2018 The owner of a marijuana store near Lacey is disputing allegations from state Read More

A doctor who takes medical marijuana sues for the right to own a gun

A doctor who takes medical marijuana sues for the right to own a gun Sam Wood | November 16, 2018 A Philadelphia doctor filed a federal suit Thursday challenging a Read More