Tag: Cannabis

Cannabis seizures at U.S.-Mexico border checkpoints frustrate state-authorized pot industry

SANTA FE, N.M. — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments – including commercial, state-authorized supplies – as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. New Mexico’s Democratic governor says the disruptions […]

Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions

BOSTON — A Massachusetts council on Wednesday approved Gov. Maura Healey‘s plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades. The pardons approved by the Governor’s Council will take effect immediately, although it will take some time to update state criminal records, officials said. “Massachusetts made history today,” […]

Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has announced he is entering the cannabis market as a seller, as the state still figures out retail sales of the drug on the heels of legalizing marijuana for adults last year. Ventura is launching his own brand of cannabis edibles in partnership with Retro Bakery, which is […]