Month: January 2016

Cannabis Clubs Could be Soon Be Legal in Alaska

As cannabis clubs present issues to local governments across the country, Alaska is on track to become the first state with legal clubs. What is a cannabis club? Think Amsterdam — cafes where you can hang out and use cannabis. Back in 2014, Alaska voters passed recreational consumption of cannabis for adults over the age of 21 and agreed to the creation of… Read more →

D.C. Lifts Cannabis Smoking Ban, Then Takes it Back

On Tuesday, the D.C. city council voted to let the ban on smoking cannabis in privately owned businesses expire — for about a half hour. Then two council members took back their votes, reversing a secure majority of five votes down to only three. Prior to his change of heart, council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) got a call he could… Read more →