And they’re off! The first 2016 presidential debate of 2016 was held in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday evening and presidential hopeful and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina came out swinging with this burn against Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: .@CarlyFiorina: “Unlike another woman in this race, I actually love spending time with my husband.” #GOPDebate https://t.co/pzy5fSIf5t… Read more →
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National Cannabis Caucuses Kickoff in D.C.
The intersection of cannabis and politics promises to be a hot-button issue this year and NDRN Green promises to bring you the latest in cannapolitics. As a first step in bringing you in on the ground level of what’s going on, we have this report from the NCIA’s first quarterly cannabis caucus in Washington, D.C. Tuesday evening the NCIA organized… Read more →
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 →
ICYMI: Christmastime Cannabis News
New Years is around the corner and 2016 promises to be a very decisive year for America with the presidential elections in November and a lot of interest in cannabis legislation at the state level. With full legalization and medical marijuana having passed a handful of state legislatures across the country, 2016 will most likely have many states reassessing their stance on… Read more →