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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Recreational marijuana sales begin in California on Monday.
/ FEDERAL
Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence for his role in running the online drug sales marketplace The Silk Road, has appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Congressional interference has created a flourishing unregulated marijuana market in Washington, D.C.
/ STATES
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) will soon announce whether a medical cannabis initiative will appear on the June primary or November general election ballot.
A Maine legislative committee will consider a marijuana legalization implementation bill on January 5.
Colorado officials are using marijuana tax money to pay for programs that used to be supported by now-dwindling tobacco settlement fees. Separately, questions are being raised if a drafting error in cannabis tax legislation will be fixed soon.
Pennsylvania regulators approved eight companies to begin cultivating medical cannabis.
A Florida judge halted enforcement of a law that requires regulators to grant a medical cannabis cultivation license to a member of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association.
A Washington, D.C. councilmember, at the request of the mayor, introduced a bill to ban the use of butane or other explosive gases for marijuana extractions by home growers.
/ LOCAL
Denver, Colorado prosecutors filed charges against Sweet Leaf budtenders following raids on the dispensary’s locations this month.
Yuba County, California supervisors declared a state of emergency over illegal marijuana grows.
Los Angeles, California’s City Council president wrote a blog post about the city’s experience enacting legal marijuana regulations.
San Francisco, California regulators are launching a campaign to educate young people about the effects of marijuana.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Here’s a look at crucial questions about Canada’s implementation of marijuana legalization.
/ ADVOCACY
The National Rifle Association refused to comment about a federal policy that bans medical cannabis patients from being able to purchase guns.
/ OPINION & ANALYSIS
A FiveThirtyEight analysis suggests that marijuana legalization hasn’t been a boon for small businesses.
/ BUSINESS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted for filing with priority review GW Pharmaceuticals’s new drug application CBD drug epidiolex to treat severe seizure disorders.
A bank terminated the account of law firm Greenbridge Corporate Counsel because it would not provide information on its clients.
Employees of recently raided Sweet Leaf marijuana dispensaries say their already-deposited Christmas bonuses were taken from their bank accounts.
/ CULTURE
Staff for the “Dr. Phil” show have been accused of putting guests with histories of substance misuse at risk of relapse.
