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3 Arrested After Boulder Cannabis Oil Explosion
Three people have been arrested in connection with a house explosion last month after police determined the fire was started by a cannabis oil extraction operation in the basement. Police say two of the defendants tried to keep firefighters from entering the burning home. Henry William Frost V, 22, and Thomas Luecke, 58, were each…
Read MoreEx-FBI official hoping to blaze a path to Congress as ‘cannabis candidate’
A former FBI employee is running for Congress as the “Cannabis Candidate,” with a campaign ad featuring him smoking marijuana in front of an image of the American flag. Benjamin Thomas Wolf is one of three challengers to incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District, which includes parts of…
Read MoreEmployers blocked from discriminating against staff using marijuana in Maine
Workers in Maine no longer have to worry about getting in trouble at work for smoking marijuana in their off time. Employers in the state will no longer be able to discriminate against employees for using marijuana or marijuana by-products outside after new laws went into effect, and the state’s Labor Department has removed the…
Read MoreThe US cannabis industry is growing insanely fast — there are now more legal cannabis workers than dental hygienists
The total number of job postings for the cannabis industry increased 445% in 2017, according to job-search website ZipRecruiter. There are now more people working in the legal cannabis industry than there are dental hygienists in the US. The legal cannabis industry could be a $21 billion industry by 2021. The legal cannabis industry is…
Read MoreCannabis breath strips go under the tongue, fly under the radar
For those who need the medical effects of marijuana, or just want an alternative to the after-work drink, cannabis sublinguals are coming into vogue. Similar to breath strips, but infused with the main active ingredients in marijuana, sublinguals are easy and discreet to use. What is this new form of cannabis, and how does it…
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