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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short-lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. Democratic state Rep. Candace Newell briefly argued that her bill to decriminalize the possession and distribution of marijuana would provide opportunity for economic gains in […]
New and old member here introducing myself. I’m Trent from Chicago, USA and have been vaping since 2013, when I initially joined ECF but am just now posting. I’ve recently made the switch from using mods/tanks to mostly pods and was hoping to sell some of the things I’m no longer using and heard this […]
The Democrat-controlled Minnesota House of Representatives passed an adult-use marijuana legalization bill in a bipartisan vote of 71-59 on Tuesday. The state Senate could hear the bill as soon as the end of the week, according to Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) party leadership. ADVERTISEMENT The DFL, the Minnesota-specific affiliate of the national Democratic Party, holds a […]
The Texas House of Representatives will vote on a bill to decriminalize marijuana on Wednesday—on the same day that a committee is scheduled to take up a broader cannabis sales legalization proposal. The full House will act on the decriminalization legislation, which would also create a process for expunging marijuana conviction records, that’s being sponsored […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) “ruled definitively” in favor of dozens of vaporizer companies that were accused of patent infringement by Chinese e-cigarette maker Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co. Smoore is the parent company of CCell, which produces ceramic vape cartridges for the U.S. marijuana industry. ADVERTISEMENT The ITC agreed with an administrative law judge’s […]
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize marijuana on Tuesday after weeks of extensive committee consideration and a floor debate that spanned two days. Meanwhile, Senate companion legislation will be taken up in its final committee on Wednesday before potentially advancing to the floor, which is expected by the end of the week. […]
Keurig founder Peter Dragone has joined the executive team of a startup marijuana accessories maker in Kentucky that’s aiming to begin its first funding round. Dragone, who introduced K-Cups to the market in 2004, has taken a role as equity partner of Convenient Cannabis, the maker of Puffsy pods. ADVERTISEMENT The single-serve pods, made of […]
After a month and a half break from reviewing due to ill health, and the closure of the studio, I’m back with a look at the Blaze RTA. The Blaze line of tanks has been a long-running name (like the Eclipse) from Mike Vapes. Mike has teamed up with Thunderhead Creations once again for a […]
A former Republican House speaker in Michigan officially pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to accepting bribes totaling more than $110,000 while head of the state’s medical marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson, who led the Michigan House from 2001 to 2004 before joining the MMJ board, admitted he took cash and flights from Detroit-area businessman […]