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Daily e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: A state agency under control of Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued 11th-hour instructions to local officials that could hamper efforts to get a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana on the 2026 Florida ballot.Last week, the […]
1-888-330-0010|firm@harris-sliwoski.comHome | Canna Law Blog | MLK Day 2026: Cannabis and Civil RightsVince SliwoskiIt’s MLK Day once again.I have written an MLK Day post on this blog for nine consecutive years. The theme of all these posts is that cannabis is a civil rights issue, and that Dr. King would […]
Now29°Mon42°Tue34°by WLOS StaffCHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — Qualla Enterprises will begin selling medical cannabis products next month on the Cherokee reservation. Qualla Enterprises' Great Smoky Cannabis Co. set to open April 20 Great Smoky Cannabis Co., a seed-to-sale operation, will open for business at 10 a.m. April 20. Sales are limited […]
Plans for the state’s first recreational marijuana sales are on hold as the Eastern Band of Cherokee announces their marijuana dispensary will only sell medical marijuana during its grand opening. The Great Smoky Cannabis Company dispensary will be the first in the state.A joint statement issued by tribal leadership said […]
ASHEVILLE – Even as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians prepares to begin selling medical marijuana at the Great Smoky Cannabis Company dispensary on April 20, the district attorney for the counties surrounding tribal land said her office will continue to enforce the state’s marijuana laws.District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch […]
Now39°Sun33°Mon42°by Neydja PetithommeQUALLA BOUNDARY, N.C. (WLOS) — Saturday, April 20, marks a historic day for North Carolina as the first medical cannabis dispensary held its grand opening in Cherokee. 11 pm – North Carolina's first medical cannabis dispensary opens for business (WLOS) A ribbon cutting was held at 9:30 a.m. […]
The first marijuana dispensary in the state opened on Saturday on the Qualla Boundary.Great Smoky Cannabis Company opened its doors to more than 100 medical marijuana card holders standing in line through drizzling rain waiting for the doors to open at 10am.Myrtle Driver Johnson, a Beloved Woman, an honorary distinction […]
An online retailer of intoxicating hemp products was justified in canceling a distribution contract with its suppliers over moldy products and other problems with shipments, a North Carolina judge has ruled.Buncombe County Superior Court Judge Michael L. Robinson denied a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction sought […]
Asheville Watchdog Nonprofit journalism in the public interest Sign up for free email updates from The Watchdog. You’ll be notified whenever we publish our latest award-winning investigative reporting, John Boyle’s Answer Man and Opinion columns, Tom Fiedler’s Democracy Watch, and more!When Congress passed a farm bill in 2018 legalizing hemp, the idea was to […]