Former NFL players open cannabis facility
Former Detriot Lions players Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims are changing the conversation around cannabis with Primitiv, a cannabis brand that promotes education and wellness.
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Former Detriot Lions players Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims are changing the conversation around cannabis with Primitiv, a cannabis brand that promotes education and wellness.
WNBA player Brittney Griner is expected to give testimony in her own defense during trial in Russia. Griner told a court she treated her injuries with medically-prescribed cannabis, acknowledging that she was carrying vape canisters containing cannabis oil when she was arrested February at a Moscow airport, but contends no criminal intent.
Brittney Griner was seen in a Moscow courtroom entering a cage while her lawyers defending her posession of vape cartidges containing cannabis. CBS News Charlie D'Agata reports, Griner was seen smiling and wearing a Nirvana t-shirt.
Until Russia's courts, with their near perfect conviction rate, conclude the trial process, very little is likely to change. But then, hopefully, negotiations can begin.
The latest hearing yielded no real information on the strategy adopted by the WNBA star's legal team, but a U.S. diplomat says she's doing "as well as can be expected."
This Friday, Brittney Griner will stand trial in a Moscow court on cannabis possession charges, about nearly 5 months after her arrest at an airport leaving Russia. She could face 10 years in prison if convicted. Charlie D'Agata reports.
WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in court for a preliminary hearing ahead of her July 1 trial more than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport on cannabis possession charges. On Monday, her detention was extended for another six months.
Marc Fogel has said he didn't know it was illegal to bring the cannabis he'd been prescribed for medical reasons into Russia.
"If we have the right awareness, cannabis is like gold, something valuable, and should be promoted," the country's health minister said.
Most Americans are not opposed to having legal marijuana businesses in their area.
Authorities say the children, who attended the same day care in Virginia, were hospitalized with symptoms of THC exposure.
Griner was arrested on drug charges after allegedly being found at Moscow's main airport carrying vape cartridges that contained cannabis oil.
Since marijuana was legalized last year, unlicensed vendors have opened for business. Now the state is saying "not so fast" by sending dozens of cease and desist letters to operators.
Elias Theodorou is the first professional athlete in North America publicly known to receive a therapeutic use exemption for cannabis, but he is far from the only one calling for the rules to change.
The complaint alleges that the state's largest marijuana recall was unwarranted.
Delivery app customers in the Canadian province can now use it to order cannabis, although they must pick it up themselves.
The agency said it noticed "inaccurate and/or unreliable results" of products tested by Viridis Laboratories and Viridis North.
Multiple state attorneys general cited a national trend of children accidentally consuming cannabis edibles.
The California State Fair will add a "cannabis cultivation" category to its annual competitions beginning next year. Kurtis Ming has more.
Online retailer, which no longer screens workers for marijuana use, wants Congress to ease nation's cannabis laws.
The announcement comes two months after U.S. sprinting star Sha'Carri Richardson was disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics for using marijuana after she had learned that her mother had died.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a draft proposal this week that would remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act and give states the right to decide how or if they want to legalize marijuana. Rootz Research CEO Eric Spitz joined CBSN to explore Schumer's ambitious plan.
Preliminary data from the CDC shows drug overdose deaths skyrocketed to a record 93,000 in 2020. That's a nearly 30% increase from the previous year. CBS News' Jeff Pegues explains what fueled this spike. Then Joe Schrank, program director of the Heavenly Center, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss how cannabis can be a crucial tool in fighting the opioid epidemic.
We are following several international headlines, including Ethiopia declaring an immediate cease-fire in Tigray; a new report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Poland; Mexico decriminalizing recreational marijuana; and former South African president Jacob Zuma's sentencing. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins CBSN AM with the roundup.
The promotion is a part of the state's strategy to get more of the population vaccinated.