(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll indicates there is support for a citizen’s ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Utah. The poll conducted earlier this month by Noble Predictive Insights asked about 600 registered voters whether they would support such an initiative. Fifty-two percent said yes, while […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened Monday as the state began a slow rollout of a program that will allow residents with certain health conditions to use pot for medicinal purposes. The online application process for people to get medical marijuana cards started on Sunday. […]
WEST WENDOVER, Nev. (AP)-The first marijuana dispensary opened Monday in a northeastern Nevada border city known for its casinos. This has become the closest spot for northern Utah residents who want to buy pot to make their purchases. Those who make the 90-minute drive to West Wendover will have to […]
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Police say a Utah man gave his unknowing co-workers brownies laced with marijuana, believing it was a “harmless” act. Court records show 28-year-old Jared Borklund was charged Wednesday with “surreptitious administration of a substance” for giving two of his co-workers brownies in July without telling them […]
WASHINGTON (AP)-The U.S. government is spending $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high. Nine research grants announced Thursday are for work on CBD, the trendy ingredient showing up […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say the number of cases of lung damage linked to vaping is up to 42. The state Department of Health announced the new tally Monday, a rise the 35 cases reported a week earlier. It says 14 more potential cases are being […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Six companies are challenging Utah’s decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses. The state’s Division of Purchasing said Monday they received appeals from six applicants who did not receive a license prior to Friday’s deadline. Some applicants have said Utah is granting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has chosen eight companies to grow cannabis for its medical marijuana program set to open next year. The state’s Department of Agriculture announced the picks Friday morning. The winners include medical marijuana cultivators with businesses in other states and greenhouse growers in Utah. Growers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Becoming one of Utah’s 10 approved medical marijuana growers in the state’s new program won’t be cheap. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state plans to charge a $10,000 application fee and an additional $100,000 annual licensing fee for those chosen, according to draft rules […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will allow 10 growers to produce the state’s medical marijuana — a limit that state officials say will prevent overproduction but a cannabis business consultant says could cause shortages. The state medical cannabis law enacted last year limits each grower to cultivating no more […]
