OAKLAND CA March 11 2019 — A security guard was shot multiple times Saturday night during an apparent robbery at a marijuana related business in East Oakland, police said Sunday. The 47-year-old guard was in serious but stable condition, police said. His name was not released. The shooting was reported about 8:24 p.m. Saturday in the […]
Denver, CO March 10, 2019 – 710 Security LTD, a fully-integrated cannabis security firm with offices in Colorado, Ohio and Michigan, has announced that it acquired Leif Alert, a company based out of Evergreen, Colo., that provides custom security systems in homes and commercial cannabis facilities. Lief Alert Owner Chris Boyd will join 710 Security as […]
BOISE, Idaho March 4 2019 — Idaho State Police may get the funding to purchase equipment that would allow investigators to distinguish hemp from marijuana after a high-profile case in the state grabbed headlines and prompted a federal lawsuit. The state legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Friday approved about $240,000 for three testing devices for crime […]
ST LOUIS MO Jan 22 2019 Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Missouri, but for about one-third of the state’s residents, it’s a crime prosecutors won’t pursue. Over the past seven months, prosecutors in St. Louis city, Jackson County and most recently St. Louis County have all announced they will no longer prosecute most […]
BOSTON MA December 27 2018 A proposed law in Massachusetts would bar employers from firing workers for using marijuana legally on their own time. While recreational marijuana use is legal for adults in the state, workers can still be fired for using the drug, even if it’s outside of work and its effects have worn off […]
Edmonton Canada December 22 2018 An Edmonton cannabis store owner is fighting an Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission rule banning the use of his smokescreen security system. Alternative Greens owner Trevor Miller said, when the system is triggered, it fills the room with thick smoke intended to thwart thieves by impairing their vision. “If it […]
TOPEKA, Kan. December 12 2018– A divided Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that police can rely exclusively on their sense of smell to provide probable cause to do preliminary search of a home for drugs. The ruling came in a case where Lawrence police entered a man’s apartment to search after saying they detected […]
MULBERRY, Fla. November 30 2018 Several middle school students were hospitalized this afternoon after eating gummy bear candies laced with marijuana, Polk County deputies say. According to the sheriff’s office, five students from Mulberry Middle school were so sickened by the candies that they had to be taken to the hospital. Two others were picked up […]
DETROIT MI November 25 2018 – A security guard was shot twice Saturday at the House of Zen on Mack Avenue in Detroit. According to authorities, the shooting happened a little before 6 p.m. Officers spoke to a 39-year-old security guard, who said he was working with a 43-year-old security guard at the medical marijuana dispensary. […]
Denver CO November 16 2018 A Colorado company that provides security services to the state’s legal cannabis growers and sellers told the Tenth Circuit on Thursday its employees can’t pursue allegedly unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because their work is inherently illegal under federal law. During oral arguments before the appellate court, […]