Author: WUSA9
Farmers, sellers and patients are awaiting a Sept. 29 hearing in Alexandria federal court. source
This weekend people are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in D.C. Organizers estimate up to 75,000 people will attend Saturday’s event. Participants are set to march from Lincoln Circle NW and continue south on 23rd Street toward West Potomac Park by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, according to the permit. Below is a timeline of events. 8 AM: Opening Activities 11 AM: Rally to begin 1 PM: March staging begins source
Can you now bring pot on planes? A tweet from over the weekend says it’s true. Our Verify team has the answer. source
Recreational use of marijuana for those 21 or older became legal in Maryland Saturday, and people eager to wake up and smell the weed were lined up outside of dispensaries to be among the first to purchase the drug under the new state law. “It relaxes me, helps me through my pain, helps me deal with life, helps make life a little more enjoyable,” said Kirk Palmer, who was fourth in line at RISE Silver Spring before it opened. RISE Silver Spring, previously a medical marijuana dispensary, is one of 18 facilities in Montgomery County now selling cannabis for recreational…
Owners are turning to cannabis-based products to help pets with anxiety and pain relief. While some say it’s working, experts say “Be careful.” source