There are 6 article(s) tagged Marijuana:

• May 2025

  • MSCS, police discuss safety, but few were there to hear

    Officials with Memphis-Shelby County Schools and local law enforcement, who were most of the audience, held a community forum that focused on gun safety, mental health and marijuana use. 

    By Jody Callahan May 01, 2025

• April 2024

  • Memphis legislators have high hopes for weed legalization

    The Associated Press reported the DEA planned to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The move is a bureaucratic step that could open up further pathways to legalization.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 30, 2024

• November 2022

  • DAs Mulroy, Agee urge Arkansans to vote yes for adult-use cannabis

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy and other Mid-South leaders are urging Arkansas residents to vote yes on Issue 4, otherwise known as the Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Initiative in Nov. 8 midterm elections.

    By Julia Baker November 08, 2022

• June 2022

  • DeSoto County supervisors set public hearing on medical marijuana

    Officials have hammered out details of the proposed ordinance after getting clarification from the state on their ability to regulate the cannabis business.

    By Toni Lepeska June 07, 2022

• April 2022

  • Horn Lake bows out of pot sales and cultivation — for now

    Concerns about the nuances in the state’s pot legislation caused Horn Lake officials to opt out of the sale and cultivation of marijuana. But that decision may be temporary.

    By Toni Lepeska April 06, 2022

• August 2019

  • Cannabidiol devotees fuel growth of 901 CBD Shop

    Many believe CBD has medicinal qualities that make it useful for a wide variety of conditions. Its popularity has allowed Bartlett resident Tony Falasca to grow his 901 CBD Shop to two stores and possibly a third in Millington. 

    By Michael Waddell August 11, 2019