Chai tea to CBD, marijuana and homelessness, if you're going to San Francisco...

[The Cannabist]( [thecannabist.co]( | [@cannabist]( | [fb/cannabist]( If someone forwarded this to you and you'd like to sign up yourself, just go here: [(. To view this on the web or share a link, [click here.]( From Chai Tea to CBD These Boulder entrepreneurs brought chai tea to the mainstream. Now, [they hope to do the same with CBD.]( - Cannabidiol [stepped into the spotlight at Natural Products Expo West,]( where hemp industry experts said the U.S. CBD market could hit $1.9 billion by 2022 - That news didn't make it to Indiana, however, as this week [state lawmakers use arcane rule to turn CBD legalization legislation into a gun bill]( [A homeless teen with the street name of Blaze, right, smokes marijuana from a glass pipe as Dusty Taylor, 20, fiddles with his lighter at the intersection of 21st Avenue and Stout Street in downtown Denver in July 23, 2014. (Photo By Andy Cross / The Denver Post)]( Colorado News Pueblo's police chief says[homeless people are coming to Colorado to get marijuana.]( He disputed a recent [study by Colorado State University-Pueblo's Institute of Cannabis Research](, saying it did not include the information he has had relayed pertaining to homelessness and poverty. Marijuana mogul’s home outside Aspen will be exempt [from judge’s asset freeze.]( The SEC sued Jeffrey Friedland last week in the U.S. Court of Denver on securities-fraud allegations that he was paid by a marijuana-based pharmaceutical company to tout its stock through blogs, media interviews and other mediums without disclosing that association. Speaking of Aspen, here are some[do's and don'ts for your marijuana-infused spring break in the iconic ski town.]( California News - [San Francisco is the only city in California to fully embrace Amsterdam-like coffee shops,]( where people can buy and smoke marijuana in the same shop - [California medical marijuana recommendation provides legal immunity in Arizona, court rules]( - [California could cut marijuana taxes to lure consumers away from black market]( Field Drug Tests Flawed Op-ed: [Why are police departments still using drug field tests?]( - [Are you high? The science of testing for marijuana impairment still evolving]( National News [Kevin Ballinger shows his variety pack of medicinal marijuana at his medical marijuana shop, Herb's Medicinals, in Berthoud on Thursday, February 23, 2012. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)]( Kevin Ballinger shows his variety pack of medicinal marijuana at his medical marijuana shop, Herb's Medicinals, in Berthoud, Colo. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) A patient-focused report that [grades medical marijuana programs]( says that none of the state medical marijuana laws adopted thus far in the U.S. can be considered ideal from a patient’s standpoint. Of the 46 states and three U.S. territories with some form of a medical marijuana program — covering about 95 percent of the country’s population — none received an “A” grade. - [Delaware marijuana legalization panel votes to release final report at chaotic meeting]( - [Connecticut police seize shipment of 1,500 marijuana candy packages from California]( - [Op-ed: Get more Pennsylvania doctors certified to prescribe medical marijuana]( - Arkansas judge [blocks state from licensing medical marijuana growers]( Quote of the Day “What we are observing directly is that there is a cause and effect between marijuana and homelessness.” — [Pueblo Police Chief Troy Davenport said,]( disputing findings of a recent study. It's Never Too Late for Pi National Pi Day was March 14. We have a [delicious, tangy Key Lime Pie recipe for you, just in case you missed the celebration.]( You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up at The Cannabist. To unsubscribe from this mailing, [click here.]( To view this newsletter on the web [click here.]( The Denver Post 5990 Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216