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Industry Reaction to President Biden’s Cannabis Rescheduling

Cannabis business leaders praise marijuana reclassification as crucial step in rectifying past injustices and fostering new...

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Senate Panel Approves SAFER Banking Act

The Senate Banking Committee has passed a bill to give cannabis businesses easier access to banking...

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DEA Rules Delta-8 And Delta-9 THCO Are Controlled Substances

The DEA has determined that the novel cannabinoids delta-8 THCO and delta-9 THCO are controlled substances...

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House Committee Approves the MORE Act to Legalize Cannabis

The MORE Act, a bill to legalize cannabis federally, was passed this week by a key...

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Are Delta-8 THC Products Actually Dangerous?

Delta-8 THC products may contain contaminants as well as unknown cannabis isomers that could pose health...

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The MORE Act Aims to Legalize Cannabis

Federal lawmakers have introduced a revised version of last year’s Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act,...

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Activists Back Last-Ditch Bid for New York Cannabis Legalization in 2019

With the end of the legislative session in Albany closing in, a new bill has been...

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Majority of Attorneys General Call for Passage of SAFE Banking Act

A group of 38 attorneys general penned an open letter urging Capitol Hill to pass a...

Politics

Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Marijuana Freedom & Opportunity Act in Congress

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will reintroduce his bill to remove cannabis from the...

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Buying CBD Online? It’s Probably Hemp-Derived — And It’s Not Exactly Legal

The conventional wisdom is that CBD is now legal, pursuant to the federal Farm Bill enacted...

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The Marijuana Justice Act Is Back In 2019 to Deschedule Cannabis

With the winds of change steadily blowing the cannabis ship forward, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Barbara...

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Activists Bash Trump’s ‘Global Call’ to Renew Drug War at U.N.

As the United Nations General Assembly met in New York this week, President Trump issued a...

Economics

USA Patriot Act Threatens Uruguay Banks Over Legal Cannabis System

A year after legal cannabis first went on sale in Uruguay, it is still only available...

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Appeals Court Upholds CBD’s Status as Controlled Substance

A federal appeals court has turned down a challenge by the hemp industry to the DEA's...

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Hemp Advocates Challenge the DEA in Court Over Hemp Extract Ruling

On Feb. 15, lawyers presented oral arguments in the case, Hemp Industries Association v. DEA, which...

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Marijuana Justice Act Introduced to House of Representatives

The Marijuana Justice Act — which seeks to deschedule cannabis and right the wrongs of the discriminatory...

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A Guide to CA’s Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act

In October of this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Medical Marijuana and Safety Act...

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New Report Slams DEA Scheduling Practices

The Drug Enforcement Administration is responsible for impeding and rejecting the science of marijuana and other...

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FDA Evaluates the Reclassification of Cannabis as Schedule I Substance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently evaluating the drug classification of cannabis, an action...

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Marijuana Activists Launch Investigation of Wisconsin’s CBD-only Bill

With cannabis reform approval soaring in the state, Wisconsin saw an historic number of cannabis related...