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Legal

Colorado Courts Tighten Legal Leash on Drug Dogs, With Fraught Implications for Cannabis

Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that thanks to the constitutional changes instated by the 2012 cannabis legalization...

Legal

Scent of Sinsemilla to No Longer Trigger Drug Dogs

With nearly half of the United States legalizing cannabis for medicinal or recreational use, policy makers...

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The Racial Bias of Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs

A new report from NPR is detailing the steps that some police departments are taking —...

Science

Is Cannabis Safe for Dogs? Yes, But…

Recent scientific study confirms safety and efficacy of CBD-rich cannabis-based treatments for dogs.

Joint Opinions

On Cannabis, Drug War Biden is Right About One Thing

The drug-war architect is skeptical about marijuana legalization and has the wrong idea, but for the...

Culture

Pot Culture: Miley vs. Walmart, Kardashian Kannabinoids & Snoop Dogg’s Blunt

This week’s pot culture is jam-packed with celebrities getting buzzed, making a buck and acting out....

Medical

‘False Positives’ Drug Testing Scandal Emerges in New Orleans

A scandal in New Orleans over false positives in the city's drug testing program comes just...

Politics

U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’

Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?

Politics

Once ‘Drug-Free,’ South Korea Now Moves to Permit Medical Marijuana Products

The cannabis prohibition regime in South Korea is a harsh one, but the first crack has appeared...

Legal

How to Pass A Drug Test: Employers Are Still Testing People For Marijuana

Some tips for passing a drug test.

Cannabis

Chem Dog — Tracing the Fuse of the Fuel Explosion

Every dog has its day, but this one has a legacy that spans generations.

Legal

Police Departments Telling K9 Units to ‘Sit and Stay’

What happens to K9 cops when cannabis is decriminalized? For the most part, not much —...

Legal

Police Struggle to Recruit Informants Because of Pot Legalization

Cops used to flip low-level “offenders” busted with cannabis to become snitches. Now, with weed legal,...

Films

Film Review: ‘Grass Is Greener’ Documentary Nails It

This stellar Netflix documentary tracks the disturbing history of cannabis prohibition in the US.

In The Magazine

Hall of Fame: Dr. Raphael Mechoulam

The father of cannabis research paved the road for scientists to better understand the herb’s immense...

In The Magazine

Two Years Later: Cannabis & COVID

The continuing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry after the world changed...

Science

Climate Change and Cannabis: The Scary Truth

Some of the key cannabis cultivation zones around the world are also those feeling the earliest...

Politics

Cannabis and Ukraine: What Russia’s Invasion Means

Ukraine has been thrust upon the center of the world stage, as Russia invades its sovereign...

Culture

Cannabis Culture: What Does it Mean to You?

Well-known Emerald Triangle cannabis grower Swami of Swami Select shares his perspective of how cannabis culture...

Legal

Can the Smell of Cannabis Get You Arrested?

The courts are divided on this question. Meanwhile, cannabis attorneys warn against the fatal error of...