Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Legal
Crackdown on Cannabis ‘Gray Market’ In NYC Arrives
September 12, 2023The long-promised crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales is a reality now in New York City.
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Legal
Native Nations Get the Jump on Minnesota Adult-Use Cannabis
August 4, 2023The Gopher State’s first adult-use cannabis sales have been on two Native American reservations. The Red...
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Legal
Montana Beats Back Anti-Cannabis Backlash
July 26, 2023This spring, The Treasure State defeated the latest effort by anti-freedom forces to roll back legalization...
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Legal
Empire Cannabis Club Co-Owner, Staff Arrested in NYC for ‘Obstruction’
July 14, 2023New York City’s Empire Cannabis Club has been pushing the proverbial envelope on the possibilities for...
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Cannabis
California’s Persisting Cannabis Dystopia Part 2
July 13, 2023Here in part 2 of our exploration into Northern California's ever-increasing problematic cannabis-related issues, reporter Bill...
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Cannabis
California’s Persisting Cannabis Dystopia: Part 1
July 12, 2023There’s grim news from California, where cannabis industry profits are dropping, robberies of dispensaries are soaring,...
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Current Events
International Outrage Continues After Singapore Executed Man for Cannabis Trafficking
May 6, 2023The shocking conviction and execution for one kilo of cannabis was further marred by the trial’s...
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Legal
New York Initiates Clampdown on Unlicensed Cannabis
May 3, 2023In a paradox, New York authorities are finally unleashing the long-anticipated crackdown on the state’s legion...
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Legal
Medical Cannabis User Challenges Urine-Test Regime for Workers
April 14, 2023Rights for medicinal cannabis users in the workplace haven’t kept pace with the law in states...
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Current Events
Cookies Opens in Thailand–With Stipulations
February 1, 2023The arrival of a major US multi-state operator in Bangkok is a sign of the global...
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In The Magazine
Giving Tree Dispensary: Women First
January 8, 2023The Phoenix-based wellness center is smartly marketing its products — and goes after menopause.
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Politics
Even Free, Brittney Griner Remains a Political Pawn
December 19, 2022It’s a fairly open secret that Brittney Griner was Putin’s geopolitical pawn when she was in...
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Politics
Biden Approaches Trifecta of Cannabis Reform Wish List
December 16, 2022Historic actions giving the cannabis industry access to financial services, expungement of convictions for possession and...
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Legal
Litigation Blocks New York Cannabis Retail Licenses
December 1, 2022Legal action has blocked the issuing of several retail cannabis licenses in New York state, with...
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In The Magazine
Cannabis Around the World
October 2, 2022Thailand, Canada, Israel and Costa Rica move the weed conversation forward.
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Politics
New York: The Taming of the ‘Wild East’?
September 19, 2022New York state is just now accepting applications for retail cannabis licenses. But the Big Apple...
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Science
Climate Change and Cannabis: The Scary Truth
August 4, 2022Some of the key cannabis cultivation zones around the world are also those feeling the earliest...
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Culture
Cannabis ‘Vaudeville’ Traces History and Culture
July 24, 2022New York’s East Village this summer witnesses the world premiere of a multimedia extravaganza centered on...
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Economics
Oregon’s Illicit Cannabis Market is Booming
July 21, 2022Industrial-scale illicit cannabis grow operations keep being raided by police in Oregon. So, why does the...
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Current Events
Brittney Griner Trial Begins in Russia; Looks Like Political Show
July 5, 2022Basketball superstar and US Olympic gold-medalist Brittney Griner, held in a Russian jail since February, is...