Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Medical
Oklahoma & Florida Roll Back Access to Smokable Medical Marijuana
July 13, 2018Medical marijuana users who demand their right to smoke herbaceous cannabis were dealt a double whammy...
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Politics
Mexico Considers Legal Cannabis As Solution to Narco Crisis
July 12, 2018Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (known by his initials as AMLO), is pledging a...
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Politics
Conservative UK Think-Tank Urges Legal Cannabis for Britain
July 8, 2018In another sign of turning tides, a prestigious British think-tank once beloved of the conservative Margaret Thatcher...
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Politics
Only 1 State in the US Doesn’t Have a Medical Marijuana Law: Idaho
July 4, 2018This Fourth of July, only one state in the union has yet to pass a law...
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Politics
Legal Cannabis Unfolds in Massachusetts & Vermont — Very Slowly
July 2, 2018On July 1, a new chapter began for legal cannabis in two New England states —...
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Legal
The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis
June 27, 2018With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...
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Politics
Colorado Cannabis Community Energized by Jared Polis Gubernatorial Bid
June 26, 2018As Colorado voters go to the polls today to choose gubernatorial candidates, the Democratic favorite is...
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Politics
Section 8 Residents Stand Up for Their Right to Cannabis
June 22, 2018Under federal regulations, Section 8 housing residents risk losing their homes if they use cannabis. But...
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Medical
GPR55: The Third Cannabinoid Receptor?
June 21, 2018For a generation, science has known of two cannabinoid receptors: CB1 and CB2, both discovered in...
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Politics
Can States or Citizens ‘Nullify’ Federal Cannabis Prohibition?
June 20, 2018The doctrine of nullification has a long and harshly contested legacy in the history of the...
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Politics
NYPD ‘Gang Raids’ Bring Back Convictions for Cannabis Possession
June 18, 2018In recent years, the New York Police Department has conducted large militarized raids on housing projects...
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Economics
USA Patriot Act Threatens Uruguay Banks Over Legal Cannabis System
June 15, 2018A year after legal cannabis first went on sale in Uruguay, it is still only available...
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In History
Canada’s Contentious Path to Cannabis Legalization
June 14, 2018Canada is about to make history, with the passage of its cannabis legalization bill imminent. Prime...
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Politics
New Zealand’s Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana Picks Up Momentum
June 12, 2018The government of New Zealand has announced that it plans to hold a referendum on cannabis...
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Culture
Netflix to Debut ‘Cooking on High,’ a New Cannabis Cooking Competition
June 7, 2018In the latest testament to the fast-growing mainstream embrace of cannabis, Netflix this month will debut...
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Politics
Canada’s First Nations Demand Equity in Legal Cannabis System
June 7, 2018With passage of the Canadian Cannabis Act now imminent, indigenous groups agree they want more involvement...
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Politics
The Cannabis Regulations in Each Canadian Province
June 6, 2018With Canada on a final one-month countdown to legal cannabis, the country's provinces are adopting widely...
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Economics
Companies Scramble for CBD Patents, Igniting Fear of Corporate Cannabis
June 2, 2018Something of a corporate scramble is underway to secure patents for the various curative properties of...
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Economics
Reverse Takeovers: How U.S. Cannabis Companies Get Listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange
May 30, 2018With U.S. stock exchanges still almost entirely closed to cannabis businesses, the stateside industry is increasingly...
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Politics
Humboldt Mega-Busts Continue Despite Legalization
May 29, 2018In Humboldt County, long famous as the heartland of Northern California's cannabis-growing Emerald Triangle, big police raids...