Bill Weinberg

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...

Economics

‘Wild West’ Hits New York City: Unregulated Cannabis Dispensaries Are Booming

Unofficial cannabis sales are exploding in the country’s largest city without licenses under the guise of...

Legal

Malta Becomes First European Country to Legalize Cannabis

The Mediterranean island nation of Malta has become the first European Union member state to legalize...

Politics

German Company in Talks With Afghanistan On Cannabis Cultivation

The widely denied media reports turned out to be true, even if not all the details...

Legal

New Mexico Cannabis Raid Spotlights Native American Jurisdictional Dilemma

A federal raid on a Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico again brings into focus the...

Legal

South Dakota Supreme Court Squelches Legalization Initiative

South Dakota was one of four states that voted to legalize cannabis in November 2020. But...

Culture

Aryan Khan’s Drug Bust Leads to Questions About Privacy & Civil Rights

The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was arrested for supposedly using hashish and other...

Medical

Veterans Speak Out for State Medical Marijuana Programs

The VA has been cutting off benefits to military veterans who use medical marijuana unless they...

Legal

The Death Penalty for Cannabis: Which Countries Are Enforcing Right Now

Even as a legal cannabis industry emerges on a global scale, there are still countries that...

Current Events

What’s Happening in New York Now That Cannabis is Legal?

New York's new Gov. Kathy Hochul is hyping the coming cannabis boom in the state —...

Medical

VA Still Punishes Veterans for Using Medical Cannabis

Military veterans continue to be denied much-needed treatment by the VA because of their cannabis use,...

Legal

Criminal Element Seen in Illicit Cannabis Grows Amid Oregon Crackdown

Authorities in southern Oregon are making accusations of criminal labor and environmental practices by illicit cannabis...

Politics

Panama Approves Medical Marijuana Law — Is Costa Rica Next?

Panama's national legislature approved a medical marijuana law—a first for the nations of the Central American...

Industry Events

Cannabis Meets Art at Happy Munkey’s Immersive Van Gogh Party in NY

New York City's cannabis lifestyle purveyors Happy Munkey held two after-hours affairs this month, marking the...

Politics

What Taliban Rule Means for Afghanistan’s Drug Trade

Having funded their long insurgency with opium and hashish, the Taliban are poised to establish a...

Politics

California Congressman Bulldozes Hmong Cannabis Farmers’ Crops

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) posted numerous videos that show him touring seized pot farms and operating...

Economics

A Quick Guide to Cannabis Patents: What You Need to Know

Patent law is a dense subject, but it’s important to understand as cannabis becomes increasingly commercial...

Medical

Pliny the Elder: Ancient Pioneer of Medical Marijuana

Historians of the cannabis plant have long contended that Pliny the Elder was among the first...

Medical

Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis

On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...

Legal

The Long and Winding Road to Cannabis Legalization in Montana

Voters in Montana passed ballot measures calling for the legalization of adult-use cannabis, but there was...