Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Economics
Stocks Soar as Israel Allows Cannabis Exports
February 5, 2019In the wake of the final Israeli governmental approval of cannabis exports, share prices of cannabis...
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Politics
World Health Organization Calls for Rescheduling Cannabis
February 4, 2019The World Health Organization has released its long-anticipated recommendation on cannabis scheduling. But rather than removing...
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Culture
Colorado Researchers Explore Link Between Terpenes & Air Pollution
January 31, 2019Terpenes make your herb smell good, but researchers suggest they may also worsen smog. A Colorado...
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Politics
Cannabis in the Balkans: From Criminals to Capitalists?
January 30, 2019A contraband cannabis economy booms in the Balkan Peninsula, but amid EU pressure, a legal industry...
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Medical
Medical Marijuana Legalized in U.S. Virgin Islands
January 29, 2019Following a campaign by local advocates, the U.S. Virgin Islands passed a medical marijuana law that...
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Concentrates
Arizona Asks: Is Hashish Medical Marijuana?
January 28, 2019In Arizona, the state legislature and Supreme Court are in a race to clarify whether hash...
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Politics
Portugal Considers Legal Cannabis, After Years of ‘Depenalization’
January 24, 2019Two bills to legalize "recreational" cannabis have been introduced in Portugal, where there’s already a thriving...
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Medical
New Reports on Cannabis & Teenage Brains Overstate the Evidence
January 20, 2019Headlines erupted this week on the possible deleterious effects of cannabis on the developing brains of...
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Politics
Turkey’s Authoritarian President Comes Out in Favor of Cannabis Cultivation
January 17, 2019Turkey's President Erdogan announced that he wants to expand legal cannabis cultivation in the country with...
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Legal
Slowly but Surely, Efforts Mount to Expunge Old Cannabis Convictions
January 16, 2019With cannabis now legal in 10 U.S. states as well as Canada, demands are growing to...
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Politics
HR 420, a Bill to Deschedule Cannabis, Has a Decent Chance of Passing This Year
January 15, 2019A House bill to legalize cannabis, wryly dubbed HR 420, isn't the first such bill in Congress...
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Economics
China’s Cannabis Sector Is Primed to Expand, Amid Harsh Anti-Drug Policies
January 14, 2019A Chinese delegation to Israel is exploring cooperation in the cannabis sector, which points to the...
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Legal
Courts Disagree If Cannabis Smell Justifies Search and Seizure
January 11, 2019In a win both for cannabis freedom and racial justice, Vermont's top court ruled in favor...
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Politics
British Columbia Cracks Down on ‘Gray Market,’ Even Amid Cannabis Shortage
January 10, 2019Vancouver is shutting down its unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, after a high court decision upheld the right...
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Books
In a Tired & Skewed Refrain, ‘Tell Your Children’ Links Cannabis Use to Madness
January 9, 2019Does cannabis make you crazy? One new book is arguing yes, and is ignoring most of...
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Politics
Study Says: Don’t Build a Border Wall, Legalize Cannabis Instead
January 6, 2019A new report suggests that cannabis legalization has actually done more than security measures to reduce...
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Politics
CBD-Only States: A Win for Medical Marijuana?
January 3, 2019What’s next for CBD in the United States after the passage of the Farm Bill? The...
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Politics
The Year in Review: Global Steps Toward Cannabis Liberation in 2018
January 2, 2019This year, 8 countries legalized cannabis for medical or adult use. Here’s a roundup of what...
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Medical
Synthetic Terpenes: Inside the New Industry Shortcut to Flavor
December 31, 2018With the growing popularity of vape pens and concentrates, some vendors now add terpenes into products...
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Economics
Cannabis Stocks Dropped in 2018, But Investors Hope for Rebound
December 29, 2018As the year ends, there is a sense of disappointment over the performance of cannabis stocks,...
