Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Legal
Colorado Courts Tighten Legal Leash on Drug Dogs, With Fraught Implications for Cannabis
May 25, 2019Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that thanks to the constitutional changes instated by the 2012 cannabis legalization...
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Economics
Northern Swan’s Newest Appointees Vindicate AOC’s Critique of Cannabis Legalization
May 23, 2019Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won praise from activists when she decried a white-dominated legal cannabis industry. As if...
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Legal
Majority of Attorneys General Call for Passage of SAFE Banking Act
May 21, 2019A group of 38 attorneys general penned an open letter urging Capitol Hill to pass a...
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Economics
U.S. Patent Office Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines
May 18, 2019The federal bureaucracy is finally starting to catch up with the law in the wake of...
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Politics
Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Marijuana Freedom & Opportunity Act in Congress
May 17, 2019Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will reintroduce his bill to remove cannabis from the...
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Politics
Analysis Optimistic About Progress in the Asian Cannabis Market
May 14, 2019A new report by the British think-tank Prohibition Partners foresees a $5.8 billion cannabis market in...
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Legal
Cannabis-Linked ‘Kidnapping’ Case Reflects Emerald Triangle Ethnic Tensions
May 11, 2019The arrest of three, including two Bulgarian immigrants, in what is being billed as a "kidnapping"...
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Politics
China Boasts ‘Cannabis Boom’ — But Still Metes Out Death Penalty for Marijuana
May 9, 2019China's ambition to get in on the "cannabis boom," providing hemp for the global CBD market,...
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Draws Prominent Politicians as Legalization Stalls Upstate
May 8, 2019New York City's annual Cannabis Parade was headlined by one of the city’s highest officials, Public...
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Politics
Police Pot Seizures Rise As New Zealand Approaches Legalization Referendum
May 3, 2019As New Zealand waits on a promised cannabis legalization referendum, a domestic industry is starting to...
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Legal
Study: No Link Between Legal Weed & Traffic Deaths
May 2, 2019The latest research finds that cannabis legalization is not linked to an increase in traffic deaths,...
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Politics
Will a High-Profile Cannabis Raid Spur Myanmar’s Legalization Effort?
May 1, 2019A U.S. citizen was among a trio arrested in Myanmar for running a 20-acre cannabis plantation,...
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Politics
Israel’s Political Mainstream Embraces Cannabis, Even Amid Lurch to the Right
April 29, 2019Two Israeli ex-prime ministers are now involved in the cannabis industry, and legalization became a key...
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Politics
Why Is the U.S. Providing Aid to Albania’s Cannabis Eradication Campaign?
April 25, 2019Albania is pledging another one of its endless and fruitless cannabis eradication campaigns, which never succeed...
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Legal
Georgia Passes Law to Allow Medical Marijuana Cultivation
April 23, 2019A new law in Georgia will allow the production of cannabis for medical purposes, giving teeth...
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Legal
Inside the Free Speech Battle Over Vancouver’s 420 Festivities
April 18, 2019A showdown is shaping up in Vancouver, where the city's 420 event has always been held...
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Industry Events
Activists Want to Dedicate April 21 to Cannabis Justice
April 16, 2019The 420 holiday has long been a day of celebration of cannabis culture. But a group...
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Industry Events
National Cannabis Policy Summit Looks to Define the Future of Cannabis
April 15, 2019On the eve of 420, a National Cannabis Policy Summit will convene in the nation's capital,...
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Economics
Buffalo, NY Turns to Cannabis for Post-Industrial Renaissance
April 12, 2019A deal with a California-based cannabis company sounds almost too good to be true — and...
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Legal
Alabama Couple Lose Longtime Home Over $50 Worth of Cannabis
April 11, 2019A couple in rural Alabama lost everything — home, belongings, business — after $50 worth of...
