Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Medical
VA Still Punishes Veterans for Using Medical Cannabis
September 29, 2021Military veterans continue to be denied much-needed treatment by the VA because of their cannabis use,...
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Legal
Criminal Element Seen in Illicit Cannabis Grows Amid Oregon Crackdown
September 13, 2021Authorities in southern Oregon are making accusations of criminal labor and environmental practices by illicit cannabis...
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Politics
Panama Approves Medical Marijuana Law — Is Costa Rica Next?
September 6, 2021Panama's national legislature approved a medical marijuana law—a first for the nations of the Central American...
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Industry Events
Cannabis Meets Art at Happy Munkey’s Immersive Van Gogh Party in NY
August 19, 2021New York City's cannabis lifestyle purveyors Happy Munkey held two after-hours affairs this month, marking the...
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Politics
What Taliban Rule Means for Afghanistan’s Drug Trade
August 17, 2021Having funded their long insurgency with opium and hashish, the Taliban are poised to establish a...
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Politics
California Congressman Bulldozes Hmong Cannabis Farmers’ Crops
August 6, 2021Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) posted numerous videos that show him touring seized pot farms and operating...
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Economics
A Quick Guide to Cannabis Patents: What You Need to Know
March 8, 2021Patent law is a dense subject, but it’s important to understand as cannabis becomes increasingly commercial...
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Medical
Pliny the Elder: Ancient Pioneer of Medical Marijuana
January 15, 2021Historians of the cannabis plant have long contended that Pliny the Elder was among the first...
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Medical
Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis
November 11, 2020On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...
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Legal
The Long and Winding Road to Cannabis Legalization in Montana
November 10, 2020Voters in Montana passed ballot measures calling for the legalization of adult-use cannabis, but there was...
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Economics
Study Finds No Link Between Legalization & Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities
September 21, 2020Questions about road safety have been a real concern as cannabis legalization has unfolded across 11...
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Legal
Will Drone-Dropping Cannabis Push Israel to Legalize?
September 9, 2020Israel is a world leader in medical marijuana and has adopted an experimental decriminalization policy but...
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Economics
Progress, Obstacles in Cannabis Industry Unionization Push
September 7, 2020Gains are reported from Massachusetts in organized labor's push to unionize the cannabis industry. But significant...
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Culture
Son of Peter Tosh Dies Due to Injuries from 2017 Prison Beating
September 1, 2020Gamal Jawara McIntosh was arrested in New Jersey on a marijuana charge and had six months...
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Medical
Thailand Set to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
August 17, 2020Thailand’s medical marijuana program, after a slow and cautious start, is about to embark on commercial...
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Politics
Kamala & Cannabis: Setting the Record Straight
August 12, 2020Joe Biden's choice of running mate is Kamala Harris, who will bring a more progressive position...
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Medical
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Program Expands
August 10, 2020Louisiana's medical marijuana program has been stalled for years and was strictly limited to begin with....
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Economics
Mitch McConnell & Anti-Pot Lobbyists Criticize Speaker Pelosi Over COVID Relief Bill
August 7, 2020Nancy Pelosi roused the ire of Mitch McConnell and anti-pot lobbyists when she defended inclusion of...
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Economics
California Controversies Over ‘Social Equity’ Licenses
August 5, 2020Equity programs for the legal cannabis industry in California are supposed to address the racial and...
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CBD
Congressional Measure Allows Military to Use CBD
July 24, 2020A new amendment to the Defense Department budget could allow service members to use CBD products—a...
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