Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Economics
Boston’s First Dispensary Opens as Massachusetts Struggles With Growing Pot Industry
April 5, 2019As Massachusetts navigates the unfolding of its legal cannabis market, the Boston area got its first...
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Legal
Amid Equity Rhetoric, California Blocks Tribal Participation in Cannabis Industry
April 4, 2019California's Native American nations were completely overlooked in the text of Proposition 64, and its enabling...
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Politics
Idaho Prohibitionists Block Cannabis Ballot Initiative
April 3, 2019Idaho is considering legislation that would raise the number of signatures needed to get an initiative...
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Politics
Police Play ‘Catch and Release’ With Cannabis Offenders: Roadblocks to Progress in Maryland
April 1, 2019Maryland’s attempts at progress in cannabis policy have met with resistance, both from the police and...
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Economics
The Corporate Cannabinoid: CBD Arrives at Walgreens & CVS
March 30, 2019The news that CBD products will be sold soon at Walgreens and CVS drugstore chains can...
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Legal
Oregon Ballot Initiative Calls for Justice with Legalization
March 27, 2019Activists have come together to push for the Legalization Justice Act, which seeks to "implement a...
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Medical
Yet Another Pot-Psychosis Link Claimed: More Reefer Madness?
March 25, 2019Once again, a scientific study with questionable assumptions linking cannabis use to psychiatric maladies gets widespread...
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Economics
Caribbean Region Emerges as Next Big Cannabis Marketplace
March 23, 2019As a commercial cannabis industry is established in Jamaica, more Caribbean nations are moving toward decriminalization...
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Politics
Weed-Fueled Workers of the World, Unite! New Pot Employment Rights Bill Introduced to Congress
March 22, 2019New legislation introduced in the House of Representatives is being hailed by advocates as a critical...
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Legal
Mexico Militarizes Anti-Cannabis Enforcement Despite Legalization Promises
March 21, 2019Contradicting his boast to have "ended" the drug war and his pledge to explore cannabis legalization,...
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Culture
Will Anchorage Be the Next Amsterdam? Alaska to Allow On-Site Consumption
March 20, 2019With approval of new regs, Alaska will become to the first state to officially oversee cannabis...
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Joint Opinions
Medicare for All Must Include Cannabis Coverage
March 19, 2019Even in states that have legalized the medicinal use of cannabis, the insurance industry is not...
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Legal
Buying CBD Online? It’s Probably Hemp-Derived — And It’s Not Exactly Legal
March 18, 2019The conventional wisdom is that CBD is now legal, pursuant to the federal Farm Bill enacted...
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Dispensaries
Dispensary Profile: Harmony Brings State of the Art Cultivation to New Jersey
March 17, 2019Automation and biosecurity technology are on full display at this New Jersey medical dispensary.
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Politics
FDA Chief Resigns, Leaves CBD Purveyors in the Lurch
March 8, 2019FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb has suddenly announced that he is stepping down, leaving lots of unfinished...
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Politics
Computerized Cannabis Conviction Expungement: San Francisco Leads the Way
March 8, 2019San Francisco has teamed with a software company to automate the process of conviction expungement —...
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Politics
Hawaii’s Legalization Measure Fails as Medical Program Liberalizes
March 7, 2019A measure to legalize cannabis in the Aloha State died in the legislature. But Hawaii's long-delayed...
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Politics
The Push for ‘Day One Equity’ in New York’s Legalization Effort
March 6, 2019With rival cannabis legalization bills now pending in New York, state activists are demanding "Day One...
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Politics
California’s Water Wars & Cannabis: Will Small Growers Be the Losers?
March 4, 2019Small growers face punitive measures for irresponsible water practices, while big growers stand to gain from...
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Medical
App-Based Study Finds THC Has More Therapeutic Benefit Than CBD
March 1, 2019A newly released study from the University of New Mexico actually finds more therapeutic benefits to...
