Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Medical
Pebbles Trippet: The Activist With Her Own Legal ‘Standard’
March 1, 2020One longtime California cannabis activist actually has a legal standard named in her honor. Pebbles Trippet...
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Politics
Re-Legalize it? Herer’s Legacy Lives on in Hemp Initiative
February 27, 2020The legendary hemp crusader Jack Herer drew up a California ballot initiative for a cannabis economy...
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Economics
Coronavirus Outbreak Impacts Cannabis Industry
February 23, 2020With half a billion people under lockdown, the coronavirus outbreak in China is virtually certain to...
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Politics
Drug War Dystopia Continues as Mexico Waits to Legalize Cannabis
February 20, 2020Mexican lawmakers are predicting legal cannabis by the month’s end, and portraying it as a key...
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Legal
Spain’s ‘Grandma Marijuana’ Fights the Power
February 18, 2020Fernanda de la Figuera has been sentenced to nine months in prison for growing cannabis in...
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Politics
When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns
February 16, 2020The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...
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In History
Sister Somayah Kambui: An Early Visionary of Cannabis Equity
February 13, 2020Sister Somayah Kambui spent her life working toward "cannabis equity" — a term not yet coined...
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Politics
New Mexico Races to Legalize Pot by the End of February
February 11, 2020The race is on to become the 12th state in the union to legalize cannabis. With...
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Economics
Peddler’s Licenses & Co-Ops: Chicago Brainstorms Ways to Make Cannabis More Equitable
February 5, 2020A month into legal cannabis in Illinois, Chicago is considering various experimental models for cannabis cultivation...
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Politics
Jay-Z Sues Mississippi Over Prison Violence Impacting Pot Prisoners
January 30, 2020Mississippi has some of the harshest cannabis laws in the country, and pot convictions are contributing...
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Politics
Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?
January 25, 2020The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...
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Legal
Canadian City Supports Exemption for an Unlicensed Dispensary
January 22, 2020A ground-breaking British Columbia dispensary that has been operating for 20 years is challenging the national...
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In History
MLK & Marijuana: How the Civil Rights Leader’s Work Informs the Push for Legal Pot
January 20, 2020Martin Luther King Jr. never spoke publicly about cannabis, but his life and works provide important...
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Cultivation
Climate Change Puts Spotlight on the Drought Resistance of Marijuana
January 18, 2020The impacts of global climate change are likely to provide more chances to see whether cannabis...
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Medical
Cannabis Use in Hospitals Is Still Prohibited, Despite State Medical Pot Programs
January 16, 2020More and more people are using cannabis to treat a wide spectrum of medical conditions, and...
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In History
Legendary Emerald Triangle Freedom Fighter B.E. Smith Dies at 72
January 10, 2020The Trinity County grower, who did time in federal prison for openly cultivating cannabis under California's...
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Culture
Murderer Won’t Stand Trial Because ‘Cannabis Use’ Caused Psychosis, Court Rules
January 5, 2020This is what it looks like when reefer madness wins in court.
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Politics
3 Worrying Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2020
December 31, 2019Political space for cannabis is generally on the upswing, but there are some intersecting trends that...
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Economics
Cannabis in Africa: Will 2020 Be the Breakthrough Year?
December 28, 2019Foreign investment is pouring into a few key countries on the African continent, but a few...
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Legal
Study: Having Cannabis ‘In Your System’ Doesn’t Mean It’s Unsafe to Drive
December 23, 2019Canadian researchers argue there shouldn’t be a breathalyzer or blood test for weed. Instead, there should...
