Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Legal
New Mexico Cannabis Raid Spotlights Native American Jurisdictional Dilemma
December 9, 2021A federal raid on a Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico again brings into focus the...
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Legal
South Dakota Supreme Court Squelches Legalization Initiative
December 2, 2021South Dakota was one of four states that voted to legalize cannabis in November 2020. But...
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Culture
Aryan Khan’s Drug Bust Leads to Questions About Privacy & Civil Rights
November 17, 2021The son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was arrested for supposedly using hashish and other...
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Medical
Veterans Speak Out for State Medical Marijuana Programs
November 9, 2021The VA has been cutting off benefits to military veterans who use medical marijuana unless they...
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Legal
The Death Penalty for Cannabis: Which Countries Are Enforcing Right Now
November 2, 2021Even as a legal cannabis industry emerges on a global scale, there are still countries that...
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Current Events
What’s Happening in New York Now That Cannabis is Legal?
October 15, 2021New York's new Gov. Kathy Hochul is hyping the coming cannabis boom in the state —...
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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
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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