Bill Weinberg

Medical

A Quick Guide to the Vaping Health Scare: What We Know So Far

Fear-driven misinformation is permeating the national conversation about the vaping-related deaths. Here’s what you need to...

Politics

California’s CROP Project Responds to Toxic Threat of ‘Trespass Grows’

Cannabis may be legal in California, but illicit cultivation persists, especially in the National Forests, where...

Medical

Cannabis & Boomers: The Generation Gap in Cannabis Culture

Boomers are using cannabis more, with many turning to the herb as medicine to deal with...

Cultivation

A Quick Guide to Cannabis Appellations: What You Need to Know

California is moving toward adopting official appellations for cannabis, certifying a strain's regional origin. Here’s your...

Economics

Corporate vs. Campesino Cannabis on Eve of Legalization in Mexico

There is a discomforting sense that Mexico is perpetually on the eve of cannabis legalization, as...

Economics

Colorado Loosens Rules on Investing in Cannabis Businesses

As a new law lifts restrictions on investment in Colorado's cannabis sector, many fear a consolidation...

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...

Hemp

USDA Releases Hemp Cultivation Regulations At Last

Hemp and hemp-derived CBD were officially legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, but the U.S. Department...

Politics

Bernie’s Pot Legalization Plan Bars Big Tobacco — But Would It Work?

Bernie Sanders has released his plan for cannabis legalization, which features provisions to keep Big Tobacco...

Economics

The Trouble With Corruption in the Cannabis Industry

Legalization was supposed to take cannabis out of the hands of criminal networks, but state models...

Politics

New York Proposes a Cannabis ‘Common Market’ in the Tri-State Area

Federal prohibition doesn’t allow for cannabis products to cross state lines, but shared regulation strategies can.

Politics

Trump Admin. Wants Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits

The Trump administration has issued rules allowing drug tests (including for cannabis, of course) for those...

Medical

Cannabis & Dementia: New Study Explores Pot’s Potential for Treatment

A groundbreaking study is set to begin in Australia to determine if cannabis can improve the...

Hemp

Is ‘Smokable Hemp’ Legal?

So-called "smokable hemp" is suddenly available in shops from coast to coast, legal under terms of...

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: Where Weed Is Legal Around the World

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization around...

Legal

Court Upholds Federal Labor Protections for Cannabis Workers

A federal appeals court in Denver has held that protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

Medical

Cannabis & Dopamine: Link Reveals Both Risks & Potential

Researchers are exploring the connection between cannabinoids and dopamine in the human brain, which controls such...

Politics

Italy’s New Government Could Legalize Cannabis

With the fall of Italy’s far-right government, advocates are hoping the path may be cleared now...

Cultivation

Home Growers Take on Corporate Cannabis in Canada

With the legal cannabis market increasingly dominated by "Big Bud," more Canadians are turning to homegrown....

Medical

How Consumers Can Avoid Dangerous Vape Cartridges

Health authorities have named a chemical derived from vitamin E as a potential cause of the...