Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Legal
Walmart Lawsuit Ends in Another Win for Workers’ Rights to Medical Marijuana
February 21, 2019Courts are increasingly siding with employees fired for use of cannabis under state medical marijuana programs,...
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Politics
Congress Members Demand FDA Clarification on CBD
February 20, 2019Following the crackdown on CBD-infused foods and beverages by local authorities, Capitol Hill lawmakers formally called...
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Medical
Louisiana’s First Medicinal Harvest Clears Inspection, But Delays Are Not Over
February 20, 2019After an agonizing wait for many patients, Louisiana's first medical marijuana harvest has just cleared inspection...
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Economics
Latin American Cannabis Market Worth $9.8 Billion, Report Says
February 16, 2019Latin America is at the forefront of the global wave of cannabis reform, and a new...
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Politics
El Chapo Found Guilty, But Prohibition-Fueled Violence Rages On
February 14, 2019Notorious narco-lord "El Chapo" Guzmán was just convicted by a federal jury in New York. But Guzmán...
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Politics
Recreational Cannabis Legalization Bill Advances in Hawaii
February 13, 2019A bill that would legalize "recreational" cannabis by building on the state’s medical marijuana program is...
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Legal
New York City’s CBD Crackdown Worries Restaurateurs
February 10, 2019CBD-infused foods and beverages are the targets of a crackdown in New York City. But the...
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Politics
Mexico’s New President ‘Ends’ Drug War — Or Does He?
February 9, 2019President López Obrador announced a formal end to Mexico’s "war on drugs." But troops are still being...
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Economics
In Oregon, 70% of Legal Cannabis Goes Unsold Amid Calls for Exports
February 7, 2019Authorities estimate a huge portion of Oregon’s legal cannabis output is never purchased, so producers are...
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Economics
Stocks Soar as Israel Allows Cannabis Exports
February 5, 2019In the wake of the final Israeli governmental approval of cannabis exports, share prices of cannabis...
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Politics
World Health Organization Calls for Rescheduling Cannabis
February 4, 2019The World Health Organization has released its long-anticipated recommendation on cannabis scheduling. But rather than removing...
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Culture
Colorado Researchers Explore Link Between Terpenes & Air Pollution
January 31, 2019Terpenes make your herb smell good, but researchers suggest they may also worsen smog. A Colorado...
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Politics
Cannabis in the Balkans: From Criminals to Capitalists?
January 30, 2019A contraband cannabis economy booms in the Balkan Peninsula, but amid EU pressure, a legal industry...
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Medical
Medical Marijuana Legalized in U.S. Virgin Islands
January 29, 2019Following a campaign by local advocates, the U.S. Virgin Islands passed a medical marijuana law that...
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Concentrates
Arizona Asks: Is Hashish Medical Marijuana?
January 28, 2019In Arizona, the state legislature and Supreme Court are in a race to clarify whether hash...
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Politics
Portugal Considers Legal Cannabis, After Years of ‘Depenalization’
January 24, 2019Two bills to legalize "recreational" cannabis have been introduced in Portugal, where there’s already a thriving...
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Medical
New Reports on Cannabis & Teenage Brains Overstate the Evidence
January 20, 2019Headlines erupted this week on the possible deleterious effects of cannabis on the developing brains of...
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Politics
Turkey’s Authoritarian President Comes Out in Favor of Cannabis Cultivation
January 17, 2019Turkey's President Erdogan announced that he wants to expand legal cannabis cultivation in the country with...
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Legal
Slowly but Surely, Efforts Mount to Expunge Old Cannabis Convictions
January 16, 2019With cannabis now legal in 10 U.S. states as well as Canada, demands are growing to...
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Politics
HR 420, a Bill to Deschedule Cannabis, Has a Decent Chance of Passing This Year
January 15, 2019A House bill to legalize cannabis, wryly dubbed HR 420, isn't the first such bill in Congress...
