Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Legal
Study: No Link Between Legal Weed & Traffic Deaths
May 2, 2019The latest research finds that cannabis legalization is not linked to an increase in traffic deaths,...
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Politics
Will a High-Profile Cannabis Raid Spur Myanmar’s Legalization Effort?
May 1, 2019A U.S. citizen was among a trio arrested in Myanmar for running a 20-acre cannabis plantation,...
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Politics
Israel’s Political Mainstream Embraces Cannabis, Even Amid Lurch to the Right
April 29, 2019Two Israeli ex-prime ministers are now involved in the cannabis industry, and legalization became a key...
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Politics
Why Is the U.S. Providing Aid to Albania’s Cannabis Eradication Campaign?
April 25, 2019Albania is pledging another one of its endless and fruitless cannabis eradication campaigns, which never succeed...
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Legal
Georgia Passes Law to Allow Medical Marijuana Cultivation
April 23, 2019A new law in Georgia will allow the production of cannabis for medical purposes, giving teeth...
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Legal
Inside the Free Speech Battle Over Vancouver’s 420 Festivities
April 18, 2019A showdown is shaping up in Vancouver, where the city's 420 event has always been held...
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Industry Events
Activists Want to Dedicate April 21 to Cannabis Justice
April 16, 2019The 420 holiday has long been a day of celebration of cannabis culture. But a group...
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Industry Events
National Cannabis Policy Summit Looks to Define the Future of Cannabis
April 15, 2019On the eve of 420, a National Cannabis Policy Summit will convene in the nation's capital,...
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Economics
Buffalo, NY Turns to Cannabis for Post-Industrial Renaissance
April 12, 2019A deal with a California-based cannabis company sounds almost too good to be true — and...
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Legal
Alabama Couple Lose Longtime Home Over $50 Worth of Cannabis
April 11, 2019A couple in rural Alabama lost everything — home, belongings, business — after $50 worth of...
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Legal
New Mexico Decriminalizes Cannabis, Updates Medical Program
April 9, 2019New Mexico's governor signed into law a cannabis decriminalization measure, as well as another bill that...
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Legal
Guam Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis in the U.S. Territory
April 5, 2019The governor of the U.S. territory of Guam signed into a law a cannabis legalization measure...
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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...
