Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Economics
Companies Scramble for CBD Patents, Igniting Fear of Corporate Cannabis
June 2, 2018Something of a corporate scramble is underway to secure patents for the various curative properties of...
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Economics
Reverse Takeovers: How U.S. Cannabis Companies Get Listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange
May 30, 2018With U.S. stock exchanges still almost entirely closed to cannabis businesses, the stateside industry is increasingly...
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Politics
Humboldt Mega-Busts Continue Despite Legalization
May 29, 2018In Humboldt County, long famous as the heartland of Northern California's cannabis-growing Emerald Triangle, big police raids...
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Politics
New York State Democratic Party Endorses Cannabis Legalization
May 25, 2018Things are moving fast in the Empire State, with cannabis legalization proposals striding toward mainstream acceptance...
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Legal
Arizona Court Rules Medical Marijuana Allowed on College Campuses
May 24, 2018Arizona's top court struck down a law that banned possession of cannabis on college campuses even...
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Cultivation
The Environmental Toll of Growing Cannabis, Both Legally and Illegally
May 23, 2018In California, both illicit cannabis cultivation and large-scale legal growing can place undue stress on the...
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Politics
California Crash Highlights Controversy Around Cannabis-Impaired Driving
May 21, 2018A deadly five-car pile-up on a Bay Area freeway brings into sharp focus the questions around...
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Politics
Youth Movement Protests Pot Prohibition in Ex-Soviet Georgia
May 20, 2018A protest in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to demand legalization of personal drugs use, with...
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Politics
New York Moves to Address Racial Injustices in Marijuana Policing, Industry
May 17, 2018Suddenly, New York state's political establishment is looking seriously at cannabis legalization, driven by growing concerns...
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Politics
Gov. Brown Proposes Task Force to Investigate Black Market Marijuana
May 16, 2018California's Gov. Jerry Brown has unveiled a special investigative force to go after unregistered cannabis growers...
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Politics
FBI Raids California Mayor’s Home Over Case Involving in Legal Marijuana Industry
May 15, 2018In a still-murky scenario of rare federal enforcement against municipal corruption, FBI agents last week raided...
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Politics
Mothers Lead International Fight for Medical Marijuana
May 13, 2018From Peru to Ireland, mothers are advocating for medical cannabis and giving the cause an unshakable...
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Pushes for Racial Justice
May 8, 2018New York City's Cannabis Parade, a flagship entry in the Global Marijuana March movement and a...
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Legal
Appeals Court Upholds CBD’s Status as Controlled Substance
May 7, 2018A federal appeals court has turned down a challenge by the hemp industry to the DEA's...
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Politics
Elastic Deadlines for California’s Regulated Cannabis Industry
May 4, 2018Five months into legal cannabis in the Golden State, the temporary licenses issued by authorities to get...
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Medical
Zimbabwe Becomes Second African Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana
May 3, 2018Zimbabwe, seemingly an unlikely candidate, has just become the second African nation to legalize medical marijuana....
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Politics
Seattle Plans to Clear Cannabis Convictions
May 2, 2018The city of Seattle has filed a motion to vacate hundreds of marijuana convictions going back...
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Cultivation
Big Pot & The Race for the ‘Biggest Marijuana Grow’
April 29, 2018New Mexico is the latest state to announce that it will play host to the biggest...
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Medical
Studies on Cannabis & Bone Density Yield Conflicting Results
April 28, 2018A recent study about the impact of cannabinoids on bone density is raising concerns about possible ill...
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Politics
Sessions Acknowledges ‘Some Benefits from Medical Marijuana’
April 27, 2018Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Trump administration's most notorious anti-cannabis hardliner, surprised advocates when he said...
