Stories By Bill Weinberg
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Hemp
Texas Governor Fumes as Hemp Law Leads to Cannabis Case Dismissals
August 2, 2019Politicians are up in arms about the cannabis testing deficiency that’s allowed cases to slip through...
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Legal
Cannabis Charge Weaponized in Los Angeles ICE Raid
July 31, 2019An ICE raid in Echo Park sparked local outrage, with a longtime resident (and pregnant mother...
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Legal
Why the Illicit Market Lives On
July 26, 2019Some states that legalized cannabis have seen a surge in the illicit market — and attendant...
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Politics
After Quasi-Decriminalization, North Dakota Activists Relaunch Legalization Bid
July 23, 2019Activists in North Dakota, heartened by the state's recent reduction (not dissolution!) of cannabis penalties, are...
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Medical
FDA Promotes CBD Liver Damage Scare, Though Advocates Remain Skeptical
July 19, 2019With industry waiting on the FDA to issue regulations for CBD products, the agency instead released...
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Politics
House Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearing on Cannabis & Racial Justice
July 16, 2019The discussion was specifically framed in terms of recognizing and correcting the racial and social iniquities...
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Concentrates
How to Avoid the Bogus Dab Carts Flooding the Illicit Market
July 12, 2019Manufacturers of vape cartridges are scrambling as counterfeit products, which may contain toxin-laden and adulterated substances,...
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Legal
Cannabis Concentrates Get a Holiday in 710 — But Are They Legal?
July 9, 2019The arrival of 710 as a special day to celebrate extracts and concentrates marks the growing...
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Legal
South Dakota Tribe Sues USDA Over Right to Grow Hemp
July 5, 2019One Native American tribe heads to court to demand the right to cultivate low-THC cannabis and...
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Legal
Militarized Raids in Trinity County Recall Prohibition-Era Policing
July 3, 2019Several homes were raided by state police and National Guard forces — exactly the kind of...
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Politics
House Votes in Favor of AOC’s Measure To Cut DEA Funding
June 28, 2019The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would cut DEA funds and transfer the...
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Economics
Global Cannabis Partnership Unveils ‘Social Responsibility’ Standards
June 26, 2019A group of cannabis companies have announced certification standards to promote corporate responsibility, a move seemingly...
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Politics
New York State Legalization Bill Dies as Decriminalization Expands
June 21, 2019A long hoped-for cannabis legalization bill died in the New York state assembly, but reform advocates...
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Cultivation
Oregon State University Launches Global Hemp Research Center
June 20, 2019Establishment of a global hemp research lab has been announced at Oregon State University, where a...
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Medical
A Cannabis ‘Overdose’ Death in Louisiana? Why Experts Don’t Buy It
June 18, 2019A Louisiana coroner declared a local woman's death to be the first on record attributed to...
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Legal
Nevada Bans Employment Discrimination Over Cannabis Use
June 14, 2019Two years after legalizing, Nevada has become the first state to bar employers from discriminating against...
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Politics
U.S. Citizen Caught in Anti-Drug Sweeps in the Philippines
June 12, 2019A young man from Wisconsin has been jailed on a cannabis charge in the Philippines in...
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Politics
Uganda Poised to Become Africa’s Next Cannabis Powerhouse
June 10, 2019After the country’s Agriculture Ministry approved cultivation licenses, other legislators demanded that legality be clarified before...
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Industry Events
Steve DeAngelo on Harborside’s Public Opening: ‘In Order to Survive, We Need to Grow’
June 7, 2019Founder and chairman emeritus of Harborside, Steve DeAngelo, speaks with Cannabis Now about what this means...
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Legal
U.S. Appeals Court Orders DEA to Consider Cannabis Rescheduling Petition
June 6, 2019The Cannabis Cultural Association won a limited legal victory, with a federal appeals court ruling that...
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