Stories By Chris Roberts
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Economics
Eaze: The Billion-Dollar Maybe
April 2, 2018Eaze says it can sell $1 billion worth of marijuana by 2020 — and become profitable....
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Cultivation
Would You Like to Test Your Home Grown?
March 29, 2018A California bill would legalize marijuana testing for personal use.
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Industry Events
An American at Spannabis: We’re Doing It Wrong
March 28, 2018California isn't so special at all in the worldwide marijuana scene, except as a place where...
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Politics
Don’t Fall for It: Marijuana ‘Amnesty Boxes’ in Airports
March 14, 2018Official messaging at airports is trying to get you to part with your weed — willingly....
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Politics
California Cracks Down on Renegade Marijuana Delivery
March 13, 2018Legal medical marijuana delivery services have been frustrated for years by competitors who haven’t bothered to...
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Politics
What Happens When Congress’s Medical Marijuana Protections Expire?
March 12, 2018Spoiler: Nothing. The U.S. federal government is scheduled to shut down again later this month, which...
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Politics
Native Tribes Assert Sovereignty Over CA Pot Laws
March 6, 2018Can California Native American tribes grow and sell their own marijuana? Given that Native American tribes...
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Cannabis
Arkansas Creates Near-Monopoly in New MMJ Program
March 2, 2018The most conservative state to approve legal cannabis in 2016 is already facing problems. Just five...
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Economics
Israel Struggles to Export $300 Million Worth of Cannabis
March 1, 2018Israel’s government overpromised on their ability to export marijuana, and then the country’s cannabis producers overdelivered....
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Legal
Florida Nursing Homes Are Prohibiting Medical Cannabis
February 27, 2018In senior-laden Florida, cannabis in nursing homes is frequently banned because of federal prohibition, which contradicts...
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Politics
Report: Laws Are Pushing CA Pot Farmers to Black Market, Not Oversupply
February 23, 2018Ninety-nine percent of California cannabis growers are not licensed, according to a new report, but this...
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Politics
UK Parliament Will Debate the Future of Marijuana Legalization
February 20, 2018Among western European nations, the UK parliament is perhaps most strident in its view that cannabis...
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Politics
‘Flaw’ Discovered in Ohio’s Marijuana Licensing Process
February 19, 2018An Ohio state auditor found that two state employees could have had the ability to manipulate...
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Economics
Massachusetts Gov: Marijuana Delivery Is a ‘Safety Risk’
February 18, 2018In some states, opponents of marijuana say they prefer delivery to retail dispensaries — because retail...
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Edibles
Officials Struggle to Keep Cannabis Away from Kids
February 16, 2018On Feb. 13, middle school students in San Francisco unknowingly consumed medical marijuana products and had...
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Cannabis
Regulations Shut Out Small CA Cannabis Farmers
February 13, 2018Small cannabis growers from Monterey County to Calaveras County are facing local regulations that are making...
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Politics
Medical Marijuana Patients Can Lose Their Jobs for Smoking Cannabis
February 12, 2018Do you smoke weed? Congratulations, you can be legally fired for doing so. This is one...
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Culture
Girl Scout Makes Record Cookie Sales Outside Dispensary
February 9, 2018An anonymous San Diego-area Girl Scout sold hundreds of boxes of her organization’s trademark cookies outside...
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Politics
Massachusetts Town Rejects 1.1 Million Sq Ft Pot Farm
February 7, 2018North Andover, Massachusetts lost a massive factory, which provided thousands of jobs to the town, more...
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Economics
Could a Public Bank Solve the Marijuana Banking Issue?
February 6, 2018The cash-only cannabis industry is badly in need of a banking solution. Following the latest fraud...
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