Stories By Chris Roberts
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Politics
U.S. Border Policy Bars Cannabis-Smoking Canadians
September 13, 2016Canadians who admit smoking marijuana to U.S. Border Patrol agents — including legal medical marijuana —...
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Current Events
Arizona Legalization Under Attack — ‘Fentanyl’ Drug Maker Donates Half-Million
September 10, 2016Cannabis activists are decrying a very large donation to stop legalization in Arizona — made by...
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Current Events
Denver Set to Vote on Legal Weed Lounges
September 9, 2016Four years after voters in Colorado legalized recreational cannabis, Denver voters may be able to fix...
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Culture
Jamaican Cannabis Spas Are Coming!
September 8, 2016Even the Jamaican ganja dealers are going legit.
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Current Events
Major Gun Ruling Riles Marijuana Community
September 7, 2016The United States allows citizens to carry an assault rifle in public, or swing into a...
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Current Events
Study: Medical Marijuana Makes Workers Healthier, Cuts Down On Sick Time
September 2, 2016Weed doesn’t keep you from going to work. Quite the opposite: cannabis may help you show...
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Cannabis
New York To Expand Medical Cannabis Access
September 1, 2016Bending to complaints that the state's two-year-old medical marijuana program is too restrictive, officials in New...
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Cannabis
Israel Begins Cannabis Autism Study, Could Start Exporting Weed
August 29, 2016Israel is rapidly becoming the promised land of medical cannabis research — and, potentially, the source...
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Economics
Peter Thiel-backed Marley Natural Enters Cannabis Distribution Game
August 26, 2016One of the first state-approved cannabis distributors in California will carry the red, gold, and green...
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Economics
Cannabis Investors: Want Big Returns, Want To Stay Anonymous
August 25, 2016Venture capital is flooding into the cannabis industry, with New York-based private equity firm Tuatara Capital...
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Industry Events
UFC’s Nate Diaz Now Risks Suspension For CBD Use
August 24, 2016Cannabidiol: the cure for what ails you, and now the possible cause for a Nate Diaz...
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Industry Events
Govt. Has Patent For What’s In UFC Fighter’s CBD Pen
August 22, 2016The National Institutes of Health's Patent No. 6,630,507 is related to CBD.
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Politics
Poll: Californians Like Cannabis Legalization — A Lot
August 22, 2016A majority of Americans support legalizing cannabis — and with a ballot initiative in the November...
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Legal
PTSD Researcher: More Than Rescheduling Is Needed
August 18, 2016Like you and a sizable contingent of members of Congress, Dr. Sue Sisley was disappointed the...
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Cannabis
Israel To Greatly Expand Access To Medical Cannabis
August 16, 2016More supply, combined with the extra doctors available to prescribe it, could drastically cut down on...
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Politics
Arizona Inches Closer To Marijuana Legalization Vote
August 12, 2016The effort to legalize recreational cannabis in Arizona has enough signatures to get on the ballot,...
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Cannabis
DEA Will Let You Apply To Grow Cannabis — But There’s A Catch
August 11, 2016The DEA is allowing anyone and everyone — including enterprises that produce cannabis commercially — to...
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Economics
Tokers Over Smokers: Cannabis Use Set To Eclipse Tobacco
August 10, 2016Slowly but surely, Americans are kicking their cigarette habits and picking up joints instead. Reported cannabis...
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Industry Events
Gallup: Americans Admitting Cannabis Use Nearly Doubles
August 9, 2016There's been a noticeable change even in the last 365 days. Last year, 11 percent of...
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Cannabis
Miracle-Gro Ups Bet on Cannabis Legalization
August 6, 2016In 2016, Miracle-Gro promised it would invest another $150 million into the marijuana sector — and...