Stories By Chris Roberts
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Politics
Investors Are Pressuring Big Pharma To Stop Opiate Crisis
November 6, 2017Last week, a group of large investment funds sent letters to pharmaceutical corporations warning them about...
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Culture
Honoring The Marijuana Movement’s Deceased Heroes
November 2, 2017This Dia De Los Muertos, Cannabis Now remembers and honors those activists who have since passed...
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Economics
Insurance Companies, Not Laws, Are Preventing Widespread Cannabis Insurance
November 1, 2017In the aftermath of the deadly California fires, the lack of insurance in the cannabis industry...
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Current Events
UK Papers Are Policing Social Media for Marijuana References
October 30, 2017Cannabis legalization advocates in the UK say that constant negative stories on cannabis from The Sun...
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Politics
Colorado Chief Health Officer: Marijuana Legalization Hasn’t Done Much
October 28, 2017Legal cannabis in Colorado hasn't caused many issues or changes.
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Politics
The U.S. Army Will Recruit More Cannabis Smokers
October 23, 2017This October, the military announced that it will be issuing more waivers to recruits who admit...
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Cannabis
Environmental Groups: Humboldt Beyond Capacity for Marijuana Grows
October 19, 2017The Emerald Triangle is awash with cannabis, environmental groups are saying the land cannot sustain more...
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Politics
Anti-Pot Drug Czar Nominee Encouraged Opiate Crisis
October 16, 2017An anti-marijuana congressman was a key architect of the opiate crisis — and he was Trump’s...
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Cannabis
Shaky MMJ Health Claims Could Trigger Federal Crackdown
October 10, 2017The FDA is hinting they’ll investigate cannabis products that claim, among other things, to cure cancer.
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Politics
ACLU Sues Georgia Police for Profiling High Drivers
October 9, 2017A Cobb County police officer is under scrutiny for making drug arrests based on a “hunch.”...
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Economics
Majority of CA Will Not See Recreational Sales Begin by New Year
October 5, 2017If you want weed sooner, Los Angeles — not San Francisco — is your best bet
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Current Events
Dr. Oz, Gwyneth Paltrow & the Endorsements Cannabis Actually Needs
October 3, 2017Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr. Oz recently declared their support for medicinal cannabis. But these two celebrities...
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Legal
Microchips, Helicopters & Covert Ops: Kentucky’s Crazy Pursuit of 70 Marijuana Plants
September 30, 2017An ex-sheriff's former colleagues used the full power of the surveillance state to bust his hemp...
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Politics
Appeal To a Higher Power: Can the UN End Marijuana Prohibition?
September 29, 2017The UN’s World Health Organization committee on drug dependence is re-examining CBD, which could lead to...
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Politics
DEA Chief Quits in Protest of Trump. Who Will Replace Him?
September 28, 2017Trump’s disregard for the law is too flagrant — even for the DEA. We speculate on...
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Politics
Report: Insurance Companies Push Opiates Over Less-Addictive Drugs
September 26, 2017In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from overdosing on opioids, but insurance companies are still making...
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Economics
Canada to Existing Marijuana Industry: Get Lost
September 20, 2017Police are cracking down on existing cannabis storefronts prior to opening government-run shops.
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Legal
Cannabis on Campus: Why Does Marijuana Legalization End in College?
September 18, 2017(Spoiler Alert: It’s Congress’s fault.)
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Politics
Philippine Drug War Set to Reach New Depths
September 15, 2017Anti-drug raids are killing thousands in the Philippines.
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Cannabis
Participation in Arkansas Medical Marijuana Still Limited
September 14, 2017Arkansas medical marijuana program is facing a lack of doctors willing to recommend cannabis to patients.
