Stories By Jimi Devine
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Politics
Billionaire Arrested Over 5,000 Cannabis Plants in St. Kitts Spurs Fight Over Local Control
May 14, 2019In a wild week in the Caribbean, a Coca-Cola billionaire and his business partner were arrested...
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Politics
Conservative-Led North Dakota Lowers Pot Possession Penalties
May 13, 2019North Dakota’s Republican governor and legislature just lowered the penalty for possessing marijuana.
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Politics
Congress Demands Answers From Attorney General on Medical Cannabis Research Delays
May 8, 2019While the fallout from the Mueller report is currently steering Attorney General William Barr into rough...
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Politics
Illinois Governor Unveils Cannabis Legalization Plan
May 6, 2019The countdown to legal marijuana in Illinois has begun, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker just unveiled his...
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Culture
420 Boosts Cannabis Sales Again in 2019, Data Shows
May 5, 2019In recent years, it’s basically become an annual tradition that 420 breaks the sales records, as...
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Strains
The Best Cannabis at Northern California’s Hall of Flowers
May 3, 2019These four strains garnered the most hype at the new cannabis trade show.
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Politics
Dana Rohrabacher Talks Trump & Why He Thinks Cannabis Will Likely Be Legal By 2020
April 30, 2019Dana Rohrabacher, former Republican Congressman from Southern California, speaks to Cannabis Now about the outlook for...
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Politics
Wisconsin Republicans Kill Decrim and Medical Marijuana Reforms Attached to Budget
April 26, 2019This February, Wisconsin’s new Democratic governor pledged to legalize medical marijuana. He tried to attach reforms...
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Strains
Phylos Bioscience Sparks Outrage Over New Breeding Program Announcement
April 25, 2019With Phylos Bioscience’s recent announcement that they are launching an in-house breeding program, many growers who...
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Legal
Dept. of Homeland Security Says Smoking Pot Disqualifies Immigrants From Citizenship
April 24, 2019A new memo from the feds will make it harder for immigrants who work in the...
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Industry Events
Where to Celebrate 420 Across America This Year
April 19, 2019420 has arrived and it’s time to celebrate properly. Here’s our list of where to celebrate...
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Strains
The 5 Most Hype Strains for 420 This Year
April 19, 2019With 420 almost upon us, it’s time to take a look at the strains we’re most...
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Culture
Ben & Jerry’s Backs Cannabis Record Expungement Program for 420
April 17, 2019Ben & Jerry’s are getting into the spirit of 420 this year by teaming up with...
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Industry Events
Judging a Cannabis Contest at Coachella
April 16, 2019This past weekend, Cannabis Now’s Senior Editor Ellen Holland and I headed south from the Bay...
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Cultivation
3C Farms: Maximizing the Entourage Effect
April 15, 2019In-house breeding has been one of the secrets to success for this LA-based cultivator.
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Cultivation
Ridgeline Farms: The Cannabis Growers That Brought the Emerald Cup Back to Humboldt
April 11, 2019Ridgeline Farms has won some of the biggest awards in cannabis in recent years, all while...
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Legal
24 California Cities File Lawsuit To Stop Cannabis Delivery in Their Area
April 9, 2019The cities argue that local jurisdictions are supposed to have control over local cannabis rules, but...
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Politics
STATES Act Would Remove Feds From Local Cannabis Policy Equation
April 4, 2019Introduced today, the STATES Act could certainly be a quick fix for the cannabis industry until...
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Legal
The DEA Has Found Someone to Burn 1,000 Pounds of Cannabis per Hour
April 3, 2019But the news is flying under the radar because the clickbait excitement around the DEA looking...
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Culture
RIP: Legendary Dutch Breeder Nevil Schoenmakers Dies at 62
April 2, 2019The cannabis world says farewell to a legend, as famed Amsterdam breeder Nevil Schoenmakers has passed...