Stories By Julia Clark-Riddell
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Industry Events
NFL Rules Still Rigid As Super Bowl Comes To Its Most Pot-Friendly Host City Yet
February 6, 2016This Super Bowl will be the first one hosted in a city where marijuana is widely...
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Industry Events
Q&A With Debby Goldsberry, Legendary Cannabis Activist
January 19, 2016Debby Goldsberry has been on a mission for 30 years. Ever since she joined her college’s...
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Legal
The Racial Divide – Discriminatory Policing in the Cannabis Industry
January 18, 2016Brionne Corbray’s friends warned him against opening a dispensary. The 50-year-old, Seattle-area native had never sold...
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Medical
NY Opens Its MMJ Dispensaries, Patient Base Grows
January 17, 2016New York’s dispensaries have been open for 10 days, since Jan. 7, and already the state’s...
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Industry Events
Female Cannabis Entrepreneurs Set to Gather in Denver
January 4, 2016From February 3-5 in Denver, the Women Grow Leadership Summit will include intensive networking and educational...
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Industry Events
Flying High: TSA Rules for Pot Relax This Holiday Season
December 24, 2015If you're flying, it appears that the TSA and local police won’t bother you too much...
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Joint Opinions
Stoner Sloth: Australia’s Anti-Pot PSA Wants to Spread Fear, Instead Spreads Giggles
December 18, 2015The Australian government recently released a series of anti-marijuana public service advertisements that are failing to...
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Economics
Q&A With Green Rush Founder/CEO Paul Warshaw
November 2, 2015In essence, Green Rush has applied the food delivery service model to the cannabis industry —...
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In History
Study: Adult Use of Marijuana Doubles in Last Decade
October 23, 2015A recent study found that adult use of cannabis has more than doubled in the past...
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In History
Chicago Marathon First To Support Medical Cannabis
October 14, 2015Illinois' largest legal medical cultivator, Cresco Labs, is sponsoring the mainstream athletic event.
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Politics
The End of the Wild Wild West: California To Regulate Its MMJ Industry
September 11, 2015After months of negotiations, California lawmakers struck a deal late Thursday night on a historic framework...
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Economics
Q&A With Leafly’s New CEO Drew Reynolds
September 10, 2015Leafly's New CEO, Drew Reynolds, talks transition, technology and cannabis trends.
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Politics
5 Ways Medical Marijuana Could Be Federally Legalized
September 2, 2015Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Fifteen other states have...
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Politics
Poll: GOP Voters Support Ending Federal Cannabis Prosecution
August 27, 2015In the early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa, the majority of Republican voters believe...
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Legal
FBI Hints At Softer Attitude Towards Cannabis
August 24, 2015Two weeks ago, a prominent cannabis industry figure in California was indicted on federal charges of...
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Politics
California Ramps Up Fines For Illegal Marijuana Grows Damaging Ecosystems
August 12, 2015A potentially record-breaking El Niño brews out over the Pacific, California dredges mud from dry aquifers,...
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Legal
Lawmakers Slam DOJ: Stop Prosecuting Against State MMJ Law
August 4, 2015The battle between Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) and the Department of Justice...
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Politics
Why He’s Anti-Pot: Chris Christie and Big Pharma
July 30, 2015New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie made headlines this week when he reaffirmed...
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Medical
Hawaii Allows MMJ Dispensaries After 15 Years
July 28, 2015Hawaii will finally allow medical marijuana dispensaries to open.
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Politics
Study: Teen Marijuana Use Down Nationwide
July 14, 2015Since Washington and Colorado legalized adult use marijuana in 2012, scientists and officials across the nation...