In History
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Move Over Marijuana: Hemp Had a Good Year Too
More states than ever are opening up to industrial hemp. Eight out of nine cannabis decriminalization ballot measures passing during the 2016 general election — it...
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The Dope Tapes
A home archive of over 600 VHS tapes documenting marijuana media coverage is amassed by a collector and streamable online through Archive.org. Michael Aldrich is...
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The Best of Cannabis in 2016
Cannabis Now explores the best and brightest offerings of the last year. Best Growers - The Dookie Brothers It is impossible to not give the...
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2016: The Year in Cannabis News
As the New Year approaches and 2016 comes to the end, Cannabis Now looks back on the year's biggest marijuana news stories. From high profile...
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Marijuana is Now Legal in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in Massachusetts, allowing people 21 and over...
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The Father of the Medical Marijuana Movement
A building avalanche of medical and general decriminalization continues to barrel across the nation, and with it a growing wave of awareness. Every day more...
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8 Fast Facts About Hemp
Lest you forget, we here at Cannabis Now are also big proponents of hemp. Here are a few quick facts to brush up your knowledge...
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Celebrating 15 Years of Decriminalization In Portugal
by Janika Takats Last month Portugal commemorated the 15th anniversary of its 30/2000 law – the law that decriminalized the use of all drugs in...
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Cannabis & the Competitive Edge
All-time top Olympian Michael Phelps carried the U.S. flag in the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio this year. Caught smoking a bong at University of...
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Pride and Cannabis in 2016: Two Fundamental Human Rights
When 46th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade launches this weekend, WeedMaps, Meadow, Foria Pleasure and more companies representing the cannabis community will all...
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Remembering Jack Herer
You have probably heard of the High Times Cannabis Cup award-winning strain Jack Herer, but did you know that Jack Herer is more than a...
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How the Term “420” Gained International Significance
April 20, aka International Marijuana Day, is now such an ingrained part of cannabis culture that many people, especially under the age of thirty, probably...
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10 Facts About the History of Hemp
As hemp steps into the spotlight, more people are asking important questions about exactly what it is and why there’s so much conflict around such...
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Celebrating Black History Month
Democracy Now! celebrated Black History Month with feature on Maya Angelou that included footage of her little-known past as a calypso singer and dancer. Another...
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Study Confirms Pot is Stronger Than it was 20 Years Ago
Your fears have been confirmed, it turns out decades of selective cross-breeding and perfecting botanical techniques to maximize marijuana's potency have been successful. A recent...
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Veterans on the Front Lines in Fight for Medical Cannabis
Not long after arriving in Baghdad in 2004, Ricardo Pereyda began to see the war differently. Today the 32-year-old former Army MP explains it simply,...
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Get Buzzed: The Science Behind Cannabis & Coffee
Cannabis has been used by humanity for over 6,000 years, since the earliest dawn of civilization. Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia in the 15th century and spread throughout...
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U.S. Senate Votes to Allow Veterans Access to MMJ
An important piece of legislation was passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, which will make medical marijuana more accessible to veterans in states that...
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Study: Adult Use of Marijuana Doubles in Last Decade
In the rhetoric surrounding cannabis legalization debates, opponents are often quick to argue that legalization will encourage more teenagers to begin consuming cannabis. However, studies...
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Poll Reveals Highest American Support for Legalization in History
Just days after it was revealed that Canada is well on its way to ending prohibition across the nation, a new Gallup poll finds that...
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