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MA Guts Pot Industry Protections for People of Color
June 20, 2017When Massachusetts’ voters passed Question 4 last November it included clear language for diversity and inclusion...
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Vermont Legalization Deal Likely This Week
June 19, 2017Despite a disappointing gubernatorial veto, Vermont's historic legalization bill could still move forward — this week.
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AG Sessions to Congress: Let Me Prosecute Cannabis Patients
June 13, 2017A recently revealed memo from AG Jeff Sessions urging Congress to overturn restrictions on DOJ prosecution...
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Legalization in Trump’s America: Skating on Thin Ice
June 12, 2017With an aggressive executive branch openly defying constitutional checks on its authority and installing noted prohibitionists...
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Is Sessions Out? AG Offers to Quit as Trump’s Russia Frustration Mounts
June 8, 2017Sessions leaving office, could mean good news for cannabis advocates.
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DOJ Task Force Gears Up to Talk Pot Policy
June 2, 2017The Justice Department's Task Force on Public Safety and Crime Reduction has a set of initial...
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SF NIMBY Culture: An Old Problem Facing a New Industry
May 31, 2017San Francisco may have a hyper-liberal reputation nationally, but the city's residents can be ferociously conservative...
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Access to MMJ for Veterans Grows, But the Struggle Continues
May 29, 2017On Memorial Day, we honor those military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. But for...
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Florida Medical Marijuana’s Last Hope is its First Problem
May 25, 2017The Florida Legislature decamped without setting up rules for producing and selling medical cannabis — in violation...
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Veto in Vermont: Gov. Phil Scott Halts Legalization – For Now
May 24, 2017Vermont Governor Phil Scott has vetoed what would have been a historical first — a state...
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New Jersey Lawmaker Introduces Cannabis Legalization Bill
May 23, 2017The Garden State looks toward legalization.
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What’s Killing Medical Marijuana in Minnesota?
May 22, 2017Most of Minnesota’s medical-marijuana patients--all 6,300 of them--say that having safe and regulated access to legal...
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The End of Anti-Pot New Jersey
May 17, 2017Cannabis activists in New Jersey are envisioning a future without Governor Chris Christie.
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Connecticut Dems Call for Legalization in Budget Proposal
May 16, 2017Connecticut Democrats have unveiled a budget proposal that recommends legalizing and taxing marijuana.
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WATCH: Trump’s First Statement On MMJ – Just More Smoke?
May 10, 2017Donald Trump has gone from a candidate who supports medical marijuana "100%" to a president whose...
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Vermont Is One Signature Away from Legalizing Cannabis
May 10, 2017Vermont is poised to be the first state to legalize pot with a pen — a...
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How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)
April 28, 2017The most important Congressional action on cannabis — ever — is set to expire this Friday at midnight;...
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Does Trump Even Have a Cannabis Policy? Signs Point to No
April 25, 2017Initial cannabis industry responses to Trump's election and subsequent promotion of avowed "drug warriors" ranged from...
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Pot Policy Leaders Respond to Trump Drug Czar Pick
April 19, 2017With an avowed drug warrior now at the helm of the Office of National Drug Control...
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AG Sessions’ Right Hand Man Wants to Amp Up the Drug War
April 17, 2017The uncertainty surrounding the Trump Administration's policy direction on cannabis enforcement has had a chilling effect...