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New Hampshire: Inside the Plan to Legalize Pot in 2020
January 9, 2020A new legislative session kicks off in New Hampshire this week, and with it a new...
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South Dakota Will Try to Legalize Cannabis in a Red State
January 8, 2020A recreational cannabis ballot initiative qualifies for the November election and will share space with a...
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3 Worrying Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2020
December 31, 2019Political space for cannabis is generally on the upswing, but there are some intersecting trends that...
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The 5 Biggest Moments in Cannabis Politics in 2019
December 20, 2019After a year like this one, 2020 will likely include big changes in cannabis laws worldwide.
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New Jersey Will Vote on Cannabis Legalization in 2020
December 19, 2019Voters in New Jersey will decide whether to legalize cannabis in next year. A measure approved...
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Corruption & Crime Seems to Follow Restrictive Dispensary Permitting
December 11, 2019Limited permitting seems to welcome graft and boodle, just like one former California mayor warned.
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One City Is Funding ‘Reparations’ With Cannabis Tax Revenue
December 6, 2019The Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first city in the United States to put...
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Indiana May Consider Decriminalization in Next Session
November 26, 2019Marijuana possession is the second-leading cause of arrest in Indiana.
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California’s CROP Project Responds to Toxic Threat of ‘Trespass Grows’
November 26, 2019Cannabis may be legal in California, but illicit cultivation persists, especially in the National Forests, where...
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Massachusetts Sold $393 Million Worth of Legal Pot in First Year
November 21, 2019Experts take a look at the numbers to see how the Massachusetts cannabis industry fared overall...
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House Committee Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill for First Time
November 20, 2019The skeletons of every piece of past cannabis legislation lie scattered across the committee floor, where...
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New Polls Show ‘Overwhelming’ Support for Legal Cannabis in America
November 14, 2019Two studies this month found two-thirds of U.S. adults support recreational cannabis, and another 30% support...
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The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?
November 1, 2019Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...
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USDA Releases Hemp Cultivation Regulations At Last
October 30, 2019Hemp and hemp-derived CBD were officially legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, but the U.S. Department...
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Bernie’s Pot Legalization Plan Bars Big Tobacco — But Would It Work?
October 26, 2019Bernie Sanders has released his plan for cannabis legalization, which features provisions to keep Big Tobacco...
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U.S. Senate Looks At Cannabis Health & Policy
October 23, 2019Over the course of a few hours, the medical professionals and politicians whipped themselves into a...
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Is Bernie Sanders the Country’s Leading Secret Stoner?
October 22, 2019During last week's debate, the presidential candidate said he’s not on medical marijuana “…tonight.”
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New York Proposes a Cannabis ‘Common Market’ in the Tri-State Area
October 16, 2019Federal prohibition doesn’t allow for cannabis products to cross state lines, but shared regulation strategies can.
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Trump Admin. Wants Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
October 15, 2019The Trump administration has issued rules allowing drug tests (including for cannabis, of course) for those...
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Low-Income Cannabis Patients Await CA Governor’s Signature on Compassion Bill
October 4, 2019After California legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016, new regulations and taxes put a squeeze on the...