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The State of Cannabis Today: Where Weed Is Legal Around the World
October 1, 2019Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization around...
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House Passes SAFE Banking Act
September 25, 2019The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.
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Look Out: The Most Ambitious Idea for Federal Pot Reparations Is Beto O’Rourke’s
September 24, 2019Presidential hopeful is pitching ambitious marijuana reform.
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Italy’s New Government Could Legalize Cannabis
September 23, 2019With the fall of Italy’s far-right government, advocates are hoping the path may be cleared now...
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Town Business: The Successes & Shortcomings of Oakland’s Equity Program
September 20, 2019What Oakland, California’s cannabis equity program can teach the nation.
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Washington D.C. Workers Can Now Smoke Pot Off the Clock
September 19, 2019Burn one with a “capitol” J.
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The Fight for Automatic Criminal Record Expungement in the Midwest
September 14, 2019With the second annual National Expungement Week a little over a week away, the push for...
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U.S. Student Held in Russian Jail For a Month Over Medical Marijuana Possession
September 3, 2019An American college student is currently locked in a 300-year-old Russian jail after attempting to exit...
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Canada’s First Nations Assert Their Cannabis Sovereignty
August 22, 2019At least one First Nation is operating a cannabis outlet without provincial authorization, in a direct...
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Kentucky Gov. Thinks Legal Weed Will Lead to Homelessness & Disease
August 7, 2019The governor has asserted that Kentucky could not consume enough cannabis to make legalization worth it.
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Florida Steps Closer to Legal Cannabis on 2020 Ballot, Hits First Milestone
August 2, 2019Florida activists have gathered enough signatures to trigger a review of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing...
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Kamala Harris & Joe Biden Are Challenged on Their Drug Records in Debate
August 1, 2019Sorry, Twitter: The California senator wasn’t quite “destroyed,” but she didn’t offer an explanation for why...
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‘Take the Big Swing’: Kassandra Frederique on Ending Prohibition the Right Way
August 1, 2019New York State DPA Director Kassandra Frederique doesn’t believe incrementalism will work with cannabis. Here’s why.
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New York Decriminalizes Cannabis… Again
July 29, 2019This ink is now dry on a partial marijuana decriminalization bill in the state of New...
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America’s Neighbors Apply Peer Pressure on U.S. Cannabis Policy
July 25, 2019While Canada works out the details for its federal cannabis legalization program, Mexico’s knocking at the...
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Congress Introduces Law to Deschedule Cannabis, Considers Banking Reform
July 23, 2019Today was one of the biggest days in Washington, D.C. for the cannabis legalization movement so...
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After Quasi-Decriminalization, North Dakota Activists Relaunch Legalization Bid
July 23, 2019Activists in North Dakota, heartened by the state's recent reduction (not dissolution!) of cannabis penalties, are...
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House Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearing on Cannabis & Racial Justice
July 16, 2019The discussion was specifically framed in terms of recognizing and correcting the racial and social iniquities...
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Why Does Marijuana Decriminalization Not Include Concentrates?
July 10, 2019New York State’s recent decriminalization law applies only to cannabis flower. Possessing concentrated cannabis is still...
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Former Heads of State: Drug Classifications Are All Politics, No Science
June 30, 2019As anyone who’s read the Controlled Substances Act can tell you: duh.