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Medical
Lawmakers Move to Save California Compassion Programs From Extinction
May 25, 2018When California’s temporary regulations for the adult-use cannabis market became effective in January, they effectively destroyed...
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Politics
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis
May 18, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...
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Legal
America’s Rotten Drug Laws Encourage ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Use
April 30, 2018As long as cannabis is illegal, and as long as organizations test for drugs, people will...
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Medical
Studies on Cannabis & Bone Density Yield Conflicting Results
April 28, 2018A recent study about the impact of cannabinoids on bone density is raising concerns about possible ill...
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Politics
Chinese Crime Networks Linked to Crackdown on CA Grow Ops
April 15, 2018Federal agents seized about 100 homes around Northern California, which were supposedly used in grow operations...
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Cannabis
Essential St. Patrick’s Day Strains
March 14, 2018The greenest St. Patrick’s Day ever is this weekend, and we’ve got an amazing array of...
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Economics
First Cannabis Company Listed on Nasdaq
March 1, 2018In a sure sign of changing times, the first cannabis-industry business has been listed on the...
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Politics
NYPD Under Fire For Continuing Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests
February 28, 2018Despite repeated pledges by the New York Police Department and Mayor Bill de Blasio to lift the...
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Politics
Judge Dismisses Case Challenging Federal Prohibition
February 26, 2018Washington v. Sessions, a case that challenged marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug and made...
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Politics
Cities Build ‘Safer Consumption Spaces’ for Opiates, But Not Cannabis
February 8, 2018On Feb. 6, San Francisco voted to open “safer consumption spaces” where citizens can legally inject...
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Politics
ACLU Sues Georgia Police for Profiling High Drivers
October 9, 2017A Cobb County police officer is under scrutiny for making drug arrests based on a “hunch.”...
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Cannabis
Many Veterans Have to Break the Law to Use Medical Cannabis
June 16, 2017For veterans in states with restrictive medical programs, acquiring the medicinal benefits of cannabis means breaking...
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Economics
Baker Takes Great Dispensaries and Makes Them Greater
April 24, 2017The already stiff competition among cannabis dispensaries is only growing as more competitors enter the ring. That...
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Cannabis
Product Review: Cannabis-Friendly Greeting Cards
March 27, 2017Say what you really mean with these fun greeting cards.
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Current Events
(Yet Another) Report: Fake Weed Is Real Dangerous
March 17, 2017One tragic irony of cannabis prohibition is that the legal substitutes many people turn to are...
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Cannabis
Top Strains and Products for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2017If you want to experience your own personal pot of gold without chasing rainbows, just follow...
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Economics
Colorado Gov. Proposes 50% Cannabis Tax Increase
January 19, 2017Colorado has made headlines nationwide for its rapid accumulation of cannabis tax revenue. But the state's...
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Cannabis
Review: HBO’s ‘High Maintenance’
December 17, 2016“High Maintenance” is a depiction of modern cannabis consumers in New York City, shown through snippets...
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Cannabis
Restrictive Texas Cannabis Regulations Fail Medical Marijuana Patients
November 18, 2016Cautious optimism has given way to shock and devastation as Texas doubles down on a restrictive...
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Strains
Banned Buds Week: Girl Scout Cookies
October 3, 2016Oregon puts kibosh on Girl Scout Cookies, Charlotte’s Web, 18 other strain names that “appeal to...