Search results for "federal government"
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Legal
The DEA Seized 2.8 Million Cannabis Plants Last Year
July 18, 2019The number of cannabis plants the DEA seizes each year continues to decline, but the cost...
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Medical
Medical Marijuana Research in Canada Is Going Nowhere
July 18, 2019Research facilities in Canada are still cutting through red tape in a legal marijuana marketplace.
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Politics
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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Economics
Taxing Based on THC: What It Means for Concentrates
July 9, 2019Most states tax cannabis products based on weight, but one state has recently decided to tax...
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Medical
The Kids Who Changed the Medical Marijuana Debate
July 2, 2019On June 26, Ireland launched a five-year medical cannabis pilot program, inspired in part by the...
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Economics
With Senate Approval, Oregon Looks Forward to Interstate Cannabis Commerce
June 24, 2019Oregon’s climate and history have made for a crop of excessively proficient cannabis producers. Now, a...
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Economics
Cannabis Industry Pushes Congress for Small Business Support
June 20, 2019A detailed rundown of testimony from members of the cannabis industry, who urged legislators to support...
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Medical
People May Have a Genetic Predisposition to Cannabis Dependence
June 18, 2019New study shows a genetic variant may increase risk of cannabis use disorder.
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Medical
A Cannabis ‘Overdose’ Death in Louisiana? Why Experts Don’t Buy It
June 18, 2019A Louisiana coroner declared a local woman's death to be the first on record attributed to...
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Medical
New Study Refutes Link Between Medical Marijuana & Decline in Fatal Opioid Overdoses
June 11, 2019New research debunks a previous study conducted using the same methods, gathering evidence against the popular...
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Industry Events
Steve DeAngelo on Harborside’s Public Opening: ‘In Order to Survive, We Need to Grow’
June 7, 2019Founder and chairman emeritus of Harborside, Steve DeAngelo, speaks with Cannabis Now about what this means...
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Legal
U.S. Appeals Court Orders DEA to Consider Cannabis Rescheduling Petition
June 6, 2019The Cannabis Cultural Association won a limited legal victory, with a federal appeals court ruling that...
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Legal
The Feds Crack Down on Colorado’s Underground Cannabis Market
May 29, 2019With help from local police, federal officials last week arrested dozens of people, conducted about 250...
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Legal
Majority of Attorneys General Call for Passage of SAFE Banking Act
May 21, 2019A group of 38 attorneys general penned an open letter urging Capitol Hill to pass a...
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Legal
New York & New Jersey Show U.S. How to Bungle Recreational Pot
May 21, 2019Legislators in both states back out of plans to legalize marijuana for adult use.
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Medical
Police Want Access To Medical Marijuana Records To Bust Gun Owners
May 17, 2019Law enforcement in Pennsylvania are trying to gain access to information about medical marijuana to enforce...
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Politics
Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Marijuana Freedom & Opportunity Act in Congress
May 17, 2019Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will reintroduce his bill to remove cannabis from the...
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Legal
LAX Busts More People for Weed
May 15, 2019TSA still maintains they’re not looking for marijuana.
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Legal
Cannabis-Linked ‘Kidnapping’ Case Reflects Emerald Triangle Ethnic Tensions
May 11, 2019The arrest of three, including two Bulgarian immigrants, in what is being billed as a "kidnapping"...
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Politics
Congress Demands Answers From Attorney General on Medical Cannabis Research Delays
May 8, 2019While the fallout from the Mueller report is currently steering Attorney General William Barr into rough...