Search results for "prohibition"
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Legal
Malta Becomes First European Country to Legalize Cannabis
December 20, 2021The Mediterranean island nation of Malta has become the first European Union member state to legalize...
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Economics
Visa Cracks Down On Cannabis Dispensary ‘Cashless ATM’ Transactions
December 16, 2021Visa has warned its customers that “cashless ATM” transactions popular with many cannabis dispensaries are not...
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Economics
OKC Connection: Where Does America’s Illegal Cannabis Come From?
December 13, 2021For years a West Coast thing, drug agents now claim underground marijuana production has shifted to...
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In The Magazine
Q&A: Jim Belushi Wants to Save the World
December 6, 2021The comedic actor credits cannabis with changing his life for the better. Time to pass it...
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Legal
New German Government Plans to Legalize Cannabis
November 22, 2021Political parties forming a coalition government in Germany have agreed to a plan that would legalize...
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Medical
Colombian President Supports Legalizing Medical Marijuana
November 19, 2021While traveling in Israel last week, Colombian President Iván Duque said he supports his country’s legalization...
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Culture
Tips for Traveling With Marijuana This Thanksgiving
November 16, 2021The ins-and-outs of safe travels with cannabis.
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Economics
3 Years Of Legal Marijuana in Canada: Pros, Cons & What The US Can Learn
November 15, 2021Canada legalized cannabis in Oct. 2018 to make money, improve public health, and help people harmed...
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Medical
New York Regulators Approve Home Cultivation of Medical Marijuana
November 1, 2021Cannabis regulators in New York have issued proposed rules for the home cultivation of medical marijuana...
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Industry Events
Blues Brothers Benefit Concert Reels in Over $70k for Cannabis Freedom Movement
October 28, 2021MJ Unpacked’s Oct. 21 event at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino raised funds and awareness for...
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Legal
Federal Charges for Flying with Cannabis? LAX’s ‘Scare Signs’ a New Low
October 26, 2021Ominous warnings of arrest on a federal offense are greeting passengers who dare fly through Los...
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Current Events
What’s Happening in New York Now That Cannabis is Legal?
October 15, 2021New York's new Gov. Kathy Hochul is hyping the coming cannabis boom in the state —...
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Economics
Unhappy Croptober: Sungrown Prices Crash to Historic Lows
October 12, 2021$150 a pound for sun-grown cannabis? That’s 2021 for you.
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Legal
House Committee Approves the MORE Act to Legalize Cannabis
October 1, 2021The MORE Act, a bill to legalize cannabis federally, was passed this week by a key...
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Legal
LA County To Dismiss Nearly 60,000 Past Cannabis Convictions
September 29, 2021The expungements are supposed to help address the negative impact of cannabis prohibition, which has been...
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Culture
A Q&A with Matt Barnes: Former NBA Player Turned Cannabis Advocate
September 14, 2021The NBA vet talks cannabis use in the league, pushing Biden on the ’94 crime bill,...
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Legal
Criminal Element Seen in Illicit Cannabis Grows Amid Oregon Crackdown
September 13, 2021Authorities in southern Oregon are making accusations of criminal labor and environmental practices by illicit cannabis...
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Legal
Federal Drug Official Admits Legalization Doesn’t Increase Teen Use
September 2, 2021Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, recently admitted that cannabis legalization...
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Legal
Cannabis Legalization Makes New Advances in the Midwest
August 23, 2021Cannabis legalization efforts in Wisconsin and Ohio advance as both Illinois and Michigan record-breaking licensed recreational...
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Politics
What Taliban Rule Means for Afghanistan’s Drug Trade
August 17, 2021Having funded their long insurgency with opium and hashish, the Taliban are poised to establish a...