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Politics
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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Hemp
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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Politics
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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Legal
Police Struggle to Recruit Informants Because of Pot Legalization
October 24, 2019Cops used to flip low-level “offenders” busted with cannabis to become snitches. Now, with weed legal,...
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Politics
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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Economics
The Trouble With Corruption in the Cannabis Industry
October 18, 2019Legalization was supposed to take cannabis out of the hands of criminal networks, but state models...
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Politics
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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Economics
Green Collar Blues for Cannabis Unions
October 7, 2019The cannabis industry is creating a flood of new jobs, so why haven’t those workers unionized?
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Hemp
Is ‘Smokable Hemp’ Legal?
October 3, 2019So-called "smokable hemp" is suddenly available in shops from coast to coast, legal under terms of...
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Politics
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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Legal
Court Upholds Federal Labor Protections for Cannabis Workers
September 27, 2019A federal appeals court in Denver has held that protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
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Joint Opinions
Legal Pot Isn’t Villain in Vape-Disease Epidemic, But It Could Be the Solution
September 17, 2019Illegal products have been connected to the outbreak of mysterious lung ailments as appeals for federal...
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Hemp
Hemp Makes Marijuana Crimes Difficult to Prosecute
September 13, 2019The arbitrary distinction that makes hemp actually marijuana is causing challenges for law enforcement.
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Medical
How Consumers Can Avoid Dangerous Vape Cartridges
September 12, 2019Health authorities have named a chemical derived from vitamin E as a potential cause of the...
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Legal
Mexican Lawmakers Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill
September 6, 2019Court-mandated end of prohibition is coming, the only question is when.
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Legal
The Surgeon General Launches a New Anti-Cannabis Campaign
September 3, 2019All too predictably, the anti-legalization assumptions behind the new campaign — a further disappointment for activists...
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Medical
Only 3 U.S. States Have No Medical Marijuana
September 3, 2019What’s up with Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota?
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Economics
Wholesale Cannabis Prices Rise in Legalized States
August 27, 2019Driven by the notorious market glut in Oregon, wholesale cannabis prices have predictably plunged in the...
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Culture
Teen Marijuana Use Down, Adult Use Up
August 25, 2019Everyone in America is getting high, except for the kids.
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Culture
Netflix Proves That Marijuana Has Gone Mainstream
August 22, 2019While the streaming giant receives push back about nicotine use, others are questioning portrayals of cannabis...