Search results for "Marijuana Policy Project "
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Politics
Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids
June 3, 2018New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...
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Medical
Florida Activists Threaten Gov. Scott Over Ban on Smokable Cannabis
May 30, 2018The leaders of the Florida medical marijuana movement have warned Gov. Rick Scott that he is...
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Medical
Florida Patients Fight for the Right to Spark Up
May 20, 2018Florida’s medical marijuana program currently forbids the smoking of cannabis flower, but patients say this contradicts...
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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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Medical
‘Fake Pot’ Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 3, Cases Total Over 115
April 12, 2018Illinois officials have raised the alarm about an outbreak of deaths connected to “synthetic marijuana” —...
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Industry Events
Michigan Hash Bash Pushes for Cannabis Legalization
April 12, 2018Ann Arbor's Hash Bash marked its 46th annual celebration of cannabis culture, with public smoking, no...
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Politics
FDA Wants to Hear From the Experts on Pot, THC and CBD
April 10, 2018The federal government is seeking comments on cannabis safety and medical uses before it presents before...
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Joint Opinions
The Future of Cannabis: Where We Are Heading vs. Where We Should Go
April 6, 2018Three major factors are in play for the future of cannabis: technological and scientific advancements, the...
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Politics
Bayou Lawmaker Falls For Fake News
April 5, 2018Louisiana lawmaker cites erroneous story that 37 people died in Colorado on the first day of...
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Economics
The Great Rhode Island Pot Buyout
March 31, 2018Rhode Island is planning to increase the amount of medical dispensaries in the state from three...
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Economics
Dutch Police Say Netherlands Is a ‘Narco State’
March 7, 2018The Dutch police union has released a lurid report asserting that the Netherlands is becoming a...
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Economics
$30 Million and Counting: Nevada’s Pot Tax Jackpot
March 4, 2018The Nevada adult-use cannabis market has only existed for half a year, but sales have already...
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Culture
Texas College Fires Baseball Coach Over Pot Discrimination in Recruiting
March 1, 2018A Texas baseball coach is looking for a new dugout after discriminating against recruits from Colorado...
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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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Cannabis
On Pheno Safari with the Jungle Boys
February 19, 2018When it comes to hunting exotic terps, these boys are after big game.
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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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Legal
Requiem for the 1,000 mg Cannabis Chocolate Bar
February 3, 2018New potency caps on cannabis edibles in California are too stringent for many medical patients, but...
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Politics
Vermont Legalizes Cannabis Consumption for Adults
January 23, 2018When a newly signed law goes into effect on July 1, Vermonters over the age of...
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Cannabis
VA Blames Prohibition for Lack of MMJ Research
January 23, 2018Despite overwhelming evidence that veterans can benefit massively from cannabis medicine, obstacles created by federal prohibition...
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Politics
DEA Changes Research Application Process for Schedule I Drugs
January 18, 2018The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more...