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Medical

The Current State of Marijuana’s Drug Classification

Photo by Dave Lobby The only marijuana available for research in the United States has remained...

Colorado

Dispensary Profile: Mile High Medical Cannabis

Mile High Medical Cannabis is a dual medical and recreational store near the Broncos stadium in...

Colorado

Dispensary Profile: Denver’s Kind Love

Experience is something that has always been important to Lief Olsen and Michael Williamson, co-owners of...

Economics

Leafly Says “App of the Year” Win Represents Maturation of the Cannabis Industry

“Did we just beat Microsoft?” asked Leafly co-founder Christian Groh while accepting Geekwire’s App of the...

Economics

Seeds of Hope: The DEA and Kentucky Hemp

The DEA has agreed to expedite a permit application needed to release more than 250 pounds...

Politics

Federal Government To Increase Its Supply Of Marijuana For Clinical Research

Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the U.S. government’s production of research-grade cannabis....

Films

Dallas Buyers Club

Academy Award Best Picture nominee Dallas Buyers Club generated more than just Oscar buzz, but also...

Politics

Michigan Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD Treatment

The Michigan Medical Marijuana Review panel has added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of...

Medical

University of Arizona PTSD Study Suggests Shift in Federal Medical Marijuana Policy

On March 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the sale of...

Medical

The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies

Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....

Politics

Marijuana Activists Launch Investigation of Wisconsin’s CBD-only Bill

With cannabis reform approval soaring in the state, Wisconsin saw an historic number of cannabis related...

In History

A Tale of Two Nations: While Cannabis Science Progresses Abroad, American Politicians Still Skeptical

Cannabis cigarettes are seen at Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm, near the northern Israeli city of...

Politics

In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity

In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...

Cannabis

Buying Legal Marijuana on New Years Day

It was chilly in the earliest hours of 2014. Too chilly to be out in the...

In History

Colorado Makes History with Retail Cannabis Sales

Surrounded by a sea of cameras and wearing a wide grin, 32-year-old Iraq war veteran Sean...

In History

The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide

The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...

Cannabis

Petition Calls to Stop Punishing NFL Players for Marijuana

On the heels of a $765 million settlement compensating former NFL players and families of deceased...

Joint Opinions

Paging Dr. Riggs

Response to Dr. Paula Riggs, criticizing Dr. Gupta Dr. Paula Riggs, a professor of psychiatry at...

Legal

State Number 20! Illinois Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed legislation this afternoon- after months of silence regarding medical cannabis- making...

Cannabis

A Sporting Chance?

The controversy over cannabis in sports may be winding to a close, as the world’s top...