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Legal
A Guide to CA’s Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act
December 14, 2015In October of this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Medical Marijuana and Safety Act...
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Politics
New Bill Could Eliminate DEA’s Marijuana Eradication Program
September 18, 2015Despite an increasing number of states passing laws allowing cannabis to be cultivated and used for...
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Politics
Congress Passes Amendments to End War on Cannabis
June 4, 2015Congress signaled its support for nationwide reform by voting in favor of several amendments that would...
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Cultivation
How the Peace-Pipe May Be a New Way to Exploit Tribes
June 2, 2015International sovereignty is more gray area than it is black and white and tribes growing cannabis...
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Politics
Anti-Marijuana Group Project SAM Uses Federally Funded Non-Profits to Push 2015 Legislation
September 23, 2014Earlier this year, a wave of conservative states passed legislation legalizing possession of medical cannabis extracts...
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Joint Opinions
A House Divided Will Fall: How Marijuana Legalization Brings Society a “Democracy Dividend”
April 22, 2014One of the greatest and least acknowledged failures of marijuana prohibition is the damage it has...
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Joint Opinions
Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform
April 14, 2014Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...
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Politics
Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization
March 20, 2014California’s senior senator Dianne Feinstein has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana...
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Politics
In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity
January 27, 2014In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...
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Joint Opinions
Gross Injustice
July 23, 2013$2.4 Million Unpaid Tax Bill Leads to $25 Million Forfeiture and 21 Years in Prison
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Politics
Marijuana Not A Priority For Obama
December 15, 2012Obama States the Obvious Today, major newspapers are exulting in Obama’s announcement, to be aired by...
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Economics
Industry Innovator: Jamie Pearson, Bhang Corporation
July 24, 2020Bhang president and CEO talks about the company’s growth under her helm, her leadership style –...
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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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Politics
DEA Chief Quits in Protest of Trump. Who Will Replace Him?
September 28, 2017Trump’s disregard for the law is too flagrant — even for the DEA. We speculate on...
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Politics
Drug Policy Reform on Center Stage at UNGASS
April 19, 2016This 4/20, while many cannabis users will be somewhere at a smoke out, the most hardcore...
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Politics
A Quick Analysis of MPP’s Ohio Medical Marijuana Initiative
March 2, 2016While members of the Ohio state legislature are reportedly wasting time on a fact-finding tour to...
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In The Magazine
Cannabis Now Interviews Tommy Chong
June 12, 2015At 76-years-old, Tommy Chong is at the height of his career. It was nearly 40 years...
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Medical
Research Shows THC May Fight HIV
February 26, 2014Rhesus Macaque Mother and Child. Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) have released a study that...
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Joint Opinions
Blue Collar Cannabis Economics
February 13, 2014Way back during the Vietnam War days when I was just a sprout, I avoided Vietnam...