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Politics

Election 2017: Two States Elect Pro-Cannabis Governors

As local election results poured in last night, cannabis advocates in New Jersey and Virginia celebrated.

Joint Opinions

Don’t Look to the Feds For Progressive Answers on Opioids

Trump administration is out of step with current data on opioids and cannabis.

Politics

NJ Senator Introduces Bill That Could Federally Legalize Weed

A new bill introduced by New Jersey senator Cory Booker aims to do more than remove...

Cannabis

New Jersey’s New Medical Pot Conditions Must Survive Public Scrutiny

New Jersey works to expand qualifiers for medical marijuana.

Politics

New Jersey Lawmaker Introduces Cannabis Legalization Bill

The Garden State looks toward legalization.

Politics

“Joint” Sessions: Marijuana Fills Future Attorney General’s Office

If “good people don’t smoke marijuana,” as Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions asserted earlier this year, what...

Joint Opinions

The Next Stage of American Cannabis Policy

This past Election Day there were nine ballot initiatives relating to cannabis — eight passed. A remarkable...

Politics

Cannabis Legalization Cleans House at Polls

Florida appears to have helped to bring the nation President Donald J. Trump. And in return,...

In The Magazine

Weed Wargaming the White House & Congress After November 8th

Double-check your voter registration.

Legal

Pot Patients’ Federal Cease-Fire Extended

Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and their providers can breath a little easier until election day.

Politics

U.S. Attorney General: Marijuana Is No Gateway Drug

By now, the “gateway” theory has been pretty well exploded. Data from the federal government shows...

Joint Opinions

Giant Joints, A Path to Legalization

In between the Bernie Bros. booing, Paul Simon… singing, and Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders tearing...

Politics

Trump Echoes Drug War Architect Richard Nixon

What would a Donald Trump presidency mean for cannabis in the U.S.? It’s almost impossible to...

Politics

Anti-Trump Voter Surge Could Also Legalize Pot

The all but certainty of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promises to energize young progressive voters...

Joint Opinions

Politics and Pot: After New Hampshire

If you support national cannabis reform and the candidacy of Bernie Sanders, New Hampshire was your...

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Warren To CDC: MMJ Can Treat Opioid Crisis

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote Centers for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden this week. Her message:...

Politics

Imminent Decision Due on Fate of MMJ in Illinois

If the last half-century has shown us anything in Illinois, it’s that its governors, regardless of...

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NJ State Legislature Discusses Recreational Cannabis

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of the most cantankerous cannabis oppositions in the United States,...

Joint Opinions

GOP Debate on Cannabis Represents Progress

What happened last Wednesday was inconceivable as recently as eight years ago. Four Republican candidates for...

Joint Opinions

Will Hillary Clinton Ever Support Cannabis Legalization?

Throughout the past several months, cannabis reformers have been sizing up all of the candidates that...