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Wisconsin Republicans Kill Decrim and Medical Marijuana Reforms Attached to Budget

This February, Wisconsin’s new Democratic governor pledged to legalize medical marijuana. He tried to attach reforms...

Cultivation

Ridgeline Farms: The Cannabis Growers That Brought the Emerald Cup Back to Humboldt

Ridgeline Farms has won some of the biggest awards in cannabis in recent years, all while...

Culture

Will Anchorage Be the Next Amsterdam? Alaska to Allow On-Site Consumption

With approval of new regs, Alaska will become to the first state to officially oversee cannabis...

Legal

MOMS Call on Baltimore Mayor to Stop Cannabis Arrests

A Baltimore advocacy group is pushing for the city’s mayor to stop cannabis arrests, but she...

Politics

California to Send National Guard to Raid Pot Farms

Troops will be removed from President Donald Trump’s border fiasco to head north and destroy unlicensed...

Culture

Traditional Classrooms Add Cannabis to the Curriculum

U.S. mainstream schools move slowly to fill the massive marijuana knowledge gap.

Medical

Study Finds Medical Marijuana Programs Service More Pain Patients Than Anything Else

Study shows chronic pain is the primary condition driving patients to medical cannabis.

Politics

A New Hope: Gavin Newsom & California’s Compassionate Care Programs

Compassionate care is a tradition in California cannabis — and advocates are hoping new governor Gavin...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Reforms Left Out of Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Bill

The First Step Act does not address cannabis convictions.

Legal

Big Marijuana Reforms Likely in NBA, Commissioner Silver Suggests

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver gave an impassioned response when confronted by a podcast host on the...

Politics

New Zealand Approves Medical Marijuana, Confirms 2020 Legalization Vote

Days after legalizing medical marijuana, New Zealand's government has confirmed that a referendum on general cannabis...

Politics

Colombia Returns to Hardline Policies Even as Legal Cannabis Booms

Colombia is facing a strange contradiction — foreign capital is pouring in for the legalized cannabis...

Politics

Legal Cannabis Wins Big in 2018 Midterms

From statewide races to governorships to congressional seats, the results of the 2018 midterms will likely...

Politics

2018 Midterm Election Guide: 4 States Consider Cannabis Reforms

In the Nov. 6 midterm election, Michigan and North Dakota are considering general cannabis legalization measures,...

Legal

Legalization Foe Claims Medical Marijuana Leads to Fentanyl

Reports of fentanyl-laced marijuana have largely been debunked, but the head of one of Amerca's most...

Medical

Hops Don’t Contain Cannabinoids: Experts Push Back on Corporate Claims

A new product is being plugged as containing CBD derived from hops, but experts raise a skeptical...

Joint Opinions

‘Marijuana Addiction’ Is Among the Least of America’s Problems

It’s real, but it’s not spectacular and pretending otherwise reeks of a bad-faith effort to repeal...

Medical

Compassionate Care Programs Pushed Out of California’s New Regulations

Donating medical marijuana to the ill, or compassionate care, was what first opened up California's legal...

Cultivation

Beija Flor Farms: Using Cannabis for Carbon Sequestration

With a name meaning "kiss the flower," California's Beija Flor Farms believes cannabis farming can help...

Economics

Beware of Marijuana Banking Scams

Ongoing prohibitions against cannabis businesses create space for scammers. Don’t be fooled.