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Legal
New Marijuana Legalization Proposal Unveiled
July 16, 2021Democratic senators released a draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on Wednesday, a bill...
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Legal
The MORE Act Aims to Legalize Cannabis
July 12, 2021Federal lawmakers have introduced a revised version of last year’s Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act,...
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Legal
What You Should Know About the Cannabis Patent
July 7, 2021The cannabis patent issued in 1999 to researchers working for the National Institutes of Health makes...
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Economics
A Quick Guide to Cannabis Patents: What You Need to Know
March 8, 2021Patent law is a dense subject, but it’s important to understand as cannabis becomes increasingly commercial...
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Medical
Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis
November 11, 2020On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...
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Medical
Thailand Set to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
August 17, 2020Thailand’s medical marijuana program, after a slow and cautious start, is about to embark on commercial...
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Economics
Mitch McConnell & Anti-Pot Lobbyists Criticize Speaker Pelosi Over COVID Relief Bill
August 7, 2020Nancy Pelosi roused the ire of Mitch McConnell and anti-pot lobbyists when she defended inclusion of...
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Economics
California Controversies Over ‘Social Equity’ Licenses
August 5, 2020Equity programs for the legal cannabis industry in California are supposed to address the racial and...
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Joint Opinions
Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Languishes as Narco-Wars Escalate
July 13, 2020Mexico's President López Obrador met with Trump at the White House last week to inaugurate the...
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Culture
Stretch Further: Jessamyn Stanley Redefines Wellness Culture
June 19, 2020The renowned body positive yoga teacher brings her advocacy to the cannabis space.
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Politics
Brooklyn Brutality Re-Ignites Outrage Over Pot Policing in NYC
March 17, 2020An egregious incident of police abuse in Brooklyn has gone viral on the internet and re-ignited...
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Legal
Amsterdam Is Trying to Kill Its Own Cannabis Tourism
March 2, 2020Dutch capital is sick of foreign visitors. One technique to halt the swarm of foreigners with...
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Politics
When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns
February 16, 2020The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...
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Economics
Peddler’s Licenses & Co-Ops: Chicago Brainstorms Ways to Make Cannabis More Equitable
February 5, 2020A month into legal cannabis in Illinois, Chicago is considering various experimental models for cannabis cultivation...
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Politics
Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis
February 1, 2020Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...
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Politics
Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?
January 25, 2020The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...
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Legal
Canadian City Supports Exemption for an Unlicensed Dispensary
January 22, 2020A ground-breaking British Columbia dispensary that has been operating for 20 years is challenging the national...
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Politics
Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA
January 15, 2020Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...
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In History
Legendary Emerald Triangle Freedom Fighter B.E. Smith Dies at 72
January 10, 2020The Trinity County grower, who did time in federal prison for openly cultivating cannabis under California's...