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Cannabis

In The Midst of Drought

Regardless of whether it comes through drying climate or regulating agencies, western cannabis cultivators are due...

Politics

Bernie Sanders Endorses California Marijuana Legalization Initiative

The United States’ most progressive candidate for President of the United States endorsed the leading marijuana...

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...

Economics

Illinois VA Hospital Working With MMJ Dispensary, But How?

Although federal law is supposed to prohibit Veterans being treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs...

Politics

White House Welcomes Marijuana Advocates

The White House has finally opened its door to cannabis advocates. The law reform group DC...

Cannabis

DEA Approves Cannabis Study Aimed at Treating Veterans with PTSD

After years of delay, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has finally approved the first-ever trial of...

Politics

Drug Policy Reform on Center Stage at UNGASS

This 4/20, while many cannabis users will be somewhere at a smoke out, the most hardcore...

Legal

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Marijuana Case

The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would dismiss a lawsuit submitted last year...

Economics

The $100 Billion Cannabis Industry

The smell hits me, as it does every time, with a wallop. I’ve visited dozens of...

Joint Opinions

Activist Charlo Greene Detained At Canadian Border for ‘Marijuana Residue’

Pot-activist and former TV reporter for KTVA 11, Charlo Greene is famous for her on air...

Cannabis

FDA Fails to Call Attention to Consumer Fraud in CBD Hemp Market

Over the past several years, FDA has issued several warning letters to firms that market unapproved...

Politics

Sanders Outperforms Bush On Cannabis At Town Halls

With the Nevada caucus and South Carolina primary looming large on Saturday, Democrats traveled to Las...

Economics

Massive Growth Forecast for America’s Cannabis Industry

If the steady drumbeat of legalization progress hadn’t already made it obvious, new market research produced...

Economics

U.S. Hemp CBD Maker Granted Importation to Mexico

“It’s like the Berlin Wall coming down,” says CEO Stuart Titus of Medical Marijuana Inc. after...

Joint Opinions

New Obama Budget Could Allow DEA Interference

A couple of weeks ago, President Obama said that he had no plans to reform the...

In History

Veterans on the Front Lines in Fight for Medical Cannabis

Ricardo Pereyda discovered the medicinal benefits of cannabis to treat his PTSD after serving in Iraq.

Industry Events

Bipartisan Legalization on Display at ICBC

With a presidential election season in full swing, most political discussions highlight the stark divisions between...

Legal

College Students Win First Amendment Pot Case

Stephen Leath, Warren Madden, Thomas Hill and Leesha Zimmerman are four Americans who had a very...

Politics

Kansas Supreme Court Hands Prohibitionists a Victory

What’s the matter with Kansas? When it comes to cannabis, let’s start with the obvious: it’s...

Joint Opinions

Christie’s Pot Comments Draw Heckling at Republican Debate

“We want Rand! We want Rand!” Somewhere near the two-and-a-half hour mark of last week’s Republican presidential...