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Politics

Florida CBD-only Bill Passes First Hurdle

Florida’s CBD-only bill, HB 843, cleared its first hurdle by passing the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee...

Politics

California Rerolls Legalization Legislation in Prep for November Ballot

From decriminalized marijuana to medical marijuana, California had been a leader in the cannabis movement. As...

Joint Opinions

Recreational Cannabis Sales Surpass Projections, Colorado Governor In Denial

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, was the toast of the town last week in Washington...

Economics

Enterprising Girl Scouts Reap Rewards of Legal Marijuana Sales

Girl Scout’s delectable morsels have been making smokers salivate since 1917, when girls and mothers baked...

Medical

Research Shows THC May Fight HIV

Rhesus Macaque Mother and Child. Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) have released a study that...

Joint Opinions

Blue Collar Cannabis Economics

Way back during the Vietnam War days when I was just a sprout, I avoided Vietnam...

Politics

Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification

A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...

Legal

Despite Drug Policy Reform, Half of U.S. Prisoners Still Serving Time for Non-Violent Drug Crimes

On Jan. 30, the Obama Administration announced an early release plan for non-violent drug offenders serving...

Economics

California Drought Could Drive Up Nation’s Cannabis Prices

There is little doubt that the drought in California this year will affect millions of people,...

Politics

In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity

In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...

Strains

Reader Question about Indica and Sativa

In response to the article The Difference Between Indica and Sativa, Ray in Washington writes: Looking...

Joint Opinions

Arguments for On Site Consumption

Now that Denver has begun retail cannabis sales, we can get an idea of just how...

Politics

Reaction on Legal Marijuana in Colorado from a Federal Prisoner

On New Year’s Day, I walked into the TV room to find inmates watching the news...

Economics

Investing In the Future: Q&A with Christian Groh of Privateer Holdings

With the dawn of the era of legal recreational cannabis sales, the business climate for cannabis...

Joint Opinions

Legal Sales in Colorado: It’s Time for the Federal Government to Allow the Free Market to Control Cannabis

Now that the floodgates of legal marijuana have been opened in Colorado, it seems a lot...

Joint Opinions

Will Obamacare Cover Medical Marijuana Purchases?

Photo by: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Twenty states and Washington D.C. now have legalized medical marijuana. Some...

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Will Legalization End the War on Weed? Doubtful.

With little over a month left until the new legalization laws in Washington and Colorado go...

Joint Opinions

Free Market Capitalism and Legal Marijuana: The Final Push

Last week, the Arcview Group, a group of marijuana industry investors and researchers, released their forecast...

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Another Official Study Proves “War On Drugs” To Be A Complete Failure

Despite the growing realization that the global war on drugs has been a caustic – and...

Legal

Election 2013: Cities Vote to Legalize Cannabis

Citizens who walked into polling booths yesterday sent a strong message to state and federal government,...