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Legal

Cannabis’s Unlikely Friend in the Fight for Reform: The Courts

As recent rulings in Mexico and Italy demonstrate, cannabis reform can sometimes be enacted through court...

Politics

The 5 Biggest Moments in Cannabis Politics in 2019

After a year like this one, 2020 will likely include big changes in cannabis laws worldwide.

Politics

New Jersey Will Vote on Cannabis Legalization in 2020

Voters in New Jersey will decide whether to legalize cannabis in next year. A measure approved...

Medical

George McMahon, Who Got Medical Pot from the Feds for Decades, Passes Away

McMahon was one of a handful of patients who received free medical marijuana through a federal...

Politics

House Committee Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill for First Time

The skeletons of every piece of past cannabis legislation lie scattered across the committee floor, where...

Legal

While Cannabis Industry Grows, More People Are Being Busted for Weed

Arrest rates show the War on Drugs is still going full force.

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...

Legal

Judge Rules Harborside Owes Back Taxes

A court has issued a landmark tax ruling against the pioneering dispensary, but an appeal will...

Politics

Bernie’s Pot Legalization Plan Bars Big Tobacco — But Would It Work?

Bernie Sanders has released his plan for cannabis legalization, which features provisions to keep Big Tobacco...

Economics

The Trouble With Corruption in the Cannabis Industry

Legalization was supposed to take cannabis out of the hands of criminal networks, but state models...

Economics

Prohibition Is Good for the Pot Entrepreneur & Bad for the Worker

Despite statewide legalization, federal prohibition means roughly 150,000 marijuana industry workers aren’t protected by federal civil-rights...

Medical

Cannabis & Dementia: New Study Explores Pot’s Potential for Treatment

A groundbreaking study is set to begin in Australia to determine if cannabis can improve the...

Legal

Legalize Signage: CBD Store Told it Can’t Display Cannabis Leaf

CBD Kratom doesn’t sell marijuana, but its Chicago landlord is behaving as if it does.

Hemp

Is ‘Smokable Hemp’ Legal?

So-called "smokable hemp" is suddenly available in shops from coast to coast, legal under terms of...

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: Where Weed Is Legal Around the World

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization around...

Medical

Only 3 U.S. States Have No Medical Marijuana

What’s up with Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota?

Cultivation

DEA to Approve More Marijuana Growers, Eventually

The DEA says it will open the doors to more cannabis research, but fails to provide...

Medical

Bogus Vape Cartridges Linked to Outbreak of Pulmonary Problems, Hospitalizations

Over the past weeks, dozens of people across several states have experienced serious lung problems, even...

Medical

Dangerous Synthetic Cannabinoids Found in Liquid Claiming to be CBD

A student’s heart-pounding high was found to be from synthetic cannabinoids in a CBD product.

Legal

U.S. Navy Explicitly Bans Sailors From Using CBD Products

Policy states it’s impossible to know how much CBD or THC a product contains.