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Concentrates
Spain & Morocco Crackdown on Hashish Networks
March 3, 2018Over the past few weeks, authorities in Morocco and Spain have unleashed sweeps against hashish smuggling...
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Politics
UK Parliament Will Debate the Future of Marijuana Legalization
February 20, 2018Among western European nations, the UK parliament is perhaps most strident in its view that cannabis...
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Cannabis
Sue Taylor: Why Seniors Need to be Educated About Cannabis
February 15, 2018Sue Taylor, a cannabis pioneer of the ‘Reefer Madness’ generation, helps seniors find their way to...
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Politics
Cities Build ‘Safer Consumption Spaces’ for Opiates, But Not Cannabis
February 8, 2018On Feb. 6, San Francisco voted to open “safer consumption spaces” where citizens can legally inject...
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Cannabis
Study: Easy Access to Dispensaries Prevents Opioid Deaths
February 7, 2018Researchers from the RAND Corporation found that only states with loosely regulated dispensaries and few roadblocks...
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Cannabis
CBD Gets a Green Light For Medical Application
December 14, 2017The World Health Organization released a report saying that CBD should not be a controlled substance,...
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Economics
Report: All Drugs, Not Just Cannabis, Are Getting Stronger
December 5, 2017A new report from the DEA illustrates that the decades-long War on Drugs has done little...
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Legal
The Racial Bias of Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs
November 30, 2017A new report from NPR is detailing the steps that some police departments are taking —...
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Legal
Suing for Safe Access: Cannabis Prohibition Is Going on Trial
November 28, 2017Several plaintiffs, including 12-year-old cannabis patient Alexis Bortell, have filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff...
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Cannabis
New Mexico Officials Vote to Add Opioid Use Disorders to Medical Marijuana Program
November 7, 2017Before the condition can be officially added to the program, the state’s hesitant health secretary has...
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Joint Opinions
Dispelling the Gateway Drug Myth
October 22, 2017Instead of acting as a gateway drug, cannabis is proving to be an effective exit strategy...
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Joint Opinions
Cannabis Can Help Fight Alcoholism
October 17, 2017Alcohol can destroy lives but, cannabis is helping people to pick up the pieces and rebuild.
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Politics
Report: Insurance Companies Push Opiates Over Less-Addictive Drugs
September 26, 2017In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from overdosing on opioids, but insurance companies are still making...
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Politics
Sri Lanka Wants To Export Cannabis to the U.S.
September 20, 2017The country’s health minister says that the Sri Lankan government will grow 25 tons of pot...
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Cannabis
Participation in Arkansas Medical Marijuana Still Limited
September 14, 2017Arkansas medical marijuana program is facing a lack of doctors willing to recommend cannabis to patients.
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Politics
The Sad Search to Find Anything Negative About Marijuana Legalization
August 30, 2017Prohibitionists try to connect cannabis legalization with violent crime, but don't have the facts to back...
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In The Magazine
Protect & Serve: Goldstein Fights to End the War on Drugs
August 25, 2017Former law enforcement officer now works to promote cannabis legalization.
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Legal
Police Departments Telling K9 Units to ‘Sit and Stay’
August 10, 2017What happens to K9 cops when cannabis is decriminalized? For the most part, not much —...
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Politics
Could Free Weed Help San Francisco’s Homeless Population?
August 4, 2017A former candidate for San Francisco mayor wants to hand out free medical cannabis to homeless...
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Politics
Gateway Theory: The Big Lie that Won’t Die
July 12, 2017Some myths just refuse to die. Such is the case with the persistent misinformation about cannabis...