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Economics
Inside Canada’s New Cannabis & Hemp Regulations
March 17, 2018As Canada moves towards legalizing cannabis for adult use, the government is in the process of...
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Politics
What Happens When Congress’s Medical Marijuana Protections Expire?
March 12, 2018Spoiler: Nothing. The U.S. federal government is scheduled to shut down again later this month, which...
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Joint Opinions
Stop Blaming Jeff Sessions for America’s Anti-Pot Drug Policy
March 8, 2018The U.S. Congress is the real powerhouse refusing to stop federal prohibition. The Attorney General is...
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Legal
Vietnamese Refugees Fight Deportation on Cannabis Charge
March 6, 2018Several Vietnamese immigrants who had been living legally for many years in the United States have...
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Politics
Native Tribes Assert Sovereignty Over CA Pot Laws
March 6, 2018Can California Native American tribes grow and sell their own marijuana? Given that Native American tribes...
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Economics
First Cannabis Company Listed on Nasdaq
March 1, 2018In a sure sign of changing times, the first cannabis-industry business has been listed on the...
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Politics
Oral Arguments Heard in Lawsuit Against Jeff Sessions’s Pot Prohibition
February 14, 2018A federal case seeks to deschedule cannabis, but government lawyers are confident that the court will rule once...
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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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Industry Events
Global Cannabis Industry Leaders Converge at ICBC
February 6, 2018On Feb. 1 and 2, the International Cannabis Business Conference came to San Francisco for its...
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Politics
State of the Union 2018: Where Is the Pot?
January 31, 2018In his first State of the Union speech as president, Donald Trump made no mention of...
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Economics
Jeff Sessions Targets Marijuana Banking, Reignites Fears
January 25, 2018Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn’t launched any raids or prosecutions since he revoked the Cole Memo...
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Joint Opinions
New Year’s Resolution: Fight Against the War on Drugs
January 19, 2018Marijuana legalization is a small victory, a small step towards undoing the War on Drug’s legacy....
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Economics
Agate Dreams & Native American Empowerment in the Cannabis Industry
January 17, 2018The Suquamish Tribe wrestled with the federal government and Native American stereotypes to open one of...
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Politics
Why Is It So Hard to Open a Marijuana Smoking Lounge?
January 16, 2018Denver’s The Coffee Joint may become the first licensed business (that’s not a dispensary) to allow...
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Industry Events
ICBC Comes to San Francisco as CA Goes Legal
January 14, 2018The International Cannabis Business Conference returns for San Francisco for the fourth year, and the stakes...
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Joint Opinions
The Sessions ‘Marijuana Crackdown’ Is Backfiring
January 11, 2018Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked the cannabis-friendly Cole Memo on Jan. 4, two state legislatures...
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Politics
Vermont Passes Cannabis Legalization Bill, Gov Says He’ll Sign
January 10, 2018The weather may be freezing, but New England pot policy is heating up right out of...
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Politics
Vermont Lawmakers Ignore Sessions, Vote to Legalize Marijuana
January 5, 2018Lawmakers in the Green Mountain State moved closer to becoming the first body of elected officials...
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Joint Opinions
Why Jeff Sessions is Going After Legal Marijuana
January 4, 2018Rescinding the Cole Memo is part of a long-term game plan.
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Legal
Marijuana Crackdown? Not Yet: What Jeff Sessions’s New Memo Means For Legal Pot
January 4, 2018Don’t panic — and please don’t allow confusion and misinformation to fool you into doing Jeff...