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Politics

When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns

The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...

Politics

With Brexit Done, Why Won’t Boris Johnson Fix British Medical Cannabis?

The Conservative prime minister’s party is still reserving medical cannabis access to only the richest of...

Politics

Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...

Medical

Cannabis Use in Hospitals Is Still Prohibited, Despite State Medical Pot Programs

More and more people are using cannabis to treat a wide spectrum of medical conditions, and...

Politics

Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA

Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...

In History

Legendary Emerald Triangle Freedom Fighter B.E. Smith Dies at 72

The Trinity County grower, who did time in federal prison for openly cultivating cannabis under California's...

Politics

South Dakota Will Try to Legalize Cannabis in a Red State

A recreational cannabis ballot initiative qualifies for the November election and will share space with a...

Culture

Mckayla Wilkes Is Running for Congress, and Yes, She’s Been Arrested for Weed

A candidate for the House of Representatives is doing what no national political candidate before her...

Medical

A Quick Guide to the Vaping Health Scare: What We Know So Far

Fear-driven misinformation is permeating the national conversation about the vaping-related deaths. Here’s what you need to...

Joint Opinions

On Cannabis, Drug War Biden is Right About One Thing

The drug-war architect is skeptical about marijuana legalization and has the wrong idea, but for the...

Culture

Who Are the Highest Workers In America?

An academic study reveals the top five jobs where employees show up stoned.

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...

Hemp

USDA Releases Hemp Cultivation Regulations At Last

Hemp and hemp-derived CBD were officially legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, but the U.S. Department...

Politics

Is Bernie Sanders the Country’s Leading Secret Stoner?

During last week's debate, the presidential candidate said he’s not on medical marijuana “…tonight.”

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...

Politics

House Passes SAFE Banking Act

The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.

Sponsored

Kush Hemp Is the Latest Innovation in Cultivation

Oregon’s Sovereign Fields has developed Kush Hemp, a hemp x Bubba Kush hybrid.

Economics

Marijuana Banking Bill Is Probably Doomed in 2019

Banking access for cannabis will have trouble passing through the Senate.

Joint Opinions

Legal Pot Isn’t Villain in Vape-Disease Epidemic, But It Could Be the Solution

Illegal products have been connected to the outbreak of mysterious lung ailments as appeals for federal...