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Legal
DC Council Hell Bent on Passing Retail Pot Sales
December 11, 2014For reasons that can only be described as a clever approach to pushing ol’ Uncle Sam...
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In History
Alaska, Oregon and D.C. Legalize Cannabis, Florida Says No to Medical
November 5, 2014It’s official: two more states have joined Colorado and Washington to become states with recreational cannabis...
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Politics
Cannabis at the Ballot Box: A Voter’s Guide
November 4, 2014This year’s general election is one that will go down in cannabis history. People in many...
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Politics
D.C. Council Approves Record Sealing for Pot Offenses
October 25, 2014It has only been a few months since the D.C. Council voted to decriminalize possession of...
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Legal
D.C. Marijuana Measure Slated for General Election
August 17, 2014This November District of Columbia voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to...
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Legal
D.C. Decriminalizes Cannabis
July 22, 2014Before Wednesday at midnight, getting caught smoking or being in possession of pot in D.C. would...
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Politics
Congressional Vote Will Not End DEA Cannabis Raids
May 30, 2014While last night’s 219-189 U.S. House vote in favor of amending HR 4660, a criminal justice funding...
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Politics
The Right to Practice: Medical Marijuana Lawyers Get Green Light from Nevada Supreme Court
May 14, 2014On Wednesday, the Nevada Supreme Court accepted proposed amendments to its professional code for state lawyers,...
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Legal
Show-Me CBD Shuffle: Missouri Introduces CBD-only Legislation
April 10, 2014Missouri joined the ranks of states mulling CBD-only legislation. On Tuesday the bill will be heard...
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Medical
University of Arizona PTSD Study Suggests Shift in Federal Medical Marijuana Policy
March 31, 2014On March 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the sale of...
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Current Events
Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Reclassify Cannabis
October 9, 2013The nations’s highest court on Monday denied the appeal of a lower court’s decision against Americans...
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Politics
Senate Holds Hearing on Conflict Between Federal and State Cannabis Laws
September 10, 2013Taking preemptive action against states that have voted to legalize recreational cannabis may result in the...
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Legal
State Number 20! Illinois Legalizes Medical Cannabis
August 1, 2013Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed legislation this afternoon- after months of silence regarding medical cannabis- making...
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Politics
The Green Belt: New Hampshire Approves Medical Marijuana
July 24, 2013It’s official, the United States now has a “Green Belt.” New Hampshire became the 19th state in the...
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Legal
A Loss for Legalization
January 27, 2013On Tuesday, January 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled...
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In The Magazine
Marijuana and the Constitution: Why Pot is Still Illegal & What to Do About it
March 1, 2012So here you are. You, along with millions of others in your home state, have passed...
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Dispensaries
SF Dispensary Gets Into the Holiday Spirit
December 18, 2011At The Apothecarium, a quaintly upscale medical marijuana club in San Francisco’s Castro District, the vibe...
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Economics
Northern Swan’s Newest Appointees Vindicate AOC’s Critique of Cannabis Legalization
May 23, 2019Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won praise from activists when she decried a white-dominated legal cannabis industry. As if...
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Legal
California Judge Hears Case on Cannabis’ Schedule I Classification
November 8, 2014A judge in California just finished a five-day hearing regarding a pot case that focuses on...
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Joint Opinions
Missouri CBD-Only Bill Paves Way for Medical Marijuana
May 14, 2014On May 1, the Missouri Senate voted unanimously to pass HB 2238, which authorizes the creation,...