Search results for "republican"
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Hemp
USDA Releases Hemp Cultivation Regulations At Last
October 30, 2019Hemp and hemp-derived CBD were officially legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, but the U.S. Department...
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Politics
Bernie’s Pot Legalization Plan Bars Big Tobacco — But Would It Work?
October 26, 2019Bernie Sanders has released his plan for cannabis legalization, which features provisions to keep Big Tobacco...
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Politics
U.S. Senate Looks At Cannabis Health & Policy
October 23, 2019Over the course of a few hours, the medical professionals and politicians whipped themselves into a...
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Economics
The Trouble With Corruption in the Cannabis Industry
October 18, 2019Legalization was supposed to take cannabis out of the hands of criminal networks, but state models...
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Politics
House Passes SAFE Banking Act
September 25, 2019The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.
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In The Magazine
Cannabis Territory
September 23, 2019With inspiration from the states, U.S. territories push for legal cannabis.
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Economics
Marijuana Banking Bill Is Probably Doomed in 2019
September 18, 2019Banking access for cannabis will have trouble passing through the Senate.
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Politics
The Fight for Automatic Criminal Record Expungement in the Midwest
September 14, 2019With the second annual National Expungement Week a little over a week away, the push for...
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In The Magazine
Dear Dabby… How To Win Weed Friends & Influence People
August 24, 2019Advice on navigating the canna-sphere for the dankest possible connections.
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Culture
This Week in Pot Culture: AriZona Iced Tea, Bad Posts & ‘Old Town Road’
August 9, 2019This week’s weed news is best enjoyed with a 99 cent Arnold Palmer.
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Politics
Kentucky Gov. Thinks Legal Weed Will Lead to Homelessness & Disease
August 7, 2019The governor has asserted that Kentucky could not consume enough cannabis to make legalization worth it.
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Hemp
Texas Governor Fumes as Hemp Law Leads to Cannabis Case Dismissals
August 2, 2019Politicians are up in arms about the cannabis testing deficiency that’s allowed cases to slip through...
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Politics
After Quasi-Decriminalization, North Dakota Activists Relaunch Legalization Bid
July 23, 2019Activists in North Dakota, heartened by the state's recent reduction (not dissolution!) of cannabis penalties, are...
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Medical
Texas Lawmaker Lies about Pot & Veteran Suicides to Block Medical Access
July 18, 201970% of military veterans dead by suicide had THC in their systems, according to Donna Campbell,...
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Politics
House Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearing on Cannabis & Racial Justice
July 16, 2019The discussion was specifically framed in terms of recognizing and correcting the racial and social iniquities...
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Legal
Marijuana Legalization: Where’s the Buzz About Freedom?
July 4, 2019All adults should have the right to possess and enjoy cannabis.
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Legal
Guns vs. Marijuana: Will Texas Give Cannabis Users Their Second Amendment Rights?
June 21, 2019The federal government’s longstanding ban on firearms ownership for cannabis patients not popular in Texas, but...
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Economics
Cannabis Industry Pushes Congress for Small Business Support
June 20, 2019A detailed rundown of testimony from members of the cannabis industry, who urged legislators to support...
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Politics
Congress Continues to Look at Making Federal Pot Prohibition Unenforceable
June 20, 2019Amendment could stop federal interference with state cannabis laws, but would not address other key issues...
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Medical
‘False Positives’ Drug Testing Scandal Emerges in New Orleans
June 3, 2019A scandal in New Orleans over false positives in the city's drug testing program comes just...