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Politics

Legal Cannabis Wins Big in 2018 Midterms

From statewide races to governorships to congressional seats, the results of the 2018 midterms will likely...

Economics

The New Legal Global Cannabis Supply Chain

Cannabis has become a global industry, but where is commercial cannabis going and where is it...

Joint Opinions

White Castle Joins Ohio Cops In Opposing Drug & Prison Reform

The stoner-friendly hamburger chain joins an Ohio campaign that opposes a sentencing reform measure.

Legal

U.S. Marijuana Arrests Rise for Second Straight Year in 2017

The most recent data on drug arrests from the FBI paints a sobering picture.

Politics

Lesotho: Legal Cultivation Brings Canadian Investors to Africa’s Cannabis Kingdom

Lesotho punches above its weight where cannabis production is concerned and international investors are noticing. With...

Economics

Coca-Cola Seriously Considers Selling CBD-Infused Beverages

Soda company looks into partnership with Aurora Cannabis.

Books

Book Review: ‘Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America’

How marijuana reform was derailed in the ’70s and how it could happen again.

Politics

Riot Police Break Up Protest Smoke-a-Thon in Colombia

With Colombia's new conservative president threatening to roll back the country's ground-breaking decriminalization policy, a group...

Culture

America’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Finishes Parole

The case of Jeff Mizanskey, who was sentenced to life without parole for cannabis crimes, has...

Politics

Republican Rep Says Marijuana Legalization ‘Right Thing’ For Indiana Following Colorado Visit

Indiana lawmakers tour cannabis facilities in Colorado.

Politics

Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses

Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...

Medical

Arkansas Police: Medical Marijuana Causes Other Crimes

Voters legalized medical cannabis in Arkansas in November 2016. That’s behind an unspecified rise in crime,...

In The Magazine

Louisiana Leads Reform Efforts in the Deep South

The Bayou State doesn’t have the most permissive medical marijuana program, but its lawmakers continue to...

Legal

Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately

New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...

Politics

Pressure Builds for Cannabis Legalization in New Jersey & New York

New York and New Jersey are notorious rivals, and the two states are now racing to...

Legal

Death of Pennsylvania Man Suspected of Growing a Dozen Marijuana Plants Highlights Extreme Policing Tactics

Trooper pursuit at a small grow leads to death.

Politics

Only 1 State in the US Doesn’t Have a Medical Marijuana Law: Idaho

This Fourth of July, only one state in the union has yet to pass a law...

Politics

Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate

The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...

Legal

The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis

With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...

Politics

NYPD ‘Gang Raids’ Bring Back Convictions for Cannabis Possession

In recent years, the New York Police Department has conducted large militarized raids on housing projects...