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Politics
The MPP’s New Director Is Focused on Criminal Justice Reform
August 15, 2018America’s largest organization dedicated to ending the war on marijuana users just hired a new executive...
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Medical
Former Wrigley Executive Jumps Into Medical Marijuana
August 7, 2018Billionaire joins Surterra, a cannabis provider with multi-state operations.
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Medical
Fake Marijuana Keeps Killing People All Over the U.S.
August 4, 2018The latest death linked to synthetic marijuana demonstrates a real drug scourge facing the United States.
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Culture
Chicago Cops No Longer Rejected for Past Cannabis Use
July 25, 2018The police department is relaxing its hiring policies when it comes to past marijuana use.
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Politics
Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate
June 28, 2018The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...
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Medical
Cannabis: Pain Management or More Pain?
June 22, 2018Cannabis has long been known to help with pain, but a new study shows in some...
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Strains
Stop Saying ‘Skunk’ & Just Say Cannabis
June 16, 2018In the United Kingdom, any cannabis with more than 10 percent THC is referred to as...
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Politics
Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids
June 3, 2018New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...
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Legal
America’s Rotten Drug Laws Encourage ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Use
April 30, 2018As long as cannabis is illegal, and as long as organizations test for drugs, people will...
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Economics
Yet Another American Billionaire Wants to Legalize Marijuana
April 26, 2018Billionaire J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois, is the latest fabulously wealthy individual...
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Legal
Which States Will Be Next to Legalize Marijuana?
April 17, 2018Several states are in the process of legalizing cannabis reforms.
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Medical
‘Fake Pot’ Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 3, Cases Total Over 115
April 12, 2018Illinois officials have raised the alarm about an outbreak of deaths connected to “synthetic marijuana” —...
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Economics
Banks Are Pulling Out of the Medical Marijuana Business
April 5, 2018The cannabis industry still deals in cash.
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Politics
CA Treasurer, Cannabis Industry Figures Want to Meet Sessions
April 4, 2018Officials are looking for guidance on cannabis banking.
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Politics
Chicago & the Role of Local Gov’t in Cannabis Legalization
March 25, 2018Voters in Cook County, Illinois — home of Chicago — overwhelmingly support legalizing adult use cannabis. Their decision...
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Cannabis
The Golden State Blossoms Into Adult Use
March 7, 2018Despite some growing pains, California's recreational companies are looking greener.
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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
Medical Marijuana Patients Can Lose Their Jobs for Smoking Cannabis
February 12, 2018Do you smoke weed? Congratulations, you can be legally fired for doing so. This is one...
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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
Cannabis on Campus: Why Does Marijuana Legalization End in College?
September 18, 2017(Spoiler Alert: It’s Congress’s fault.)