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Joint Opinions

The Big Problem With the Latest Opiates & Marijuana Study

Medical cannabis became legal in the states with the biggest increases in opiate-overdose deaths, but there’s...

Politics

Congress Continues to Look at Making Federal Pot Prohibition Unenforceable

Amendment could stop federal interference with state cannabis laws, but would not address other key issues...

Politics

U.S. Citizen Caught in Anti-Drug Sweeps in the Philippines

A young man from Wisconsin has been jailed on a cannabis charge in the Philippines in...

Politics

The FDA Could Decide Today If CBD in Your Food Is Legal (But Probably Won’t)

The CBD craze hinges on action from the Food and Drug Administration, which is likely to...

Legal

Activists Back Last-Ditch Bid for New York Cannabis Legalization in 2019

With the end of the legislative session in Albany closing in, a new bill has been...

Economics

Hemp Industry Creating Tens of Thousands of Jobs for American Workforce

Health and wellness products sourced from hemp expected to reach $2 billion range within next two...

Economics

Northern Swan’s Newest Appointees Vindicate AOC’s Critique of Cannabis Legalization

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won praise from activists when she decried a white-dominated legal cannabis industry. As if...

Politics

Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Marijuana Freedom & Opportunity Act in Congress

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will reintroduce his bill to remove cannabis from the...

Politics

Analysis Optimistic About Progress in the Asian Cannabis Market

A new report by the British think-tank Prohibition Partners foresees a $5.8 billion cannabis market in...

Politics

China Boasts ‘Cannabis Boom’ — But Still Metes Out Death Penalty for Marijuana

China's ambition to get in on the "cannabis boom," providing hemp for the global CBD market,...

Industry Events

ICBC Joins Forces with Europe’s Oldest Hemp Fair for First Swiss-Based Event

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is teaming up with the CannaTrade hemp fair for its...

Legal

How Hemp Could Block Federal Cannabis Legalization

There are a couple four-letter words standing between cannabis and federal legalization — literally and metaphorically.

Economics

The Cannabis Industry Has Lots of Jobs, But Few Are High-Paying

Cannabis legalization means the new pot jobs look like the rest of America, where opportunity is...

Politics

Will a High-Profile Cannabis Raid Spur Myanmar’s Legalization Effort?

A U.S. citizen was among a trio arrested in Myanmar for running a 20-acre cannabis plantation,...

Economics

PayPal Wants To Help You Buy Marijuana (& Bank)

The online payments platform has officially joined a lobbying effort in support of federal banking reform.

Joint Opinions

San Francisco’s Great 420 Lie: Marijuana-Laced Fentanyl

Why did police and an elected official celebrate 420 by spreading fake news about fentanyl-laced cannabis?

Economics

Oregon Welcomes Cannabis Businesses Into Its Auto-Enrollment Retirement Program

Oregon’s Department of Treasury is extending cannabis businesses the opportunity to sign up for its retirement...

Economics

Dr. Bronner’s CEO Launches Cannabis Brand

David Bronner, leader of famous soap company, lends name to Brother David, a new California-based recreational...

Edibles

Why American Chefs Are So Obsessed With Putting CBD in Everything

Mainstream chefs are dying to use America’s new favorite cannabinoid in every dish that crosses their...

Culture

Carl’s Jr. Will Make 420 History With A CBD-Infused Burger

Restaurant chain hopes to cash in on CBD hype.