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Economics

OKC Connection: Where Does America’s Illegal Cannabis Come From?

For years a West Coast thing, drug agents now claim underground marijuana production has shifted to...

Legal

Washington DC Council Passes MMJ Measure, Drops Gifting Crackdown

The Washington, D.C. District Council approved a measure this week to support medical marijuana dispensaries while...

Industry Events

Cannabis Industry Pros Flock to Much-Anticipated MJBizCon in Las Vegas

Without an in-person conference for almost two years, MJBizCon’s 10th annual event provided cannabis industry professionals...

Legal

The Death Penalty for Cannabis: Which Countries Are Enforcing Right Now

Even as a legal cannabis industry emerges on a global scale, there are still countries that...

Medical

New York Regulators Approve Home Cultivation of Medical Marijuana

Cannabis regulators in New York have issued proposed rules for the home cultivation of medical marijuana...

Industry Events

Blues Brothers Benefit Concert Reels in Over $70k for Cannabis Freedom Movement

MJ Unpacked’s Oct. 21 event at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino raised funds and awareness for...

Economics

New Mexico Explores Public Financing for Craft Cannabis Growers

A proposal from New Mexico state officials would establish a microbusiness loan program for newly licensed...

Legal

House Committee Approves the MORE Act to Legalize Cannabis

The MORE Act, a bill to legalize cannabis federally, was passed this week by a key...

Legal

LA County To Dismiss Nearly 60,000 Past Cannabis Convictions

The expungements are supposed to help address the negative impact of cannabis prohibition, which has been...

Culture

A Q&A with Matt Barnes: Former NBA Player Turned Cannabis Advocate

The NBA vet talks cannabis use in the league, pushing Biden on the ’94 crime bill,...

Economics

Ohio Program Trains Cannabis Offenders for Industry Jobs

A licensed medical marijuana cultivator in Ohio has teamed up with a nonprofit serving formerly incarcerated...

Legal

Federal Drug Official Admits Legalization Doesn’t Increase Teen Use

Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, recently admitted that cannabis legalization...

Legal

Cannabis Legalization Makes New Advances in the Midwest

Cannabis legalization efforts in Wisconsin and Ohio advance as both Illinois and Michigan record-breaking licensed recreational...

Medical

Is Cannabis a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

Controversy surrounding the disqualification of Olympic athletes testing positive for marijuana has reignited the debate over...

Legal

New Marijuana Legalization Proposal Unveiled

Democratic senators released a draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on Wednesday, a bill...

Legal

The MORE Act Aims to Legalize Cannabis

Federal lawmakers have introduced a revised version of last year’s Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act,...

Politics

Nevada Gives Green Light to Cannabis Consumption Lounges

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation allowing cannabis consumption clubs to open in the state.

Culture

Rolling Stone and Curaleaf Partner On New ‘Rolling Stone by Select’ Cannabis Brand

International cannabis brand Curaleaf has partnered with music and publishing icon Rolling Stone to market cannabis...

Politics

Yes or No: New Zealanders Head to the Polls to Legalize Cannabis

The global wave of cannabis legalization has reached the South Pacific. The people of New Zealand...

Culture

Son of Peter Tosh Dies Due to Injuries from 2017 Prison Beating

Gamal Jawara McIntosh was arrested in New Jersey on a marijuana charge and had six months...