Search results for "drug war"
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Politics
Colombia Returns to Hardline Policies Even as Legal Cannabis Booms
November 18, 2018Colombia is facing a strange contradiction — foreign capital is pouring in for the legalized cannabis...
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Politics
DOJ Task Force Gears Up to Talk Pot Policy
June 2, 2017The Justice Department's Task Force on Public Safety and Crime Reduction has a set of initial...
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Politics
Does Trump Even Have a Cannabis Policy? Signs Point to No
April 25, 2017Initial cannabis industry responses to Trump's election and subsequent promotion of avowed "drug warriors" ranged from...
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Economics
Why Cannabis Needs a Civil Rights Act
April 4, 2017Why does the cannabis industry need to be forced by government to stick to its social...
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Culture
Wiz Khalifa Talks Kush, Hip Hop & Politics
December 5, 2016Wiz Khalifa has 11 platinum plaques and a wildly popular signature strain to his name. He...
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Cannabis
When Workplace Insurance Covers Medical Marijuana
November 26, 2016As legalization moves forward at the state-level nationwide, the legislative legacy of the Drug War’s 1980s...
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Industry Events
The Spanish Connection
March 22, 2024The weed world lit up Barcelona for a series of memorable events.
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In History
MLK & Marijuana: How the Civil Rights Leader’s Work Informs the Push for Legal Pot
January 15, 2024Martin Luther King Jr. never spoke publicly about cannabis, but his life and works provide important...
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In The Magazine
Women of Influence: Kristen Angelo
October 23, 2023Kristen Angelo is the founder of Pot Farmer’s Daughter, specializing in documentary, editorial, commercial and stock...
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Current Events
Week in Review: Cannabis Consumers Beat COVID-19 with Lower Mortality, Faster Recovery
October 21, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Culture
Colorado Makes Cannabis Social Equity History
July 3, 2023The Color of Cannabis has acquired a massive manufacturing facility guaranteed to social equity businesses.
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Current Events
Week in Review: Missouri Cannabis Sales Exceed $1B; SAFE Banking Act in the Senate
May 13, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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In The Magazine
Two Years Later: Cannabis & COVID
November 26, 2022The continuing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry after the world changed...
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Politics
Five States to Vote on Cannabis Legalization Measures
October 21, 2022As the November midterm elections near, the campaigns for reform are busy rallying voters for support.
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Politics
Sen. Booker Open to Hybrid Cannabis Bill
August 9, 2022Sen. Cory Booker said in an interview that he is open to a cannabis compromised bill...
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Politics
Senate Democrats Introduce Long-Awaited Cannabis Legalization Bill
July 29, 2022Senate Majority Chuck Schumer of New York and two of his colleagues have introduced the Cannabis...
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Legal
Cannabis and Equity: Why Did the “Emerald New Deal” Fail?
July 26, 2022Pledges that legal cannabis would uplift communities of color aren’t being fulfilled, but fixes to the...
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Legal
Why More Cannabis Arrests Are Good for Legalization
July 6, 2022The DEA reported an increase in marijuana arrests and seizures last year—which is what the legal...
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Legal
Will the Supreme Court Legalize Cannabis?
June 17, 2022A cannabis company CEO says he’ll sue the federal government to overturn cannabis prohibition. What are...
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Politics
Are States Redlining Cannabis Dispensaries?
February 24, 2022Recent research suggests lower-income areas in America have more than their fair share of marijuana dispensaries—a...