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Culture
Chalice California: Glass & Hash Lovers Beat the Heat
July 12, 2017Under the stifling pall of a sweltering heat, the fourth installment of the Chalice California saga raged...
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Politics
Gateway Theory: The Big Lie that Won’t Die
July 12, 2017Some myths just refuse to die. Such is the case with the persistent misinformation about cannabis...
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Politics
Connecticut Dems Call for Legalization in Budget Proposal
May 16, 2017Connecticut Democrats have unveiled a budget proposal that recommends legalizing and taxing marijuana.
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Economics
Las Vegas Recreational Sales Begin July 1
May 12, 2017Viva Pot Vegas! Sin City has fully embraced the tourism potential of recreational cannabis, and come...
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Economics
Filling the Coffers With Cannabis Cash
May 8, 2017Some communities are cashing in on medical marijuana and raking in millions.
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Politics
How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)
April 28, 2017The most important Congressional action on cannabis — ever — is set to expire this Friday at midnight;...
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Politics
Nevada: From ‘Life for Sales’ to ‘Legitimate, Legal Pot Massage’
April 14, 2017A previous generation of Nevada lawmakers enshrined draconian penalties for cannabis possession and sale, infamously printing the sentencing...
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Politics
Cannabis Activists Hit Rhode Island for Big Legalization Push
April 13, 2017The tiny state of Rhode Island is on the verge of a massive breakthrough when it...
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Economics
Medical Bud Could Bring Business Back to the Rust Belt
March 20, 2017Since the decline of the once-mighty U.S. steel industry, the American Rust Belt has struggled to find a...
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Current Events
Los Angeles Voters Approve Cannabis Industry Regulations
March 16, 2017Prop D is done: voters in Los Angeles, California have approved a broad suite of regulations for...
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Legal
Legalizing Marijuana Gets Attention of Connecticut Lawmakers
March 14, 2017HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s continuing fiscal woes, coupled with a new law that fully takes...
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Economics
How A Trump Cannabis Crackdown Would Hurt Trump
March 7, 2017With tension building around the conflict between federal and state laws on cannabis and the looming...
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Politics
Officials in Legal Pot States Vow to Fight Federal Crackdown
February 27, 2017Remarks by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer signaling increased federal enforcement of drug laws have...
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Economics
Nevada Plans July Pot Sales Despite Warning of US Crackdown
February 24, 2017CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada still plans to launch recreational marijuana sales in July despite...
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Politics
Christie’s Lunch with Trump Fuels Appointment Speculation
February 15, 2017During the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary, then-candidate Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey made no bones about...
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Legal
New Mexico Legislature Considers Legalizing Cannabis
January 26, 2017SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers in New Mexico are redoubling efforts to legalize...
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Economics
Big Beer Feeling the Pinch in Legal Weed States
December 11, 2016A recent study by a leading financial services firm shows that, yes — beer sales are...
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Politics
Leaked Report: Canada Aims at Ending $7 Billion Black Market
December 5, 2016Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected just over a year ago, with a sizable portion...
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Politics
D.C. Protests Possible Cannabis Crackdown
December 2, 2016Safe access advocates in Washington, D.C. took their pro-cannabis message directly to controversial Attorney General appointee, Senator...
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Economics
‘Black Girls Toke’ Back
November 14, 2016Women of color find weed’s greener pastures lack diversity and accessibility.