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Medical

Indiana Legislative Panel Rules Out Medical Marijuana

Regardless of the panel’s decision legislator plans to bring medical marijuana forward in 2019.

Politics

The U.K. Approves Prescriptions for Medical Marijuana Products

Physicians in the United Kingdom will be able to legally prescribe medical marijuana products, only oils...

Q&A

Q&A: Kevin O’Leary Discusses the Dangers of Cannabis Investing Under Federal Prohibition

"Shark Tank" star and investor Kevin O'Leary explains why he won't invest in any cannabis businesses...

Politics

Report: The DEA Ignored the FDA’s Call to Deschedule CBD

Last month, the DEA re-scheduled the drug Epidiolex — but not CBD, the cannabinoid that makes...

Legal

Most Canadian Police Will Be Permitted to Smoke Marijuana

When legalization rolls out, Canada plans to treat marijuana consumption in a similar manner to alcohol.

Legal

The DEA Reschedules Cannabis-Derived Epidiolex, Not CBD

The DEA has decided to reschedule Epidiolex. However, CBD — the actual cannabinoid that the product...

Politics

Canadian Officials See Little Hope for Pot Investors at U.S. Border

After U.S. officials made it clear they’d be banning entry for Canadian citizens operating legally in...

Legal

Canadian Police Are Expecting More Arrests After Legalization

Canadian police say they’re expecting to pull over large amounts of cannabis-impaired drivers after the country’s...

Politics

California Might Resurrect Compassionate Care, & Other Bills Waiting To Be Signed Into Law

A bill to lift the tax burden on compassionate marijuana providers is currently sitting on the...

Politics

Report: Trump Has a Secret Anti-Cannabis Committee

Despite the fact that he’s recently made comments suggesting that he supports state-legal cannabis, Trump appears...

Medical

The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD Mania

Having just undertaken a "critical study" of CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid held to have multifarious medicinal...

Medical

Hops Don’t Contain Cannabinoids: Experts Push Back on Corporate Claims

A new product is being plugged as containing CBD derived from hops, but experts raise a skeptical...

Joint Opinions

The DEA Should Deschedule Cannabis, Not Move it to Schedule II

The debate around the medical value of cannabis often perpetuates a few crucial lies: that our...

Politics

Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol

Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.

Politics

AG Sessions Could Crackdown On Legal Weed, But ‘Unlikely’

Attorney general does not comment on Trump’s statement about supporting siding with the STATES Act.

Economics

Canadian Cannabis Investors Are Being Banned From United States

Marijuana investors in Canada are being flagged when they try to travel to U.S.

Legal

California Bans Hemp-Derived CBD Oil

California health authorities dealt a blow to the burgeoning CBD industry by banning preparations of CBD...

Politics

Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate

The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...

Medical

FDA Approves Cannabis-Based Medicine for Seizures

Cannabinoid-based medicine expected to be available in pharmacies.

In History

Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

Regulated adult sales to begin later this year.