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Cannabis

Today Is the 40th Anniversary of America’s First Medical Marijuana Law

New Mexico enacted the first medical marijuana law in the nation on Feb. 21, 1978, thanks...

Politics

Oral Arguments Heard in Lawsuit Against Jeff Sessions’s Pot Prohibition

A federal case seeks to deschedule cannabis, but government lawyers are confident that the court will rule once...

Cannabis

Why Washington Patients Are Fighting to Grow Recreational Marijuana At Home

As Washington's medical marijuana program dwindles down, medical marijuana patients are fighting for the right to...

Politics

Vermont Legalizes Cannabis Consumption for Adults

When a newly signed law goes into effect on July 1, Vermonters over the age of...

Joint Opinions

New Year’s Resolution: Fight Against the War on Drugs

Marijuana legalization is a small victory, a small step towards undoing the War on Drug’s legacy....

Politics

DEA Changes Research Application Process for Schedule I Drugs

The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more...

Legal

Marijuana Crackdown? Not Yet: What Jeff Sessions’s New Memo Means For Legal Pot

Don’t panic — and please don’t allow confusion and misinformation to fool you into doing Jeff...

Cannabis

CBD Gets a Green Light For Medical Application

The World Health Organization released a report saying that CBD should not be a controlled substance,...

Politics

Hawaii Doesn’t Want Medical Marijuana Patients To Own Guns

Honolulu police have issued letters to medical marijuana patients telling them that it was illegal to...

Legal

Suing for Safe Access: Cannabis Prohibition Is Going on Trial

Several plaintiffs, including 12-year-old cannabis patient Alexis Bortell, have filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff...

Economics

Safe Bet: Why Vegas Casinos Won’t Gamble on Allowing Marijuana

Federal regulations will have to change in order for casinos to collaborate with Nevada’s legal adult...

Cannabis

Medical Students Taught Almost Nothing About Cannabis

Thanks to federal prohibition, new doctors are entering the field with almost no education on how...

Politics

Appeal To a Higher Power: Can the UN End Marijuana Prohibition?

The UN’s World Health Organization committee on drug dependence is re-examining CBD, which could lead to...

Legal

DUI Tests Inadmissible in Pot Cases, Court Says

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that will help protect against false impaired-driving convictions...

In The Magazine

Protect & Serve: Goldstein Fights to End the War on Drugs

Former law enforcement officer now works to promote cannabis legalization.

Legal

The Legal Cannabis Diversion Problem

How marijuana legalization’s great success could give Jeff Sessions the excuse he needs to crack down.

Politics

NJ Senator Introduces Bill That Could Federally Legalize Weed

A new bill introduced by New Jersey senator Cory Booker aims to do more than remove...

Cannabis

5 Misconceptions About CBD

Prominent researcher debunks some of the myths surrounding CBD.

Legal

The Feds Will Be Drug Testing Drivers At Burning Man

Cannabis and a variety of other controlled substances will be the targets of law enforcement officers empowered...

Cannabis

Marin County’s ‘Godmother of Marijuana’ Is Back in Business

She's baaaaaack! Lynette "Bluesetta" Shaw is a first-generation pioneer of California's massive medical marijuana market. Her...