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Culture

Remembering Jack Herer: The Hemperor of Cannabis

You have probably heard of the High Times Cannabis Cup award-winning strain Jack Herer, but did...

Legal

Illinois Kicks off Legalization the Right Way, With Pardons

More important than $3.2 million in sales on Jan. 1? 11,000 expungements the night before.

Legal

Advocates Push Workers’ Right to Cannabis Use

Advocates increasingly assert that cannabis legalization is not fully realized unless workers are guaranteed their right...

Politics

Florida Steps Closer to Legal Cannabis on 2020 Ballot, Hits First Milestone

Florida activists have gathered enough signatures to trigger a review of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing...

Economics

California After-School Programs Still Waiting on Marijuana Taxes

Legal cannabis was set to fund youth education, but that hasn’t happened yet.

Alaska

In Alaska, Cannabis Creeps Towards the Last Frontier

Remedy Shoppe was the first retail location to open in Alaska. Now its owner is eyeing...

Medical

Medical Marijuana Is Literally Too Popular for Oklahoma to Handle

Flood of applications from prospective cannabis patients closes state Medical Marijuana Authority customer service center.

Medical

Struggle for Home Grow Continues in Peru After Approval of New MMJ Regulations

Peru has finally unveiled regulations for its new medical marijuana program, but activists intend to keep...

Politics

Bernie Sanders Enters Presidential Race Crowded With Pro-Cannabis Candidates

Bernie is back to fight for the cannabis vote in his quest to take the White...

Economics

Thank You For Toking: How Cannabis Taxes Help Colorado’s Schools

Cannabis tax revenue means all Coloradans, particularly school children, are benefiting from legalization.

Legal

Slowly but Surely, Efforts Mount to Expunge Old Cannabis Convictions

With cannabis now legal in 10 U.S. states as well as Canada, demands are growing to...

Politics

HR 420, a Bill to Deschedule Cannabis, Has a Decent Chance of Passing This Year

A House bill to legalize cannabis, wryly dubbed HR 420, isn't the first such bill in Congress...

Politics

Legal Cannabis Wins Big in 2018 Midterms

From statewide races to governorships to congressional seats, the results of the 2018 midterms will likely...

In History

Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules Cannabis Use Must Be Legalized

Mexico’s Congress must now pass a bill legalizing cannabis for personal use in the next 90...

Legal

Medical Marijuana Chaos Continues in Florida as Judge ‘Eviscerates’ State Law

Challenges to the rules imposed by lawmakers on 2016 voter-approved medical cannabis access are coming hard...

Politics

Why Do You Need to Renew Your Medical Marijuana Card?

The case of an elderly grandmother who was jailed for cannabis possession because her Michigan state...

Medical

Florida’s Medical Marijuana Chief Steps Down Amid Controversy

After three years of mounting discontent from patients and providers alike, Florida's medical marijuana chief Christian...

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How Marijuana Smoking in Florida Could Affect the U.S. Supreme Court

In a real way, Gov. Rick Scott’s attitude towards smoking cannabis could affect abortion rights, gun-control...

Legal

The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis

With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...

Medical

Florida Patients Fight for the Right to Spark Up

Florida’s medical marijuana program currently forbids the smoking of cannabis flower, but patients say this contradicts...