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Legal

The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority

The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...

Concentrates

8 Essential Globs For Your 710

The holiday dedicated to concentrates has arrived, and Cannabis Now has a lineup of excellent shatter,...

Legal

California is Destroying Marijuana

An estimated $350 Million of California cannabis was destroyed this month.

Politics

Can States or Citizens ‘Nullify’ Federal Cannabis Prohibition?

The doctrine of nullification has a long and harshly contested legacy in the history of the...

Legal

California’s Illicit Market Crackdown Budget Goes Up In Smoke

California's state legislature has denied Gov. Jerry Brown the $14 million he requested in budget funding...

Politics

Mayors of Marijuana-Friendly U.S. Cities Form New Pro-Cannabis Lobbying Group

One notable exception from U.S. Conference of Mayors’ new cannabis group: Boston’s Marty Walsh.

Culture

Netflix to Debut ‘Cooking on High,’ a New Cannabis Cooking Competition

In the latest testament to the fast-growing mainstream embrace of cannabis, Netflix this month will debut...

Culture

Instead of a Business Conference, What About Cannabis Camp?

San Francisco-based software platform Meadow has an antidote to the networking blahs: A weekend in the...

Economics

Companies Scramble for CBD Patents, Igniting Fear of Corporate Cannabis

Something of a corporate scramble is underway to secure patents for the various curative properties of...

Economics

Reverse Takeovers: How U.S. Cannabis Companies Get Listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange

With U.S. stock exchanges still almost entirely closed to cannabis businesses, the stateside industry is increasingly...

Economics

Beware of Marijuana Banking Scams

Ongoing prohibitions against cannabis businesses create space for scammers. Don’t be fooled.

Politics

Lompoc, California: The ‘Free Market’ Cannabis Plan to Reshape a Small Town’s Economy

Lompoc is one of the only cities in California proposing no caps on cannabis licenses and...

Politics

Gov. Brown Proposes Task Force to Investigate Black Market Marijuana

California's Gov. Jerry Brown has unveiled a special investigative force to go after unregistered cannabis growers...

Politics

FBI Raids California Mayor’s Home Over Case Involving in Legal Marijuana Industry

In a still-murky scenario of rare federal enforcement against municipal corruption, FBI agents last week raided...

Culture

Lizzy Jeff: Manifesting Marijuana Magic

An artist talks music, meditation and creating a new reality through cannabis.

Politics

Elastic Deadlines for California’s Regulated Cannabis Industry

Five months into legal cannabis in the Golden State, the temporary licenses issued by authorities to get...

Joint Opinions

Does Marijuana Legalization Cause Homelessness?

Anti-cannabis activists such as Kevin Sabet have recently spread the idea that legal cannabis encourages the...

Joint Opinions

Legal Marijuana Dispensaries Don’t Threaten Schools – Why Do We Act Like It?

The notion that cannabis stores must be located far, far away from schools is impracticable and...

Economics

California on Pace to Sell $4 Billion of Cannabis This Year

America’s largest marijuana market sold more than $1 billion of marijuana through March. And that’s only...

Medical

Study: Marijuana Might be the Solution for Drug Addiction

Rats treated with CBD were less likely to relapse, even five months after treatment.