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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...

Culture

Marijuana Manicures Are Taking Ganja Glam to New Highs

Nail art is all over social media, and likely a few of your friends’ hands as...

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.

Culture

Marijuana Secondhand Smoke Isn’t as Bad as Tobacco Smoke

Results from a legitimately-needed inquiry are being misinterpreted in media. Is this willful ignorance? No, just...

Economics

Eaze: The Billion-Dollar Maybe

Eaze says it can sell $1 billion worth of marijuana by 2020 — and become profitable....

Politics

Chicago & the Role of Local Gov’t in Cannabis Legalization

Voters in Cook County, Illinois — home of Chicago — overwhelmingly support legalizing adult use cannabis. Their decision...

Edibles

How to Correctly Use Marijuana Edibles

Edibles can bring on strong highs. It’s best to start small.

Politics

Don’t Fall for It: Marijuana ‘Amnesty Boxes’ in Airports

Official messaging at airports is trying to get you to part with your weed — willingly....

Politics

California Cracks Down on Renegade Marijuana Delivery

Legal medical marijuana delivery services have been frustrated for years by competitors who haven’t bothered to...

Politics

What Colorado’s ‘First’ Cannabis Lounge Means for Weed

A Colorado coffee shop making headlines for its cannabis consumption permit application isn't really "the first,"...