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Let’s Mess With Texas: The Lone Star State on Pot

Here’s why 2019 may be the year Texas gets a real medical cannabis program.

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Oregon Ballot Initiative Calls for Justice with Legalization

Activists have come together to push for the Legalization Justice Act, which seeks to "implement a...

Joint Opinions

How Marijuana Legalization Keeps Law Enforcement Honest

Analysis shows fruitless police searches are reduced and trust in police is increased when cannabis is...

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Mexico Militarizes Anti-Cannabis Enforcement Despite Legalization Promises

Contradicting his boast to have "ended" the drug war and his pledge to explore cannabis legalization,...

Industry Events

Debates Over Big Cannabusiness Dominate the SXSW Conversation

One highlight of the annual super-festival included a protest against the appearance of former U.S. House...

Politics

Can a Canna-Basic Income Work in Maryland?

In Maryland, one state representative has an idea to leverage cannabis revenue to kickstart a major...

Politics

New Mexico House Votes Yes On Legal Marijuana

Thursday night saw New Mexico’s Cannabis Regulation Act win a close one in the state’s House...

Politics

Computerized Cannabis Conviction Expungement: San Francisco Leads the Way

San Francisco has teamed with a software company to automate the process of conviction expungement —...

Politics

The Marijuana Justice Act Is Back In 2019 to Deschedule Cannabis

With the winds of change steadily blowing the cannabis ship forward, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Barbara...

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...

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MOMS Call on Baltimore Mayor to Stop Cannabis Arrests

A Baltimore advocacy group is pushing for the city’s mayor to stop cannabis arrests, but she...

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Denver Could Seal 13,000 Cannabis Convictions

While state law prevents Denver from clearing the records all at once, officials are running a series...

Politics

California to Send National Guard to Raid Pot Farms

Troops will be removed from President Donald Trump’s border fiasco to head north and destroy unlicensed...

Economics

Congress Hears Testimony on Federal Cannabis Banking Reform

The subcommittee hearing on cannabis banking featured a few contentious moments around the dangers of marijuana...

Politics

Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Bid, Says Cannabis Legalization Tops His Agenda

Booker came out swinging for legalization — and it’s far from the first time he’s made...

Politics

Lawmakers File Bill to Legalize Cannabis in Minnesota

The state could soon follow Michigan in the push for adult-use cannabis in the Midwest.

Economics

Massachusetts Pot Advocates Want to Close the “Pay-to-Play” Tax Loopholes

Pay-to-play dispensary politics in Massachusetts are going beyond the caps mandated by law and operations with...

Politics

Now That Kamala Harris Wants to Be President, She Really Likes Cannabis Legalization

Harris wasn’t too fond of legal pot as San Francisco’s district attorney or California’s attorney general....

Politics

De Blasio Backs Reform: Legal Pot in a New York Minute?

The mayor of America’s most iconic city announced he is backing the legalization of marijuana in...

Politics

Hemp Legalized in USA After Decades of Prohibition

For the first time since World War II, hemp is now free to be widely cultivated...