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Politics

An Australian Political Party Endorses Pot Legalization

The Green Party in Australia has just come out in favor of cannabis legalization, making a...

Politics

Cynthia Nixon Endorses Cannabis Legalization in New York Governor’s Race

With a bombshell homespun video statement, New York's gadfly celebrity gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon has —...

Politics

Candidates Vie to Unseat Dianne Feinstein, CA’s Anti-Pot Senator

California’s Senator Feinstein has worked in Washington, D.C. for decades to defeat pro-cannabis policies. Is her...

Joint Opinions

The Future of Cannabis: Where We Are Heading vs. Where We Should Go

Three major factors are in play for the future of cannabis: technological and scientific advancements, the...

Industry Events

Berlin Hosts the Next International Cannabis Business Conference

With attendees from over 40 countries, the 2018 International Cannabis Business Conference is set to be...

Economics

Colombia Strives to Lead Global Pot Market, Pushing Out Peasant Growers

With foreign capital pouring in to Colombia's newly legalized cannabis sector, industry leaders foresee the country...

Legal

Florida Nursing Homes Are Prohibiting Medical Cannabis

In senior-laden Florida, cannabis in nursing homes is frequently banned because of federal prohibition, which contradicts...

Politics

CA District Attorneys Debate Clearing Pot Convictions

One California District Attorney in San Francisco has made a move that could help the criminal...

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...

Legal

New Mexico Bill to Legalize Marijuana Introduced

While advocates do not expect the bill to pass this year, they're still excited about the...

Politics

State of the Union 2018: Where Is the Pot?

In his first State of the Union speech as president, Donald Trump made no mention of...

Economics

Women With a Vision: Ladies Lead in Cannabis

Meet the women leading the cannabis industry.

Legal

The Netherlands Moves to Legalize Growing Pot

Amsterdam's black market has been thriving thanks to the Netherlands’s convoluted legal system, where coffeeshops can...

Politics

Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era Pot Protections

The nation’s top law enforcement officer and attorney made a bombshell announcement this morning that he...

Legal

Clinics Help Californians Clear Pot From Criminal Records

Free expungement clinics — including one happening this Saturday in Los Angeles — are providing California...

Culture

Honoring The Marijuana Movement’s Deceased Heroes

This Dia De Los Muertos, Cannabis Now remembers and honors those activists who have since passed...

Industry Events

Tech & Cannabis Collide at the New West Summit

The third annual conference brought together industry titans to look toward the tenuous future.  

Legal

Little Hope For Marijuana Sentencing Reform Any Time Soon

A cultivator’s case in Missouri reveals the lengths left to go before harmful prohibition drug laws...

Politics

Sri Lanka Wants To Export Cannabis to the U.S.

The country’s health minister says that the Sri Lankan government will grow 25 tons of pot...

Culture

5 Cannabis Flicks to Watch This Weekend

Cannabis culture hits the small screen.