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Cannabis

FDA Fails to Call Attention to Consumer Fraud in CBD Hemp Market

Over the past several years, FDA has issued several warning letters to firms that market unapproved...

In The Magazine

Seattle’s Finest: Solstice Rides the Wave of Change in Washington

Since its founding in 2011 Solstice has set the tone for transparent, responsible cannabis cultivation in...

Legal

Former Attorney General Says Congress Should Reschedule Marijuana

The powers behind the continued prohibition of marijuana may exist somewhere within a super secret society,...

In History

Veterans on the Front Lines in Fight for Medical Cannabis

Ricardo Pereyda discovered the medicinal benefits of cannabis to treat his PTSD after serving in Iraq.

Politics

Utah Passes Two Medical Cannabis Bills Out of Committee, Onto Senate

Both Utah’s SB 73, the whole-plant medical cannabis bill, and SB 89, a continuation of the...

Medical

Whole Plant Medical Cannabis Fight Heats Up in Utah Again

If SB 73 is signed into law, Utah will become the 24th medical cannabis state in...

Politics

NY Sponsors Big Pharma CBD Trials, But Will Not Expand MMJ

New York is apparently more interested in stroking the interests of Big Pharma than it is...

Cultivation

Chile Unveils Largest Cannabis Farm in Latin America

El Dorado does exist.

Joint Opinions

Christie’s Pot Comments Draw Heckling at Republican Debate

“We want Rand! We want Rand!” Somewhere near the two-and-a-half hour mark of last week’s Republican presidential...

Joint Opinions

International Prohibition: The Next Battleground

Recently two U.S. cannabis reformers Steph Sherer of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and Michael Krawitz...

Medical

Drug Causing Brain Death Was Not Derived From Cannabis

Last Thursday, the French media published a number of shocking stories implying that an experimental drug...

Politics

Cannabis Reform Set for Debate at UN

With the United Nations General Assembly Special Session scheduled to meet later this year in New...

Joint Opinions

Objects of Desire: Decoupling Women and Weed

In the tradition of James Dean suggestively puffing a cigarette, the juxtaposition of slender white joints...

Medical

MMJ in Missouri: Fundraising Hits Big Hurdle

Although 70 percent of Missouri voters support legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, the state legislature is...

Legal

Obama Commutes 5 Pot Sentences

President Barack Obama commuted prison sentences last Friday for five men convicted solely on marijuana possession...

Cultivation

You Will Become a Home Grower (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)

Ever grown your own cannabis? Ever wished you knew how? Ever had the space at home?

Medical

Dr. Mechoulam Talks About the Future of Cannabis Research

Israeli scientist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam established modern cannabis research almost single-handedly, first when he elucidated the...

Legal

A Guide to CA’s Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act

In October of this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Medical Marijuana and Safety Act...

Politics

Will Marijuana Prohibition Be Over in 5 Years?

While there is plenty of evidence out there to suggest that Congress is nowhere near ready...

Legal

Ireland Considers Decriminalizing Cannabis

In the spirit of Portugal, it appears Ireland could become the next nation to decriminalize cannabis...