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Joint Opinions

Recreational Tax Revenues Should Subsidize Medical Cannabis Users

If we legalize recreational cannabis, in any jurisdiction, at what rate will it be taxed?  How...

Joint Opinions

California Police Chiefs Association Unwilling To Work With Cannabis Industry

In a piece for the Sacramento Bee, “California Police Have No Interest in Setting Pot Rules,”...

In The Magazine

Why Is CBD Suddenly More Medicinal in Conservative States?

During the 2014 legislative sessions, a handful of conservative states passed medical marijuana bills allowing only...

Joint Opinions

Want Us to Support Obamacare? Cover Our Medical Marijuana

The current administration’s history-defining attempt to overhaul the American health care system in order to (supposedly)...

Politics

As Spain Celebrates Spannabis, UN Discusses International Legalization

Last weekend was fairly eventful for cannabis enthusiasts in Europe. Madrid and Malaga housed two different ExpoCannabis...

Legal

Alabama and Kentucky Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana? Not So Fast

Lawmakers in several states are poised to enact legislation in the coming weeks aimed at providing...

Politics

Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization

California’s senior senator Dianne Feinstein has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana...

Joint Opinions

As a Parent of a Child Using Medical Cannabis, I Do Not Support CBD-only Legislation

Understanding the basics of the poppy and opiates, those against a child being “high” due to...

Medical

Stephanie Williams: We Are Moving to Colorado to Save Our Daughter’s Life

Photo taken from the Hope For Shania Facebook Page with caption: “12 minute seizure today. Thankfully...

Legal

Canadian Medical Marijuana Group Sues Federal Government for Right to Grow at Home

Canada’s Medical Marijuana Alliance and Resources (MMAR) has filed a federal class action suit against the...

In The Magazine

How I Protect My Son

We live in a world filled with many risks, especially for children. Like any good mother,...

Joint Opinions

Patients Ought To Be Skeptical Of Proposed CBD-Only Legislation — Here’s Why

State lawmakers who have steadfastly opposed the legalization of medical marijuana are suddenly singing the praises...

Economics

Kannaway Prepares to Launch High-CBD Hemp Products MLM Marketing Campaign

The Kannaway Buzz Launch, the world’s first “Hemp-Based Network Marketing Company” celebrated the pre-launch of the...

Joint Opinions

Recreational Cannabis Sales Surpass Projections, Colorado Governor In Denial

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, was the toast of the town last week in Washington...

Medical

Anxiety Conditions Rarely Covered Under Medical Marijuana Laws

Anxiety disorders affect over 40 million adults in the United States, nearly 20 percent of the...

Cultivation

Cannabis Collectives Springing Up in Spain

Dried marijuana flowers are stored at the plantation of the Sibaratas Med Can association in Mogan...

Politics

Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification

A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...

Economics

Inside the Micro-Economy of a U.S. Federal Prison

Here is how it works—the real money end of prison is pretty straightforward and simple. We...

Joint Opinions

Can the Poor Afford Not to Smoke Marijuana

It is no big secret that the War on Poverty has somehow turned into a War...

Politics

How Utah is Using Asset Forfeiture to Gut Drug Policy Reform and Marijuana Legalization

The Utah Attorney General’s office believes a recently passed law gutting protections for property owners facing...