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Economics

Marijuana Legalization Is Why This Colorado Town Has Nice Things

Edgewater, Colorado’s new civic center is partially paid for by marijuana sales taxes… a trick other...

Industry Events

The Best Cannabis Deals of Black Friday 2018

It’s that time of year again when we pull together some of the best weed deals...

Politics

Colombia Returns to Hardline Policies Even as Legal Cannabis Booms

Colombia is facing a strange contradiction — foreign capital is pouring in for the legalized cannabis...

Joint Opinions

Trump’s Next Attorney General Unlikely to Care for Marijuana Legalization

Speculation that Trump will legalize marijuana forgets some pertinent facts: That’s not what presidents do and...

Politics

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Forced to Resign

Sessions is being replaced by his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker who will serve as acting...

Politics

Voters Reject Adult-Use Cannabis in North Dakota

North Dakota was always going to be an uphill climb, and the mountain has yet to...

Legal

Michigan Votes to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis, a First for the Midwest

Cannabis is set to become legal in Michigan after voters in the Wolverine State passed Proposal...

Joint Opinions

Is The Cannabis Industry the New Prohibition Party?

Focusing on the politics of cannabis can cause other issues to be ignored.

Politics

Illinois Gov. Election Could Determine How Quickly the State Legalizes Pot

The Democratic challenger in Illinois' gubernatorial race supports legal cannabis.

Joint Opinions

Racist Set-Up & Outrageous Sentence in Mississippi Shows How Far U.S. Has to Go on Marijuana 

Man sentenced to eight years for cannabis he legally obtained.

Economics

The New Legal Global Cannabis Supply Chain

Cannabis has become a global industry, but where is commercial cannabis going and where is it...

Economics

Pesticide Scare: Maryland Gives Few Details Into Month-Long Product Recall

A product hold in Maryland has left local patients looking for answers.

Medical

Patients: Utah’s Medical Marijuana ‘Compromise’ Proposal Is Terrible

Patient-advocacy groups slam governor-approved marijuana bill as  an unworkable stunt

Medical

Why the Best Marijuana Legalization Law Yet is in North Dakota

Unlike Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California, and everyone else to come before, Measure 3 in conservative North...

Legal

Study: Marijuana Legalization in Canada Could Improve Border Security

If Mexico and the United States ever had any trouble with drugs along those two countries’...

Legal

Pardons Coming for Hundreds of Thousands of Canadians

Anyone with a low-level marijuana offense can only apply for a pardon after a clean, 5-year...

In History

Canada’s First Legal Marijuana Buyer Reflects on Historic Event

Ian Power spoke with Cannabis Now about the adventures he undertook to be the first of...

Joint Opinions

Edibles Bans Are Based on Paranoia

Infused marijuana products are facing stricter regulations than other substances that can be more harmful.

Legal

Courts Rule Workers Cannot Be Denied Employment for Medical Cannabis Use

After years of upholding employee firings for use of cannabis even under state medical marijuana programs,...

Politics

Activists Bash Trump’s ‘Global Call’ to Renew Drug War at U.N.

As the United Nations General Assembly met in New York this week, President Trump issued a...