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Politics

Hiccups & Disruptions to California’s Cannabis Market Coming

New industry standards July 1 mean deep discounts at dispensaries now — and uncertainty, with possible...

Politics

Section 8 Residents Stand Up for Their Right to Cannabis

Under federal regulations, Section 8 housing residents risk losing their homes if they use cannabis. But...

Medical

GPR55: The Third Cannabinoid Receptor?

For a generation, science has known of two cannabinoid receptors: CB1 and CB2, both discovered in...

Politics

Can States or Citizens ‘Nullify’ Federal Cannabis Prohibition?

The doctrine of nullification has a long and harshly contested legacy in the history of the...

In The Magazine

How Vermont Became the First State to Legalize Cannabis Through the Legislature

Lawmakers divulge how they fought against the political odds to legalize cannabis possession, use and cultivation...

Economics

USA Patriot Act Threatens Uruguay Banks Over Legal Cannabis System

A year after legal cannabis first went on sale in Uruguay, it is still only available...

Politics

Trump Says He’s Likely to Support a Bipartisan Plan to Legalize Marijuana

Industry advocates are optimistic that pro-cannabis pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike has created a political...

Joint Opinions

Meet the Utah Man Fighting to Keep Medical Marijuana Off the Ballot

Walter Plumb, the former law partner of U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch who has a history of...

Medical

New Study Suggests Cannabis Helps Fight Depression

A new study shows cannabis rich in CBD is reducing symptoms of depression.

Politics

California Crash Highlights Controversy Around Cannabis-Impaired Driving

A deadly five-car pile-up on a Bay Area freeway brings into sharp focus the questions around...

Medical

Florida Patients Fight for the Right to Spark Up

Florida’s medical marijuana program currently forbids the smoking of cannabis flower, but patients say this contradicts...

Economics

Colombian Marijuana Farmers Promised Slice of Legal Market

Self-regulating outlaw farmers in South American nation infamous for illicit drug production willfully giving up black-market...

Politics

Maine Moves Towards Recreational Cannabis Marketplace

Paul LePage has lied and obstructed to stop legal marijuana sales in Maine, and it didn’t...

In The Magazine

Josh: A Reagan-Era MMJ Miracle 30 Years Later

A child plays a role in a historic hearing concerning the potential to reschedule cannabis. We...

Politics

Seattle Plans to Clear Cannabis Convictions

The city of Seattle has filed a motion to vacate hundreds of marijuana convictions going back...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana & Opioids: Sanjay Gupta Tells Us What We Already Knew

America’s most trusted TV doctor tackles cannabis and prescription pain pills in “Weed 4.”

Industry Events

D.C. Hosts National Cannabis Festival

The National Cannabis Festival — along with the National Cannabis Policy Summit, which took place in...

Joint Opinions

Does Marijuana Legalization Cause Homelessness?

Anti-cannabis activists such as Kevin Sabet have recently spread the idea that legal cannabis encourages the...

Edibles

The Strange Patchwork of Edibles Regulations

“Just say no” to canna-custard pie — but only in some states.

Politics

Sessions Acknowledges ‘Some Benefits from Medical Marijuana’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Trump administration's most notorious anti-cannabis hardliner, surprised advocates when he said...