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Economics

Canadian Marijuana Companies Gamble on Privately Owned Retail Shops

Current plans in Ontario call for recreational marijuana to be sold only in government-run shops, but...

Economics

California Has Started Seriously Considering a Public Cannabis Bank

It’s been well-documented that cannabis companies have trouble accessing the banking system, thanks to federal prohibition....

Politics

Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol

Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.

Economics

The First U.S. Marijuana IPO Is Coming Today & It’s a Billion-Dollar Doozy

Tilray, the first marijuana-producing company to be traded on a major stock exchange in America, is...

Politics

Lebanon Considers Legalizing Hash After Cannabis Growers Help Fight Back ISIS

Lebanon, a legendary hashish-producing country, is now considering a proposal to legalize cannabis. Now that the...

Products

Keep Smoke to Yourself in Social Settings with Smokebuddy

Portable, powerful and perfect for almost any social occasion, Smokebuddy cleans exhalations through carbon filtration.

Economics

Coin-Op Pot

Marijuana vending machines are here. (Well, in a few places.) Are they the future?

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

Mayors of Marijuana-Friendly U.S. Cities Form New Pro-Cannabis Lobbying Group

One notable exception from U.S. Conference of Mayors’ new cannabis group: Boston’s Marty Walsh.

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...

Politics

Pro-Cannabis Stances Help Candidates Win in California’s Primary Election

The biggest state in the union had its midterm primary election this week, and a big...

Politics

NYC Moves to Cancel Future Pot Arrests Following Public Pressure

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a major announcement about his city’s policing on...

Politics

Missouri May Allow Terminal Patients Access to THC, But No Smoking

On Tuesday, Missouri made a crucial step towards expanding their state’s medical marijuana program when a...

Politics

The 6 Best Governors for Cannabis Policy… And the 6 Worst

With cannabis still illegal on the federal level, the marijuana policy developments happening on the state...

Legal

How Close Are We to Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition?

The time to decriminalize cannabis on the federal level is now.

Cultivation

The Secrets of an OG Grower

Pisos might be two miles from the Las Vegas Strip, but it is central to the...

Economics

North American & U.S. Marijuana Indexes Show Trump/Gardner Boost

The nascent legal cannabis market is still getting its footing where stocks are concerned, but the...

Economics

Banks Are Pulling Out of the Medical Marijuana Business

The cannabis industry still deals in cash.

Politics

CA Treasurer, Cannabis Industry Figures Want to Meet Sessions

Officials are looking for guidance on cannabis banking.

Politics

Report: Laws Are Pushing CA Pot Farmers to Black Market, Not Oversupply

Ninety-nine percent of California cannabis growers are not licensed, according to a new report, but this...