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Economics

Priced for Potency: Alaska Likes Strong Weed, And They’re Paying For It

A recent report finds that Alaska’s cannabis consumers are spending 80 percent more for high potency strains than...

Politics

California Might Resurrect Compassionate Care, & Other Bills Waiting To Be Signed Into Law

A bill to lift the tax burden on compassionate marijuana providers is currently sitting on the...

Medical

Jeff Sessions & Congress Are Both Preventing Federal Marijuana Research

Jeff Sessions has continued to wage his war against marijuana by blocking all potential marijuana research,...

Politics

Riot Police Break Up Protest Smoke-a-Thon in Colombia

With Colombia's new conservative president threatening to roll back the country's ground-breaking decriminalization policy, a group...

Edibles

Why Lawmakers Keep Trying to Ban Edibles

In states where many lawmakers are skeptical of marijuana legalization but are forced to write cannabis...

Cultivation

The Grow-Off: Who Is America’s Best Bud Farmer?

The ‘Iron Chef’ of cannabis returns for a third season.

Cultivation

Glyphosate Case Highlights Pesticide Dilemma in Cannabis Industry

A verdict against glyphosate producer Monsanto has brought world attention to the dangers of pesticides and...

Economics

NAFTA Negotiations, Vicente Fox & The Future of Exporting Cannabis

With the North American Free Trade Agreement under renegotiation, Mexico's former president and born-again cannabis advocate...

Cultivation

Editing the Cannabis Genome with Ebbu

A cutting-edge research company in Colorado is working on editing the cannabis genome, producing single-cannabinoid strains,...

Politics

Widows Support Cannabis for PTSD, as Congress Introduces Bill to Legalize Pot for Veterans

The topic of cannabis for veterans suffering from PTSD has again shot into the mainstream, as...

Legal

The Loopholes in New York City’s Public Cannabis Smoking Policy Will Hurt People of Color

Mayor Bill de Blasio has a new policy discouraging New York City cops from making arrests...

Politics

Ohio Medical Marijuana Program Fails to Launch on Time

In an atmosphere of licensing delays and concerns over government corruption, Ohio medical marijuana patients likely...

Medical

Pregnancy & Marijuana: Who Should You Believe?

American pediatricians and obstetricians tell mothers they shouldn't smoke weed, but the medical literature suggests there...

Economics

25% Less Cannabis Brands on California Shelves Since Legalization

The new July point-of-sale data from BDS Analytics illustrates the short-term consequences of California’s adult-use cannabis...

Medical

Can You Overdose on Marijuana?

Whether it’s CBD or THC, ingesting or smoking cannabis is never fatal.

Medical

In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...

Politics

Report: Trump Has a Secret Anti-Cannabis Committee

Despite the fact that he’s recently made comments suggesting that he supports state-legal cannabis, Trump appears...

Culture

If You’re a Lifelong Marijuana User, Thank Your Genetics

New study says genes make a person more prone to enjoy cannabis.

Culture

America’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Finishes Parole

The case of Jeff Mizanskey, who was sentenced to life without parole for cannabis crimes, has...

Economics

Crown Royal Whisky Maker Eyes the Cannabis Industry

Alcohol continues to anticipate entering the cannabis space.