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Medical

Pebbles Trippet: The Activist With Her Own Legal ‘Standard’

One longtime California cannabis activist actually has a legal standard named in her honor. Pebbles Trippet...

CBD

DOT Not Taking CBD as Excuse for Failed Drug Test

The nation’s authority on transportation doesn’t care if workers CBD products may have actually had too...

Joint Opinions

Bloomberg Is the Worst Candidate in the Race on Marijuana

Listen to @Fatjew: The former New York City mayor has an abysmal record on cannabis and...

Legal

Spain’s ‘Grandma Marijuana’ Fights the Power

Fernanda de la Figuera has been sentenced to nine months in prison for growing cannabis in...

Politics

New Mexico Races to Legalize Pot by the End of February

The race is on to become the 12th state in the union to legalize cannabis. With...

Politics

Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...

Politics

Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?

The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...

Politics

The 5 Biggest Moments in Cannabis Politics in 2019

After a year like this one, 2020 will likely include big changes in cannabis laws worldwide.

Culture

Mckayla Wilkes Is Running for Congress, and Yes, She’s Been Arrested for Weed

A candidate for the House of Representatives is doing what no national political candidate before her...

Products

Give the Gift of Rolling With Easy-to-Roll Curved Papers

From a city known for its innovation, Curved Papers were designed to help make rolling up...

Politics

California’s CROP Project Responds to Toxic Threat of ‘Trespass Grows’

Cannabis may be legal in California, but illicit cultivation persists, especially in the National Forests, where...

Legal

While Cannabis Industry Grows, More People Are Being Busted for Weed

Arrest rates show the War on Drugs is still going full force.

Politics

New York Proposes a Cannabis ‘Common Market’ in the Tri-State Area

Federal prohibition doesn’t allow for cannabis products to cross state lines, but shared regulation strategies can.

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: Where Weed Is Legal Around the World

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization around...

In The Magazine

Cannabis Territory

With inspiration from the states, U.S. territories push for legal cannabis.

Hemp

Hemp Makes Marijuana Crimes Difficult to Prosecute

The arbitrary distinction that makes hemp actually marijuana is causing challenges for law enforcement.

Culture

Pot Culture: Sour Grapes from Sour Patch & Sniff Tests

This week, we talk what the nose knows and proprietary catfights.

Legal

Miami-Dade Prosecutor Latest to Halt Pursuit of Minor Cannabis Charges

The decision was prompted in this instance by the dilemma vexing law enforcement nationwide: the inability...

Culture

Bernie Sanders Says He’d Legalize Marijuana by Executive Order

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders stopped by the Joe Rogan Experience to dive into his platform,...

Legal

Ireland Partially Decriminalizes All Drugs

After years of planning, Ireland has finally moved ahead to decriminalize first-time drug offenders — and...