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Economics

Prohibition Is Good for the Pot Entrepreneur & Bad for the Worker

Despite statewide legalization, federal prohibition means roughly 150,000 marijuana industry workers aren’t protected by federal civil-rights...

Politics

Low-Income Cannabis Patients Await CA Governor’s Signature on Compassion Bill

After California legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016, new regulations and taxes put a squeeze on the...

Hemp

Is ‘Smokable Hemp’ Legal?

So-called "smokable hemp" is suddenly available in shops from coast to coast, legal under terms of...

Economics

The Scientist Who Identified THC Is Now Working on Synthetic Cannabinoids

Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, the scientist who first identified the THC molecule in 1965, announced his newest...

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...

Joint Opinions

Harvard Professor Writes Questionable Defense of Trump’s Reefer Madness

Kevin P. Hill offers a signal-boost of the U.S. Surgeon General’s cannabis advisory that nobody needed.

Legal

Court Upholds Federal Labor Protections for Cannabis Workers

A federal appeals court in Denver has held that protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

Joint Opinions

The Great Vaporizer Panic Is a Grifter’s Paradise

As public health officials urge caution — and to stop vaping until the exact cause of...

Economics

Is Uncle Sam’s $3 Million CBD Exploration Just Another Scam?

Government research grants will not study whole-plant marijuana.

Joint Opinions

Legal Pot Isn’t Villain in Vape-Disease Epidemic, But It Could Be the Solution

Illegal products have been connected to the outbreak of mysterious lung ailments as appeals for federal...

Medical

How Consumers Can Avoid Dangerous Vape Cartridges

Health authorities have named a chemical derived from vitamin E as a potential cause of the...

CBD

Will CBD Be an Answer to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs?

A new study suggests CBD could play a role in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Many U.S. cannabis...

Politics

U.S. Student Held in Russian Jail For a Month Over Medical Marijuana Possession

An American college student is currently locked in a 300-year-old Russian jail after attempting to exit...

Medical

Only 3 U.S. States Have No Medical Marijuana

What’s up with Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota?

Medical

Statistics Show Accidental Cannabis Consumption is Insignificant

Poison control center calls for marijuana are low, so why is the media making it a...

Culture

Teen Marijuana Use Down, Adult Use Up

Everyone in America is getting high, except for the kids.

Culture

Pot Culture: Miley vs. Walmart, Kardashian Kannabinoids & Snoop Dogg’s Blunt

This week’s pot culture is jam-packed with celebrities getting buzzed, making a buck and acting out....

Economics

Feds: Hemp Businesses Can Use Credit Unions

A breakthrough in banking for the cannabis industry? Sort of.

Edibles

Americans Would Probably Gobble Up Marijuana Edibles If They Were Legal Nationwide

New study on mice shows an affinity for THC in edibles.

Cultivation

Gabriel: An OG Lives

One Washington cannabis brand has survived the legal battles of prohibition and remains today, fighting high...