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Medical

Cannabis Treatments for Alzheimer’s Blocked by Bureaucracy

Seniors are the fastest growing group of medicinal cannabis users in the country, and a growing...

Economics

Inside Canada’s New Cannabis & Hemp Regulations

As Canada moves towards legalizing cannabis for adult use, the government is in the process of...

Legal

Toronto Crackdown in Countdown to Canadian Legalization

Another dispensary is raided by police in Toronto — the latest in a string of such...

Joint Opinions

Alcohol’s Interest in Cannabis Could Be a Reason Not to Legalize Nationwide

The cannabis industry might need more time before going up against the alcohol industry.

Joint Opinions

Stop Blaming Jeff Sessions for America’s Anti-Pot Drug Policy

The U.S. Congress is the real powerhouse refusing to stop federal prohibition. The Attorney General is...

Politics

Native Tribes Assert Sovereignty Over CA Pot Laws

Can California Native American tribes grow and sell their own marijuana? Given that Native American tribes...

Cannabis

Canada Introduces ‘Sin Tax’ on Medical Marijuana

In Canada’s new federal budget, the country set up a tax framework that would tax adult-use...

Politics

UK Parliament Will Debate the Future of Marijuana Legalization

Among western European nations, the UK parliament is perhaps most strident in its view that cannabis...

Politics

Berkeley Declares Itself a Cannabis Sanctuary City

Berkeley, California appears to be the first city in the nation to officially prohibit city employees...

Legal

Hemp Advocates Challenge the DEA in Court Over Hemp Extract Ruling

On Feb. 15, lawyers presented oral arguments in the case, Hemp Industries Association v. DEA, which...

Politics

Oral Arguments Heard in Lawsuit Against Jeff Sessions’s Pot Prohibition

A federal case seeks to deschedule cannabis, but government lawyers are confident that the court will rule once...

Politics

Lawmakers Delay Legalization With Cannabis ‘Studies’

Lawmakers in red states, where voters want legal medical cannabis, are instead pushing for state-funded studies...

Economics

Jeff Sessions Targets Marijuana Banking, Reignites Fears

Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn’t launched any raids or prosecutions since he revoked the Cole Memo...

Cannabis

VA Blames Prohibition for Lack of MMJ Research

Despite overwhelming evidence that veterans can benefit massively from cannabis medicine, obstacles created by federal prohibition...

Politics

Canada Will Consider Releasing Pot Prisoners After Legalization

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says amnesty for cannabis “offenders” might come after Canada’s legal...

Politics

DEA Changes Research Application Process for Schedule I Drugs

The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more...

Joint Opinions

Why Jeff Sessions is Going After Legal Marijuana

Rescinding the Cole Memo is part of a long-term game plan.

Legal

Marijuana Crackdown? Not Yet: What Jeff Sessions’s New Memo Means For Legal Pot

Don’t panic — and please don’t allow confusion and misinformation to fool you into doing Jeff...

Politics

Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era Pot Protections

The nation’s top law enforcement officer and attorney made a bombshell announcement this morning that he...

Economics

Report: All Drugs, Not Just Cannabis, Are Getting Stronger

A new report from the DEA illustrates that the decades-long War on Drugs has done little...