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Legal

Breaking: DEA Raids Montana’s Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Montana Buds

[Updated 2:04 p.m. MST] Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement from around...

Current Events

Congressional Forces Push to Give Vets Access to MMJ

Federal lawmakers will march up to Capitol Hill this week in an effort to tear down...

Economics

Rep. Issa: America’s Policing for Profit Must End

In 2014, police used forfeiture law to seize more property than burglars stole, and Americans are...

Cannabis

Germany to Legalize Medical Cannabis as Early as 2017

The nation's health minister broke the news to the German media Tuesday afternoon and a draft...

Legal

Breaking: Feds Drop Case Against Harborside

In an unprecedented step forward for states’ rights in regards to medical marijuana, the U.S. Attorney’s...

Politics

President Obama’s Marijuana Jokes a Bigger Hit Than His Policies

President Obama’s marijuana jokes over the last couple years proved more progressive than his administration’s policies. On...

Economics

The DEA Drained $18 Million Last Year Destroying Pot Plants

The DEA’s mission is simple: Search and destroy. At the expense of hardworking taxpayers, the DEA...

Economics

The Cannabis Industry: Meet the Wolf of Weed Street

The cannabis industry is booming. It’s currently looking at possibly generating nearly $7 billion in sales...

Legal

Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement Could Be a Huge Let Down

Some of the biggest news circulating around the marijuana community over the past week is word...

Legal

Retail Pot Sales May Be Coming Soon to the Nation’s Capital

While Congress has prevented the District of Columbia from opening retail pot shops in the nation’s...

Current Events

Can Crowdfunding Help Establish the Benefits of Medical Marijuana?

Medical research is often dependent on limited grants from the government and from non-profit organizations. Dr....

Cultivation

Growing with the Guru of Ganja Ed Rosenthal

If Ed Rosenthal’s name isn’t immediately familiar to you, chances are you’ve never attempted to grow...

Politics

White House Still Opposes Marijuana Legalization

Although the federal government seems to be coming around to some degree in terms of loosening...

Joint Opinions

Children Accidentally Exposed to Pharmaceuticals 375% More Often Than Cannabis

An issue often reported in the news is children accidentally eating their parents edibles, but how commonplace is...

Joint Opinions

GW Pharmaceuticals is Uncle Sam’s Version of Legal Weed

A pharmaceutical giant has discovered what an increasing number of parents and patients across the United...

In The Magazine

The United States of Prohibition – History Set to Repeat Itself

By the time the 21st Amendment was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, alcohol’s 14-year position as...

Politics

Utah Medical Cannabis Bill Passes Out of Senate, Onto House

In a 17-12 vote, SB 73, Utah’s whole-plant medical cannabis bill was advanced in third reading...

Legal

Former Attorney General Says Congress Should Reschedule Marijuana

The powers behind the continued prohibition of marijuana may exist somewhere within a super secret society,...

Industry Events

Cannabis Conference Blends Activism and Business

The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) has speakers ranging from legislators and entrepreneurs to activists and...

Medical

Amid Mormon Church Opposition A Third Medical Cannabis Bill Proposed In Utah

“It would be immoral to back down,” Sen. Mark Madsen told KUTV in Salt Lake City...