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Economics

Visa Cracks Down On Cannabis Dispensary ‘Cashless ATM’ Transactions

Visa has warned its customers that “cashless ATM” transactions popular with many cannabis dispensaries are not...

Legal

New Mexico Cannabis Raid Spotlights Native American Jurisdictional Dilemma

A federal raid on a Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico again brings into focus the...

Sponsored

First Class Cannabis Group: Financing Solutions Maintain Industry Growth

The drawn-out delay in overhauling federal banking regulations has led to the creation of private lending...

Economics

3 Years Of Legal Marijuana in Canada: Pros, Cons & What The US Can Learn

Canada legalized cannabis in Oct. 2018 to make money, improve public health, and help people harmed...

Legal

The Death Penalty for Cannabis: Which Countries Are Enforcing Right Now

Even as a legal cannabis industry emerges on a global scale, there are still countries that...

Culture

A Q&A with Matt Barnes: Former NBA Player Turned Cannabis Advocate

The NBA vet talks cannabis use in the league, pushing Biden on the ’94 crime bill,...

Culture

Oaksterdam University: 25 Years of Educating and Inspiring the Cannabis Industry

Oaksterdam University has become the most trusted source of reputable and up-to-date curriculum for both aspiring...

Hemp

Not Quite So Sweet: Hemp & the Honeybee

Recent reports have argued that hemp may be able to help struggling honeybee populations. But over...

Politics

Yes or No: New Zealanders Head to the Polls to Legalize Cannabis

The global wave of cannabis legalization has reached the South Pacific. The people of New Zealand...

Economics

Progress, Obstacles in Cannabis Industry Unionization Push

Gains are reported from Massachusetts in organized labor's push to unionize the cannabis industry. But significant...

Legal

Calls to Defund the Police Lead to Cannabis Decriminalization Measures

A month into the national uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd, cities and states...

Culture

Remembering Jack Herer: The Hemperor of Cannabis

You have probably heard of the High Times Cannabis Cup award-winning strain Jack Herer, but did...

Current Events

The Cannabis Industry and the Black Lives Matter Uprising

Protests have spread across the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd at the...

Politics

Nepal Looks to Legalize Marijuana

Bill advocates the legalization of cannabis in one of its ancient homelands.

Legal

How Texas Accidentally Decriminalized Cannabis

Differentiating hemp from cannabis causes law enforcement to back away from testing low-level busts.

Cultivation

Weed in Wine Country

California cultivators in Santa Rosa County face delays in permits.

Politics

When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns

The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...

In History

Sister Somayah Kambui: An Early Visionary of Cannabis Equity

Sister Somayah Kambui spent her life working toward "cannabis equity" — a term not yet coined...

Culture

Is the Data You Give to Cannabis Dispensaries Safe?

Personal data from 30,000 cannabis customers leaked from an Amazon Web Services bucket used by a...

Politics

Jay-Z Sues Mississippi Over Prison Violence Impacting Pot Prisoners

Mississippi has some of the harshest cannabis laws in the country, and pot convictions are contributing...