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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...

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...

Politics

3 Worrying Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2020

Political space for cannabis is generally on the upswing, but there are some intersecting trends that...

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...

Economics

Cookies Oakland Is the New Heart of Oaksterdam

Arguably the most iconic cannabis brand of the decade is expanding close to its San Francisco...

Medical

Brazil Allows Import of THC Products, But Only Cultivation of Hemp

Brazil's limited medical marijuana program is taking a step forward with new regulations announced this month...

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

How Exceptions to Legalization Keep the Drug War Alive

Threatening public-housing residents with eviction if they use legal cannabis, as is happening in Chicago, renders...

Economics

Corporate vs. Campesino Cannabis on Eve of Legalization in Mexico

There is a discomforting sense that Mexico is perpetually on the eve of cannabis legalization, as...

Politics

New Polls Show ‘Overwhelming’ Support for Legal Cannabis in America

Two studies this month found two-thirds of U.S. adults support recreational cannabis, and another 30% support...

Economics

OSHA Training Comes to California Cannabis

California just mandated two people for every cannabis permit have to take the state’s 30-hour occupational...

Economics

‘Largest Pot Recall Ever’ Shows How Legal Cannabis Rules Can Add Safety

When governments have the oversight to test cannabis products, it helps citizens avoid getting sick —...

Hemp

Is ‘Smokable Hemp’ Legal?

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

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...

Legal

Need Legal Advice? Michael E. Cindrich, APC Could Help You

The Law Offices of Michael E. Cindrich, APC has considerable experience representing cannabis businesses and consumers...

Cultivation

DEA to Approve More Marijuana Growers, Eventually

The DEA says it will open the doors to more cannabis research, but fails to provide...

CBD

4 Continents, 1 Deal: The Global CBD Export Market Is Already Here

This week, a medical cannabis company in Colombia set a milestone by exporting the first batch...