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Politics
Will the Donald Trump the People on Cannabis?
November 9, 2016Depending on your political bent, digesting the results of the General Election can either feel like...
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Politics
Things to Know About Nevada’s Legal Pot Ballot Measure
September 26, 2016LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada joins California, Arizona, Massachusetts and Maine as one of five states...
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In The Magazine
The Problems with Legalization
September 26, 2016No one should have ever gone to jail for marijuana. The actual safety profile of the...
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Cannabis
DEA’s Loosened Restrictions on MMJ Research Could Open the Door to New HIV Drugs
August 19, 2016For decades, medical marijuana has long been an ally for HIV patients, showing efficacy for a...
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Joint Opinions
The Real Danger in Your Water Isn’t THC
August 13, 2016The term red herring defines something that is being used to mislead people and misdirect their...
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Cannabis
DEA Will Let You Apply To Grow Cannabis — But There’s A Catch
August 11, 2016The DEA is allowing anyone and everyone — including enterprises that produce cannabis commercially — to...
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Legal
Senate Hearings Reveal Drug Agencies’ Strategies for Medical Cannabis
August 10, 2016Things are busy in the nation’s drug agencies according to the testimony of Susan R.B. Weiss,...
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Legal
Former Cannabis Union Honcho: Feds Took Me Out
July 21, 2016From 2010 until his arrest on corruption and bribery charges last summer, former union organizer Dan...
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Cannabis
In The Midst of Drought
May 31, 2016Regardless of whether it comes through drying climate or regulating agencies, western cannabis cultivators are due...
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Politics
Bernie Sanders Endorses California Marijuana Legalization Initiative
May 23, 2016The United States’ most progressive candidate for President of the United States endorsed the leading marijuana...
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Politics
Anti-Trump Voter Surge Could Also Legalize Pot
May 16, 2016The all but certainty of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promises to energize young progressive voters...
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Economics
Illinois VA Hospital Working With MMJ Dispensary, But How?
May 10, 2016Although federal law is supposed to prohibit Veterans being treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Politics
White House Welcomes Marijuana Advocates
May 3, 2016The White House has finally opened its door to cannabis advocates. The law reform group DC...
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Cannabis
DEA Approves Cannabis Study Aimed at Treating Veterans with PTSD
April 22, 2016After years of delay, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has finally approved the first-ever trial of...
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Politics
Drug Policy Reform on Center Stage at UNGASS
April 19, 2016This 4/20, while many cannabis users will be somewhere at a smoke out, the most hardcore...
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Legal
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Marijuana Case
March 21, 2016The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would dismiss a lawsuit submitted last year...
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Economics
The $100 Billion Cannabis Industry
March 12, 2016The smell hits me, as it does every time, with a wallop. I’ve visited dozens of...
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Joint Opinions
Activist Charlo Greene Detained At Canadian Border for ‘Marijuana Residue’
March 1, 2016Pot-activist and former TV reporter for KTVA 11, Charlo Greene is famous for her on air...
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Cannabis
FDA Fails to Call Attention to Consumer Fraud in CBD Hemp Market
March 1, 2016Over the past several years, FDA has issued several warning letters to firms that market unapproved...
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Politics
Sanders Outperforms Bush On Cannabis At Town Halls
February 20, 2016With the Nevada caucus and South Carolina primary looming large on Saturday, Democrats traveled to Las...