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Economics

Will Illinois’s Marijuana Legalization Plan Include a Monopoly?

Existing medical cannabis cultivator license-holders are pushing for control.

Medical

UK Imports First Shipments of Medicinal Cannabis Products

Counterintuitively, the world's top legal cannabis producer, the United Kingdom, has just imported its first shipment...

Economics

Latin American Cannabis Market Worth $9.8 Billion, Report Says

Latin America is at the forefront of the global wave of cannabis reform, and a new...

Culture

Traditional Classrooms Add Cannabis to the Curriculum

U.S. mainstream schools move slowly to fill the massive marijuana knowledge gap.

Economics

Cannabis Jobs Pay More Than National Salary Average

The cultivation and sale of marijuana are some of the fastest growing businesses sectors in the...

Politics

Portugal Considers Legal Cannabis, After Years of ‘Depenalization’

Two bills to legalize "recreational" cannabis have been introduced in Portugal, where there’s already a thriving...

Medical

It’s Time to Protect Workers Who Use Marijuana

New Mexico legislation pushes for worker protections around cannabis consumption.

In The Magazine

Israel: Beyond the Horizon of Unrestricted Cannabis Research

Israel is leading the world in medical cannabis research, but citizens want more progress at home.

Books

In a Tired & Skewed Refrain, ‘Tell Your Children’ Links Cannabis Use to Madness

Does cannabis make you crazy? One new book is arguing yes, and is ignoring most of...

Culture

How Cannabis Crept Into the Cosmetics Industry, Thanks Mostly to CBD

Hemp for health is nothing new, but the extent to which the cosmetics industry has embraced...

Politics

New Zealand Approves Medical Marijuana, Confirms 2020 Legalization Vote

Days after legalizing medical marijuana, New Zealand's government has confirmed that a referendum on general cannabis...

Economics

Farmers Get Onboard With the Marlboro of Marijuana

Big Cannabis here we come?

Medical

South Korea’s Proposed Medical Marijuana Law Is Big Pharma-Friendly

South Korea is on the way to becoming the first place in eastern Asia to allow...

Industry Events

MJBizCon Boasts Record Attendance as Fastest Growing Trade Show in U.S.

Marijuana business conference drops down in Las Vegas

Politics

Colombia Returns to Hardline Policies Even as Legal Cannabis Booms

Colombia is facing a strange contradiction — foreign capital is pouring in for the legalized cannabis...

Legal

How to Tell If You’re Shopping at an Illegal Dispensary

Here are five warning signs that you might be purchasing cannabis from a noncompliant storefront.

In History

Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules Cannabis Use Must Be Legalized

Mexico’s Congress must now pass a bill legalizing cannabis for personal use in the next 90...

Politics

China, South Korea & Japan Warn Citizens Not to Consume Canadian Cannabis 

Some of the planet's most drug-intolerant governments are reacting with dismay to Canadian cannabis legalization —...

Politics

U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’

Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?

Economics

Will Hype Keep Driving Up CBD Investments Over THC?

Amid the seemingly endless hype about CBD, THC seems to increasingly languish in the shadows —...