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Grow
Cannabis Shortages Spur New Interest in Growing at Home
April 1, 2020Lockdowns and economic paralysis imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak are creating a new emphasis on self-sufficiency....
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Economics
Restaurants & Bars Shutdown Amid Coronavirus, But Marijuana Dispensaries Remain Open
March 16, 2020Virus is causing cannabis purchases to surge before a potential shutdown of shops.
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Medical
Vape Illnesses Diminish
March 14, 2020The outbreak of lung injuries related to vaporizer use seems to have subsided. What did we...
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Economics
How Much Cannabis Each State Sold in First Month of Legal Sales
February 10, 2020Out of the 9 states that have launched legal cannabis marketplaces, which state earned the most...
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Economics
Peddler’s Licenses & Co-Ops: Chicago Brainstorms Ways to Make Cannabis More Equitable
February 5, 2020A month into legal cannabis in Illinois, Chicago is considering various experimental models for cannabis cultivation...
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Politics
Sanders Says He Will Legalize Marijuana Nationwide
February 4, 2020Presidential candidate says he would legalize cannabis in America, but he couldn’t do it alone.
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Economics
Everyone Still Wants In on Cannabis Stocks
January 26, 2020Launches of two indices signals mainstream interest in publicly traded firms, just as their valuations hit...
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Culture
America’s Airline Traffic Is Now Full of Weed
January 19, 2020Chicago O’Hare Airport’s recent installation of cannabis “amnesty boxes” reveals the truth about American airline traffic...
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Politics
Florida Knocked out of 2020 Marijuana Legalization Efforts
January 15, 2020Florida will not vote on cannabis legalization this year, but other states are still in the...
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Joint Opinions
Push for the Best Legalization
January 11, 2020Marijuana legalization oftentimes gets caught up in the conversation about marijuana regulation instead.
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Culture
The Decade in Weed Hype
December 29, 2019The past 10 years have been good for cannabis consumers.
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Culture
Mckayla Wilkes Is Running for Congress, and Yes, She’s Been Arrested for Weed
December 20, 2019A candidate for the House of Representatives is doing what no national political candidate before her...
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Politics
Corruption & Crime Seems to Follow Restrictive Dispensary Permitting
December 11, 2019Limited permitting seems to welcome graft and boodle, just like one former California mayor warned.
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In History
The New Amsterdam
December 7, 2019West Hollywood welcomes the country’s first legal cannabis cafe.
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Politics
One City Is Funding ‘Reparations’ With Cannabis Tax Revenue
December 6, 2019The Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first city in the United States to put...
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Politics
Indiana May Consider Decriminalization in Next Session
November 26, 2019Marijuana possession is the second-leading cause of arrest in Indiana.
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Legal
How Exceptions to Legalization Keep the Drug War Alive
November 19, 2019Threatening public-housing residents with eviction if they use legal cannabis, as is happening in Chicago, renders...
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Legal
While Cannabis Industry Grows, More People Are Being Busted for Weed
November 14, 2019Arrest rates show the War on Drugs is still going full force.
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Politics
The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?
November 1, 2019Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...
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Politics
Trump Admin. Wants Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
October 15, 2019The Trump administration has issued rules allowing drug tests (including for cannabis, of course) for those...