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Legal

NY Sees Decrease in Cannabis Arrests

Many people across the country have been excited to witness the changes in cannabis legislation in...

Politics

AG: Legalization in California is Inevitable

With her defeat of Republican Ron Gold, California Attorney General Kamala Harris believes that the decision...

Legal

Portable Marijuana Breathalyzers Are in the Works

A team of chemists at Washington State University is currently in the process of creating a...

Joint Opinions

NYC Decriminalizes Marijuana… 37 Years Late

The long withstanding battle in New York City between stoners and the boys in blue has...

Legal

NYPD Drops ‘Buy-and-Bust’ Operations

The New York City Police Department has been ordered to terminate a program they’ve implemented called...

Politics

GOP Congressman Vows to Overturn D.C. Legalization Measure

Although the residents of Washington, D.C. have expressed a very clear desire to have cannabis possession...

Legal

Two Texas Cities Roll Out Decriminalization Pilot Programs

Earlier this month, the Harris County District Attorney’s office, which oversees the Houston metro, announced the...

Legal

Seattle Will Dismiss All Marijuana Tickets

Earlier this summer, one terribly bitter Seattle cop gained a lot of media attention and also...

Politics

Federal Bill Could Save the Lives of Marijuana Users

When President Richard Nixon unleashed the dogs of the weed wars back in 1970s, plagues of...

Joint Opinions

Big Marijuana: The Necessary Evil of Federal Legalization

If the United States expects to escape the clutches of prohibition, there is no escaping the...

Politics

Anti-Marijuana Group Project SAM Uses Federally Funded Non-Profits to Push 2015 Legislation

Earlier this year, a wave of conservative states passed legislation legalizing possession of medical cannabis extracts...

Dispensaries

Hawaii Considers Developing Statewide Dispensary System

Photo by Linka Odom Although medical marijuana has been available to qualifying patients in Hawaii since...

Legal

Denver May Ban Homemade Hash Oil

It may seem like all is well in Colorado for marijuana smokers, but Denver city officials...

Cultivation

Sungrown Daze

Photo by Park Ranger Summer light deprivation season has ended and the long season cannabis flowers...

Politics

Legalization Measure Makes it to Oregon Ballot

Although a majority of Oregon voters rejected a similar measure presented about two years ago, it...

Industry Events

Activism and Industry Meet at the State of Marijuana

Cast against a backdrop of the Hollywood sign, cannabis activists and entrepreneurs gathered in Los Angeles...

Legal

D.C. Decriminalizes Cannabis

Before Wednesday at midnight, getting caught smoking or being in possession of pot in D.C. would...

Politics

Growing Marijuana Outdoors and the Environment

Walk through a forest in the North Coast of California and you may see many astonishing...

In The Magazine

Inside I-502: What You Need to Know About Legal Cannabis in Washington State

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed” — nowhere...

Joint Opinions

Let the People Smoke: Social Clubs Can Reign in the Edible Market

New consumers in Colorado’s recreational cannabis marketplace are not necessarily marijuana savvy. For example, take NY...