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Congressional Leaders Publish 2022 Plan for Federal Cannabis Legalization

Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Rep. Barbara Lee of California have released a plan for...

Economics

Visa Cracks Down On Cannabis Dispensary ‘Cashless ATM’ Transactions

Visa has warned its customers that “cashless ATM” transactions popular with many cannabis dispensaries are not...

Sponsored

First Class Cannabis Group: Financing Solutions Maintain Industry Growth

The drawn-out delay in overhauling federal banking regulations has led to the creation of private lending...

Medical

New York Regulators Approve Home Cultivation of Medical Marijuana

Cannabis regulators in New York have issued proposed rules for the home cultivation of medical marijuana...

Science

‘3x Stronger’ Than THC? The Latest Cannabinoid THC-O Arrives

The “latest” hemp-derived cannabinoid to hit the 50-state legal market is supposedly three times stronger than...

Legal

House Committee Approves the MORE Act to Legalize Cannabis

The MORE Act, a bill to legalize cannabis federally, was passed this week by a key...

Legal

Cannabis Legalization Makes New Advances in the Midwest

Cannabis legalization efforts in Wisconsin and Ohio advance as both Illinois and Michigan record-breaking licensed recreational...

Legal

New Marijuana Legalization Proposal Unveiled

Democratic senators released a draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on Wednesday, a bill...

Legal

The MORE Act Aims to Legalize Cannabis

Federal lawmakers have introduced a revised version of last year’s Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act,...

Legal

What You Should Know About the Cannabis Patent

The cannabis patent issued in 1999 to researchers working for the National Institutes of Health makes...

Economics

A Quick Guide to Cannabis Patents: What You Need to Know

Patent law is a dense subject, but it’s important to understand as cannabis becomes increasingly commercial...

Medical

Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis

On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...

Medical

Thailand Set to Expand Medical Marijuana Program

Thailand’s medical marijuana program, after a slow and cautious start, is about to embark on commercial...

Economics

Mitch McConnell & Anti-Pot Lobbyists Criticize Speaker Pelosi Over COVID Relief Bill

Nancy Pelosi roused the ire of Mitch McConnell and anti-pot lobbyists when she defended inclusion of...

Economics

California Controversies Over ‘Social Equity’ Licenses

Equity programs for the legal cannabis industry in California are supposed to address the racial and...

Joint Opinions

Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Languishes as Narco-Wars Escalate

Mexico's President López Obrador met with Trump at the White House last week to inaugurate the...

CBD

Let Them Eat CBD

The CBD craze comes to the continent.

Politics

Brooklyn Brutality Re-Ignites Outrage Over Pot Policing in NYC

An egregious incident of police abuse in Brooklyn has gone viral on the internet and re-ignited...

Legal

Amsterdam Is Trying to Kill Its Own Cannabis Tourism

Dutch capital is sick of foreign visitors. One technique to halt the swarm of foreigners with...

Politics

When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns

The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...