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Economics

Peddler’s Licenses & Co-Ops: Chicago Brainstorms Ways to Make Cannabis More Equitable

A month into legal cannabis in Illinois, Chicago is considering various experimental models for cannabis cultivation...

Politics

Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...

Politics

Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?

The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...

Legal

Canadian City Supports Exemption for an Unlicensed Dispensary

A ground-breaking British Columbia dispensary that has been operating for 20 years is challenging the national...

Politics

Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA

Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...

In History

Legendary Emerald Triangle Freedom Fighter B.E. Smith Dies at 72

The Trinity County grower, who did time in federal prison for openly cultivating cannabis under California's...

Culture

The Decade in Weed Hype

The past 10 years have been good for cannabis consumers.

Joint Opinions

Should Cops Run Cannabis Shops?

Once a weed-hater, former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino is behind a would-be cannabis superstore in...

Economics

Cookies Oakland Is the New Heart of Oaksterdam

Arguably the most iconic cannabis brand of the decade is expanding close to its San Francisco...

Politics

House Committee Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill for First Time

The skeletons of every piece of past cannabis legislation lie scattered across the committee floor, where...

Legal

How Exceptions to Legalization Keep the Drug War Alive

Threatening public-housing residents with eviction if they use legal cannabis, as is happening in Chicago, renders...

Cultivation

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

California is moving toward adopting official appellations for cannabis, certifying a strain's regional origin. Here’s your...

Economics

Corporate vs. Campesino Cannabis on Eve of Legalization in Mexico

There is a discomforting sense that Mexico is perpetually on the eve of cannabis legalization, as...

Economics

Colorado Loosens Rules on Investing in Cannabis Businesses

As a new law lifts restrictions on investment in Colorado's cannabis sector, many fear a consolidation...

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...

Legal

Police Struggle to Recruit Informants Because of Pot Legalization

Cops used to flip low-level “offenders” busted with cannabis to become snitches. Now, with weed legal,...

Cultivation

Home Growers Take on Corporate Cannabis in Canada

With the legal cannabis market increasingly dominated by "Big Bud," more Canadians are turning to homegrown....

Industry Events

Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo LA Event Preview

For a crash course in everything the cannabis industry has to offer, the Cannabis World Congress...

Legal

The Surgeon General Launches a New Anti-Cannabis Campaign

All too predictably, the anti-legalization assumptions behind the new campaign — a further disappointment for activists...

Cultivation

DEA to Approve More Marijuana Growers, Eventually

The DEA says it will open the doors to more cannabis research, but fails to provide...