Search results for "law enforcement"
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Medical
Bogus Vape Cartridges Linked to Outbreak of Pulmonary Problems, Hospitalizations
August 21, 2019Over the past weeks, dozens of people across several states have experienced serious lung problems, even...
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Legal
Cannabis Charge Weaponized in Los Angeles ICE Raid
July 31, 2019An ICE raid in Echo Park sparked local outrage, with a longtime resident (and pregnant mother...
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Legal
Why the Illicit Market Lives On
July 26, 2019Some states that legalized cannabis have seen a surge in the illicit market — and attendant...
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Legal
‘World’s Largest Marijuana Company’ Has the Largest Problem With the U.S. Government
July 24, 2019The FDA is scrutinizing Curaleaf for its CBD product claims.
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Medical
Yet Another Study: ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Is Huge Risk to Teens
July 21, 2019If we know the dangers of Spice, why is it still being sold?
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In The Magazine
The Flowering of the U.K. Underground
July 15, 2019Medical cannabis reform in the United Kingdom is coming too slowly to fulfill demand from consumers...
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Legal
California Bans Sale of Butane to Curb Hash Oil Explosions
July 9, 2019State hopes new legislation will help to eliminate illegal concentrate market.
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Legal
Cannabis Concentrates Get a Holiday in 710 — But Are They Legal?
July 9, 2019The arrival of 710 as a special day to celebrate extracts and concentrates marks the growing...
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Legal
Police Ignore Experts on Pot & Driving (Again)
July 2, 2019Evaluating most impairment goes by blood alcohol content, which doesn’t work for cannabis.
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Politics
House Votes in Favor of AOC’s Measure To Cut DEA Funding
June 28, 2019The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would cut DEA funds and transfer the...
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Politics
New York State Legalization Bill Dies as Decriminalization Expands
June 21, 2019A long hoped-for cannabis legalization bill died in the New York state assembly, but reform advocates...
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Politics
Blumenauer-McClintock Amendment Passes House
June 20, 2019Amendment that would block DOJ from interfering with state marijuana laws moves to the Senate.
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Politics
Congress Continues to Look at Making Federal Pot Prohibition Unenforceable
June 20, 2019Amendment could stop federal interference with state cannabis laws, but would not address other key issues...
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Politics
U.S. Citizen Caught in Anti-Drug Sweeps in the Philippines
June 12, 2019A young man from Wisconsin has been jailed on a cannabis charge in the Philippines in...
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Medical
‘False Positives’ Drug Testing Scandal Emerges in New Orleans
June 3, 2019A scandal in New Orleans over false positives in the city's drug testing program comes just...
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Economics
Northern Swan’s Newest Appointees Vindicate AOC’s Critique of Cannabis Legalization
May 23, 2019Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won praise from activists when she decried a white-dominated legal cannabis industry. As if...
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Politics
Analysis Optimistic About Progress in the Asian Cannabis Market
May 14, 2019A new report by the British think-tank Prohibition Partners foresees a $5.8 billion cannabis market in...
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Politics
China Boasts ‘Cannabis Boom’ — But Still Metes Out Death Penalty for Marijuana
May 9, 2019China's ambition to get in on the "cannabis boom," providing hemp for the global CBD market,...
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Politics
Illinois Governor Unveils Cannabis Legalization Plan
May 6, 2019The countdown to legal marijuana in Illinois has begun, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker just unveiled his...
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Politics
Congressmen Call for Descheduling, More Cannabis Research
May 1, 2019Lawmakers are pushing for more research into the medicinal qualities of cannabis, which can’t happen until...