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Economics

Shame of the Cities: Why Marijuana Legalization Isn’t Buying CA Nice Things

High taxes and hundreds of cities and counties refusing to legalize commercial cannabis sales means California...

Politics

The FDA Could Decide Today If CBD in Your Food Is Legal (But Probably Won’t)

The CBD craze hinges on action from the Food and Drug Administration, which is likely to...

Legal

Activists Back Last-Ditch Bid for New York Cannabis Legalization in 2019

With the end of the legislative session in Albany closing in, a new bill has been...

Politics

Illinois Could Be Days Away From Legalizing Cannabis

A bill that would legalize adult-use cannabis in Illinois has cleared the hurdle in the State...

Economics

Gov. Polis Just Broadly Expanded Cannabis Investment Opportunities in Colorado

Starting in November, it will be possible for publicly traded companies to directly invest in Colorado...

Legal

The Feds Crack Down on Colorado’s Underground Cannabis Market

With help from local police, federal officials last week arrested dozens of people, conducted about 250...

Politics

The Cannabis Industry Lobbies on Capitol Hill for Banking & Equity

The cannabis industry lit up Capitol Hill this week, as advocates lobbied their representatives, focusing on...

Economics

Northern Swan’s Newest Appointees Vindicate AOC’s Critique of Cannabis Legalization

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won praise from activists when she decried a white-dominated legal cannabis industry. As if...

Joint Opinions

What Cannabis Legalization Opponents Have Right

Amid the distortions and tired lies, legalization foes are speaking one truth: commercial cannabis isn’t working...

Economics

Cannabis Beverages Might Not Be the Next Big Thing After All

Aurora CEO says the proven cannabis market is not in drinks.

Legal

The Pot Panopticon: Tracking & Tracing CA Cannabis Is a Mess

Figuring out how to figure out where every scrap of product in a multi-billion-dollar market is...

Politics

Billionaire Arrested Over 5,000 Cannabis Plants in St. Kitts Spurs Fight Over Local Control

In a wild week in the Caribbean, a Coca-Cola billionaire and his business partner were arrested...

Politics

Analysis Optimistic About Progress in the Asian Cannabis Market

A new report by the British think-tank Prohibition Partners foresees a $5.8 billion cannabis market in...

Cultivation

Oregon’s Solution for Cannabis Over-Supply: Quit Growing It

State’s six-year cannabis supply and resulting price crash is triggering government intervention into the market.

Legal

Cannabis-Linked ‘Kidnapping’ Case Reflects Emerald Triangle Ethnic Tensions

The arrest of three, including two Bulgarian immigrants, in what is being billed as a "kidnapping"...

Joint Opinions

More People Try Cannabis for the First Time When It’s Legal

Legalization in Canada is resulting in more first-time cannabis users.

Politics

China Boasts ‘Cannabis Boom’ — But Still Metes Out Death Penalty for Marijuana

China's ambition to get in on the "cannabis boom," providing hemp for the global CBD market,...

Economics

The Potential & Promise of the Cannabis Beverage Market

Seven cannabis beverage companies from the Hall of Flowers trade show in Northern California exemplify the...

Legal

How Hemp Could Block Federal Cannabis Legalization

There are a couple four-letter words standing between cannabis and federal legalization — literally and metaphorically.

Medical

Opioids & Cannabis: Gaining an Upper Hand on Pain

Opioids deployed in the treatment of chronic pain can wind up causing more harm than they...