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Tomorrow: Up to 10 Ounces of Cannabis for MA Residents

BOSTON (AP) — Key portions of Massachusetts’ voter-approved recreational marijuana law were cleared to go into...

Politics

Florida Legislature Begins Sorting Out Amendment 2

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Legislature is beginning the process of figuring out how to implement...

Industry Events

Emerald Cup 2016 All Star Weed Roundup

Cannabis Now Staff Writer, Jimi Devine, goes behind the scenes of this stoney, star-studded celebration for a...

Economics

Big Beer Feeling the Pinch in Legal Weed States

A recent study by a leading financial services firm shows that, yes — beer sales are...

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Radical Sentence Reduction Returns Beloved Cannabis Icon to CA

This Wednesday saw one of the most beloved prisoners of the war on cannabis leave federal...

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Colorado Plans Crackdown on Home Cannabis Growers

DENVER (AP) — Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning...

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Texas Bill Would Radically Expand Scope of MMJ Program

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would add two dozen medical conditions to the list of...

Culture

Wiz Khalifa Talks Kush, Hip Hop & Politics

Wiz Khalifa has 11 platinum plaques and a wildly popular signature strain to his name. He...

Politics

Leaked Report: Canada Aims at Ending $7 Billion Black Market

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected just over a year ago, with a sizable portion...

Cannabis

Cannabis Researchers: ‘We Need Better Bud’

Researchers say low-grade cannabis hinders their ability to produce meaningful data, and they're asking for access to...

Politics

D.C. Protests Possible Cannabis Crackdown

Safe access advocates in Washington, D.C. took their pro-cannabis message directly to controversial Attorney General appointee, Senator...

Politics

Obama Calls for Dramatic Cannabis Reform

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, president Barack Obama took a clear, pro-decriminalization stance...

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The Pot Train Could Still Go Off the Tracks, and Here’s How

DENVER (AP) — Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying...

Cannabis

When Workplace Insurance Covers Medical Marijuana

As legalization moves forward at the state-level nationwide, the legislative legacy of the Drug War’s 1980s...

Politics

The State of Marijuana After Election Day

Celebrate marijuana's big wins on Election Day.

Economics

Wall Street Discusses Cannabis Investing at Bloomberg

The cannabis industry is experiencing massive growth across the nation in the wake of another wave of...

Economics

Legal Pot Brings Temporary Tax Break for Some Medical Users

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some California medical marijuana users are getting a tax break. State officials...

Politics

U.S. Voters Inspire Former Soviet Republic to Demand Cannabis Decriminalization

With strict prohibition and a law enforcement culture of fear and intimidation, the legacy of Soviet...

Cannabis

Restrictive Texas Cannabis Regulations Fail Medical Marijuana Patients

Cautious optimism has given way to shock and devastation as Texas doubles down on a restrictive...

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Pot POWs Head Home as AUMA Opens the Gates for California Cannabis Prisoners

Nuts and bolts policy arguments characterized much of the often-heated debate surrounding California’s Adult Use Of Marijuana...