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Economics

Big Cannabusiness: Reconciling the Recreational Boom and the Medical Marketplace

On New Year’s Day, as retail sales of cannabis went legal in Colorado, the state’s dispensaries...

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Two Texas Cities Roll Out Decriminalization Pilot Programs

Earlier this month, the Harris County District Attorney’s office, which oversees the Houston metro, announced the...

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Morocco Considers Legalizing Marijuana

While Morocco’s cannabis farmers have been forced in the past to cultivate their crops under blackmail...

Edibles

Dispensaries Offer Low-Dose Options for New Consumers

Since the legalization of cannabis in Colorado and Washington state, there have been numerous reports of...

Economics

U.S. Could Rake In $3 Billion… If Pot Were Legal

The line down at the neighborhood gas station down the street is a little longer than...

Politics

Attorney General Announces Resignation, Shows Support For Cannabis Reform

Cannabis legislation around the country is seeing rapid changes thanks to the growing support for the...

Medical

Special Interests Lobby Against Marijuana

It’s no secret that alcohol and pharmaceutical companies have supported anti-marijuana organizations. The California Beer &...

Politics

Anti-Marijuana Group Project SAM Uses Federally Funded Non-Profits to Push 2015 Legislation

Earlier this year, a wave of conservative states passed legislation legalizing possession of medical cannabis extracts...

Economics

Growth in the Industry Inspires Innovative Business Practices

The cannabis industry is poised to grow 64 percent to $2.34 billion nationwide by the end...

Economics

New Reality Series Gives Cannabis Entrepreneurs a Shot in the Industry

Calling all thinkers, tinkerers, visionaries and daydreamers with lofty Mary Jane fantasies: a new reality show...

Medical

Iowans Continue to Suffer as Medical Cannabis is Denied

Photo by Mark A dying Iowa man who grew marijuana to treat his terminal cancer was...

Joint Opinions

DEA Reclassifies Hydrocodone While Cannabis Remains Schedule I

No one dies of marijuana overdose. At least, no one did in 2010, according to statistics ...

Politics

Colombian President Endorses Cannabis Legislation

Colombia may be the next South American country to allow adults to legally use cannabis thanks...

Medical

Medical Cannabis Linked to Decline in Painkiller Overdoses

According to a study published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, states with medical cannabis laws...

Joint Opinions

Seattle to Denver: A Tale of Two Cities’ Marijuana Economies

The U.S. now has two states with two separate cannabis economies. Colorado was the first to...

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D.C. Marijuana Measure Slated for General Election

This November District of Columbia voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to...

In History

Marc Emery Released From U.S. Custody

Photo by Rebecca Cook Canadian publisher and cannabis activist turned American federal prisoner Marc Emery was...

Joint Opinions

Charlotte’s Web Is More Brand Than Strain

The latest catchphrase to grace the pages of medical marijuana legislation in the United States is...

Joint Opinions

The Butterfly Effect of Prohibition

By Federal Inmate 63131-097 Jasmine is a typical 12-year-old girl. She’s pretty, smart and loves cheerleading,...

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California’s Legal Issue

California boasts the world’s eighth largest economy, larger than even Russia. San Francisco Weekly’s Chris Roberts recently...