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Politics

U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’

Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?

Economics

Will Hype Keep Driving Up CBD Investments Over THC?

Amid the seemingly endless hype about CBD, THC seems to increasingly languish in the shadows —...

Legal

Pardons Coming for Hundreds of Thousands of Canadians

Anyone with a low-level marijuana offense can only apply for a pardon after a clean, 5-year...

Economics

Canadian Companies Acquire U.S. Cannabis Businesses Ahead of Legalization

The cannabis industry is now moving towards consolidation and globalization, as Canadian companies look to cross...

Q&A

Q&A: Kevin O’Leary Discusses the Dangers of Cannabis Investing Under Federal Prohibition

"Shark Tank" star and investor Kevin O'Leary explains why he won't invest in any cannabis businesses...

Culture

The Cannabis Smoker’s Guide to the 2018 MLB Playoffs

The 2018 MLB Playoffs are here. This year, fans have more access to great cannabis during...

Politics

Report: The DEA Ignored the FDA’s Call to Deschedule CBD

Last month, the DEA re-scheduled the drug Epidiolex — but not CBD, the cannabinoid that makes...

Culture

5 Tips for Seniors Thinking About Visiting A Dispensary For the First Time

As older adults turn to cannabis they should come prepared to ask questions.

Politics

South Africa Decriminalizes Personal Possession & Cultivation of Pot

Today, South Africa’s highest court ruled that cannabis — colloquially known in the country as “dagga”...

Economics

Report Says CBD Could Dominate Cannabis Market By 2022, But Experts Disagree

A new report is estimating that the hemp-derived CBD market will skyrocket from its current $600...

Industry Events

University of Michigan to Host Cannabis Conference Ahead of November Legalization Vote

With Michigan facing a legalization initiative this November, the student-organized cannabis conference is intended, among other...

Cultivation

Editing the Cannabis Genome with Ebbu

A cutting-edge research company in Colorado is working on editing the cannabis genome, producing single-cannabinoid strains,...

Economics

Cronos Plans to Grow Cannabinoids With Genetically Edited Yeast

Fears of GMO cannabis have grown alongside the encroachment of large corporations into the cannabis industry....

Culture

‘Mary Janes: The Women of Weed’

A documentary shows women demanding a more equitable, sustainable system as the adult-use cannabis industry develops.

Culture

LISTEN: A Cannabis Musical Is Coming to New York City

A multimedia extravaganza on the history, culture and politics of the cannabis plant is currently under production...

Politics

Report: Trump Has a Secret Anti-Cannabis Committee

Despite the fact that he’s recently made comments suggesting that he supports state-legal cannabis, Trump appears...

Medical

The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD Mania

Having just undertaken a "critical study" of CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid held to have multifarious medicinal...

Joint Opinions

It’s Time to Tone Down the CBD Hype

Cannabidiol (CBD) has proven medical benefits. That doesn’t mean that CBD coffee is going to cure...

Industry Events

New York’s CannaGather Meetup Fosters the City’s Infant Cannabis Industry

Educational event for the cannabis industry in NYC shows investors are thirsty for change.

Economics

Canopy Growth’s Stocks Soar as Beer Giant Invests $4 Billion

In the surest sign yet of synergy between the cannabis and booze industries, one of North...