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Legal

Marijuana Policy Project Predictions for Legal Weed in 2016

The outcome of this year’s general election has proven to be super fuel for the legion...

Medical

Missouri Families Continue to Wait for Implementation of CBD-only Medical Cannabis Law

3-year-old Autumn Bay, photo by Chris Wallis. It takes nearly 17 hours to drive from Bernie,...

Politics

Arresting at Odds: Philadelphia’s New Marijuana Climate

In Pennsylvania, where root beer started, freedom-inspired bars run rampant and the Liberty Bell silently rings,...

Cultivation

Oregon to Ban Homemade Marijuana Extracts Under Legalization Law

Photo courtesy of Ry Prichard Oregon plans to enforce a post-legalization ban on marijuana concentrates extracted...

Medical

Medical Patient Sues Company over Discriminatory Practices

A graduate student in Rhode Island is taking matters into her own hands after being denied...

Joint Opinions

Midterm Elections Show Marijuana Is a Bipartisan Issue

On Tuesday, as the GOP gained a majority control of both the U.S. House and Senate,...

In History

Alaska, Oregon and D.C. Legalize Cannabis, Florida Says No to Medical

It’s official: two more states have joined Colorado and Washington to become states with recreational cannabis...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana and Ebola: The Claim and the Controversy

America has been in a wild-eyed state of panic for the past several weeks, as news...

Medical

Chile Begins Growing Cannabis for Medical Use

Chile will join the rank of countries making shifts in cannabis reform around the world. Reports...

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...

Legal

Morocco Considers Legalizing Marijuana

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

Economics

Colorado Marijuana Tax Loophole Shortchanges School Fund

Contrary to what most believe, a large majority of the revenue generated over the past several...

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...

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...

Dispensaries

Oregon State Orders Shutdown of 9 Medical Dispensaries

Photo by Anthony Souffle Approximately one month after implementing rules governing a medical marijuana dispensary program,...

Politics

Colorado Makes Plans to Revise Marijuana Production Standards

There has been almost nothing but good news regarding Colorado and its trailblazing journey as the...

Joint Opinions

Federal Marijuana Legalization by 2024: How Will It Happen?

Over the past year, a number of lawmakers and industry experts have speculated the end to...

Medical

Arizona’s Flip-Flopping Stance on Marijuana and PTSD

It’s been a great year for supporters of cannabis decriminalization. Both Colorado and Washington began selling...

Medical

Illinois Set to Begin Application Process for Medical Program

Patients in Illinois may now download the application for a medical marijuana registry identification card, although...