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Joint Opinions

Recreational Cannabis Sales Surpass Projections, Colorado Governor In Denial

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, was the toast of the town last week in Washington...

Medical

Research Shows THC May Fight HIV

Rhesus Macaque Mother and Child. Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) have released a study that...

Joint Opinions

Cannabis Users Make Better Lovers

Thanks to both the therapeutic benefits of cannabis as well as the life-enhancing and aphrodisiac properties...

Economics

Eight Cannabis Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2014

By now we’ve heard the cannabis movement described as a Green Rush, an unprecedented point in...

Legal

Despite Drug Policy Reform, Half of U.S. Prisoners Still Serving Time for Non-Violent Drug Crimes

On Jan. 30, the Obama Administration announced an early release plan for non-violent drug offenders serving...

Products

Cheeba Chews Cannabidiol/THC Mix for Pain Relief

Photo courtesy of Cheeba Chews Whether or not most edibles available in legal states today can...

Legal

Oregon Cannabis Business Conference Lays Out Plans for a Legal Industry

As marijuana laws change around the nation, the State of Oregon has worked to create framework...

Medical

Safer Than Football? Cannabis Alleviates Damage of Binge Drinking

Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images Super Bowl ads make the Super Bowl, and this year,...

Politics

Senator Jeff Sessions Uses Lady Gaga As Scientific Source Proving Perils of Marijuana Use

Obama’s recent comments about the relative dangers of cannabis have sparked a lot of opinion. Some...

Economics

Industrial Hemp Legislation Passed in 20 States

In 1938, Popular Mechanics Magazine ran an article titled “Billion Dollar Crop” touting the potential in...

Legal

Journalist given 5 years of probation surrounding DEA raid

Jose Gutierrez, a journalist and marijuana activist brutally arrested during the April 2012 federal raids on...

Politics

Guatemalan President Urges Countries To Overhaul Drug Policy In UN Speech

Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina spoke out against the failed drug war and urged nations to...

Current Events

DEA Pressuring Armored Cars to Halt Business with Cannabis Industry

The Drug Enforcement Administration has reportedly ordered armored truck companies to cut ties with medical marijuana...

Books

Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution by Doug Fine

“Too High to Fail” claims to be the first in-depth journalistic expose of Mendocino County, California’s...

Legal

The New Paradigm

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force, a hodgepodge of qualified experts and well-positioned bureaucrats, has fired...

Legal

Attorney General Holder’s Answer Coming ‘Soon’

Obama administration close to responding to legalization initiatives – four months later  The question was posed,...

Politics

Holder’s “Open Door” to Legalization?

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says feds may let his state's historic cannabis law stand

Hemp

Senator Mitch McConnell in Favor of Hemp

In a remarkable reversal of position which clearly evidences the rhetorical victories logged by cannabis reform...

Current Events

Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske Urges Pot Reform

In an apparent attempt to get out ahead of the growing legalization movement which has already...

Economics

Microsoft CEO Jumps On “Canabizness” Bandwagon

“Yes, we are Big Marijuana,” said former Microsoft CEO Jamen Shively, 45, who announced last Thursday...