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Politics

The MPP’s New Director Is Focused on Criminal Justice Reform

America’s largest organization dedicated to ending the war on marijuana users just hired a new executive...

Politics

Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses

Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...

Medical

Oklahoma & Florida Roll Back Access to Smokable Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana users who demand their right to smoke herbaceous cannabis were dealt a double whammy...

Economics

Companies Scramble for CBD Patents, Igniting Fear of Corporate Cannabis

Something of a corporate scramble is underway to secure patents for the various curative properties of...

Medical

City of Brotherly Nugs: Philadelphia Opens Its First Dispensary

Two years after Pennsylvania implemented their medical marijuana law in May 2016, Philadelphia opened its first...

Politics

Seattle Plans to Clear Cannabis Convictions

The city of Seattle has filed a motion to vacate hundreds of marijuana convictions going back...

Cultivation

The Only Man in Florida Who Can Grow His Own Marijuana

A Florida judge says an elderly cancer patient can cultivate cannabis at home. So why is...

Politics

CA Treasurer, Cannabis Industry Figures Want to Meet Sessions

Officials are looking for guidance on cannabis banking.

Medical

New Jersey Expands Medical Program, Adds Qualifying Conditions

New Jersey has been expecting major moves on the cannabis reform front since November when Phil...

Legal

Sessions Issues Memo Encouraging Federal Prosecutors to Kill Drug Offenders

DOJ suggests prosecutors seek death penalty for people caught with large amounts of drugs.

Politics

Marijuana Midterms: NORML Releases Guide for Midterm Election Pot Push

NORML leaders give Cannabis Now an insight into what they expect will be hotly contested races...

Politics

Medical Marijuana Patients Can Lose Their Jobs for Smoking Cannabis

Do you smoke weed? Congratulations, you can be legally fired for doing so. This is one...

Joint Opinions

Why Jeff Sessions is Going After Legal Marijuana

Rescinding the Cole Memo is part of a long-term game plan.

Cannabis

The 12 Days of Kushmas: 6 Plants a-Flowering

On the sixth day of Kushmas, my true love gave to me: six plants a flowering!...

Cannabis

Study: Only 30% of Mail Order CBD Labeled Accurately

A recent study found that CBD oil vape pens are the most likely to be mislabeled...

Politics

Anti-Pot Drug Czar Nominee Encouraged Opiate Crisis

An anti-marijuana congressman was a key architect of the opiate crisis — and he was Trump’s...

Legal

Little Hope For Marijuana Sentencing Reform Any Time Soon

A cultivator’s case in Missouri reveals the lengths left to go before harmful prohibition drug laws...

Politics

DEA Chief Quits in Protest of Trump. Who Will Replace Him?

Trump’s disregard for the law is too flagrant — even for the DEA. We speculate on...

Politics

Pot Policy Leaders Respond to Trump Drug Czar Pick

With an avowed drug warrior now at the helm of the Office of National Drug Control...

Cannabis

Minnesota Marijuana Oil Sent to New York Stirs Anger

Minnesota lawmakers want to crack down on one of the state's medical marijuana companies whose former...