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Economics

World’s First Marijuana Unicorn Pushes for NYSE Listing

Will New York ring the bell for Canopy Growth, $5 billion publicly traded cannabis darling?

Politics

New York Moves to Address Racial Injustices in Marijuana Policing, Industry

Suddenly, New York state's political establishment is looking seriously at cannabis legalization, driven by growing concerns...

Politics

McConnell Still Opposes Marijuana Legalization At National Level

Although the Senate majority leader supports hemp, he does not support cannabis.

Economics

Canadians Will Spend More Money On Marijuana Than Alcohol

Legal cannabis in Canada will mean marijuana could overtake alcohol sales.

Medical

Smokable Forms of Marijuana Not Likely to Receive FDA Approval

The FDA’s commissioner Scott Gottlieb earlier this week said there’s very little chance the regulatory agency...

Industry Events

NYC Cannabis Parade Pushes for Racial Justice

New York City's Cannabis Parade, a flagship entry in the Global Marijuana March movement and a...

Joint Opinions

Washington Gov. Says His State Has ‘The Best Weed’

Cannabis Now staff writer Jimi Devine disagrees with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, arguing that, of course,...

Medical

Zimbabwe Becomes Second African Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Zimbabwe, seemingly an unlikely candidate, has just become the second African nation to legalize medical marijuana....

Politics

Seattle Plans to Clear Cannabis Convictions

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

Joint Opinions

Does Marijuana Legalization Cause Homelessness?

Anti-cannabis activists such as Kevin Sabet have recently spread the idea that legal cannabis encourages the...

Culture

California Could See Cannabis Coffeeshops on the Beach

Adult-use marijuana legalization is set to bring Amsterdam-style coffeeshops to California.

Legal

Michigan Will Vote on Recreational Marijuana in November

A cannabis advocacy group has been gathering signatures to legalize adult-use marijuana in Michigan for almost...

Politics

Sanders, Schumer Support Pro-Pot Bills on 420

Only the Hudson River separates the two best hopes for major federal marijuana reform in the...

Joint Opinions

In Defense of Marijuana

Most of the civilized world calls the plant cannabis. In America, we’re different. But is “marijuana”...

Culture

Marco Pave Spreads Social Activism Through Music & Cannabis

A Memphis, Tennessee-based MC, Marco Pavé, talks about his favorite strains, the political atmosphere around cannabis...

In The Magazine

Settling the Debate: Marijuana Is Medicine

Scientists and researchers the world over agree on the therapeutic properties of cannabis.

Politics

An Australian Political Party Endorses Pot Legalization

The Green Party in Australia has just come out in favor of cannabis legalization, making a...

Culture

The Waldos, 420 & A Commemorative Beer

Lagunitas hosts a tour of Marin, where the holiday of 420 began, to promote a special...

Culture

Marijuana: An Instrument of Peace

The Guru of Ganja explains his long-term love affair with marijuana.

Culture

Mary Mi Amor: A 420 Poem from Prison

Luke Scarmazzo authors a poem about marijuana while serving a 20-year prison sentence on federal marijuana...