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Politics

The End of Anti-Pot New Jersey

Cannabis activists in New Jersey are envisioning a future without Governor Chris Christie.

Cannabis

Of Mice & Marijuana: Lab Rats Have Greater Access to MMJ

Legal restrictions on cannabis research mean that the biggest beneficiaries of groundbreaking research into the plants...

Politics

Connecticut Dems Call for Legalization in Budget Proposal

Connecticut Democrats have unveiled a budget proposal that recommends legalizing and taxing marijuana.

Legal

AG Sessions Escalates Drug War with New Sentencing Rules

Nostalgia for the 1980s and '90s is hot right now, and that retro fever seems to...

Politics

WATCH: Trump’s First Statement On MMJ – Just More Smoke?

Donald Trump has gone from a candidate who supports medical marijuana "100%" to a president whose...

Politics

Vermont Is One Signature Away from Legalizing Cannabis

Vermont is poised to be the first state to legalize pot with a pen — a...

Economics

Filling the Coffers With Cannabis Cash

Some communities are cashing in on medical marijuana and raking in millions.

Legal

Federal Cannabis Protections Expected to be Extended

Extension of key amendment blocking federal drug enforcement against medical marijuana providers is expected to pass...

Economics

After 3 Years, Feds Back to Tracking Cannabis Markets

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has decided to resume tracking the marijuana market...

Cannabis

America’s Hemp CBD Crop Arrives!

A gushing well of curative, CBD-rich hemp oil in Kentucky is bursting through federal prohibition.

Economics

CA Cannabis Industry Responds to Governor’s Vision of the Future

California readies to merge medical and adult-use cannabis.

Politics

How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)

The most important Congressional action on cannabis — ever — is set to expire this Friday at midnight;...

Joint Opinions

Breaking Free From Charlotte’s Web

How Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz changed to support whole-plant cannabis.

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...

Industry Events

In San Francisco, If You Can’t Beat 420, Regulate 420

Golden Gate Park’s underground pot party goes legit, gets permits and food trucks.

Politics

Cannabis Activists Hit Rhode Island for Big Legalization Push

The tiny state of Rhode Island is on the verge of a massive breakthrough when it...

Legal

Canada Introduces Legislation to Legalize Marijuana

Canada is set to be the second country to legalize recreational cannabis.

Culture

Roots and Seeds: The Many Roads That Lead to Cannabis

There's more than one life path that leads to a career in the blossoming cannabis industry,...

Cannabis

Report After Report: Legal Pot Doesn’t Increase Youth Use

It's the enduring war cry of the prohibitionist: think of the children!  But recent reports (along with dozens...

Politics

Local Activism Brings Pot Decriminalization to Kansas City

The BBQ has always been great in Kansas City, but with the decriminalization of up to...