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Industry Events

New West Summit: Cannabis, Tech & Finance Converge

The two-day summit held last week included 30 panels with over 80 experts meeting to confer...

Politics

Canada: Prime Minister Initiates Cannabis Legalization

It seems that Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is not wasting any time honoring...

Legal

NJ State Legislature Discusses Recreational Cannabis

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of the most cantankerous cannabis oppositions in the United States,...

Politics

Clinton Calls for Rescheduling of Marijuana, But Is She Serious?

Hillary Clinton has never really taken the issue of marijuana legalization as seriously as the current...

Politics

Ohio Says ‘No’ To Legal Weed Monopoly

Proponents of Ohio’s Issue 3, a sweeping ballot initiative that would have taken the state from...

Cultivation

Q&A: Advanced Nutrients Founder, From Outlaw to Marijuana Mogul

“Big Mike” Straumietis, founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients, has a life story that sounds like...

Politics

Maine Cannabis Advocates Join Forces to Legalize Cannabis

Two marijuana advocacy groups campaigning to bring a full-scale recreational cannabis market to Maine in 2016...

Economics

Canada On the Verge of Becoming Global Kingpin with Cannabis Investors

The morning after Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau snuffed out Stephen Harper in the election, making...

Joint Opinions

The Next President Must End the War on Cannabis

When the latest round of Democratic presidential candidates stepped out on to the stage in Nevada...

In History

Study: Adult Use of Marijuana Doubles in Last Decade

A recent study found that adult use of cannabis has more than doubled in the past...

In History

Poll Reveals Highest American Support for Legalization in History

A new Gallup poll finds that the majority of the American population – a solid 58...

Politics

New Canadian Prime Minister Plans to Legalize Marijuana ‘Right Away’

Canada’s Liberal Party emerged victorious in the election on Monday, with Justin Trudeau, who positioned his...

Politics

New Federal Bill Would Protect Patients in Legal States

While some lawmakers remain convinced that simply attaching a few riders to a federal spending bill...

Legal

UK Would Make Millions in Taxes From Legal Cannabis

As members of Parliament ended a debate on Monday over the nationwide legalization of cannabis, a...

Politics

Clinton & Sanders Talk Cannabis During Democratic Debate

In the 1990s, no politician with national ambitions (and very few with state-level ambitions) dared to...

Politics

Legalization in Ohio Faces Rough Road Ahead

With only three weeks left until voters in Ohio head to the polls to decide whether...

Medical

California Governor Signs Law Regulating Medical Marijuana Market

California's Governor, Jerry Brown, is designating a new regulatory system intended to improve the overall quality...

Legal

CA Looks Toward Cannabis Legalization in 2016

ReformCA, the coalition with perhaps the best chance of legalizing marijuana in the state of California...

Medical

History of Drugs Chronicled in New Book

Dr. David Bearman's new book "Drugs Are Not the Devil’s Tools: How Discrimination and Greed Created...

Legal

Support Grows for Cannabis Legalization

Eliminating the criminal penalties associated with cannabis-related offenses is significantly more important to the American public...