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Joint Opinions

Federal Marijuana Legalization by 2024: How Will It Happen?

Over the past year, a number of lawmakers and industry experts have speculated the end to...

Joint Opinions

Calling All Veterans

Today 22 veterans will commit suicide. Yesterday, 22 vets committed suicide. Tomorrow another 22 vets will...

Medical

The Current State of Marijuana’s Drug Classification

Photo by Dave Lobby The only marijuana available for research in the United States has remained...

Medical

New York Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Thanks to the Compassionate Care Act that went into effect on July 5, New York has...

Medical

“Weed the People” Directors Look for Funding

A new documentary by filmmakers Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake is raising awareness about the medicinal...

Economics

Leafly Says “App of the Year” Win Represents Maturation of the Cannabis Industry

“Did we just beat Microsoft?” asked Leafly co-founder Christian Groh while accepting Geekwire’s App of the...

Economics

Operation Grow4Vets Offers Free Marijuana to Veterans

A Colorado group has announced plans to give away free marijuana and marijuana-infused products to qualifying...

Politics

Federal Government To Increase Its Supply Of Marijuana For Clinical Research

Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the U.S. government’s production of research-grade cannabis....

Politics

Florida CBD-only Bill Passes Senate, Moves to House

An overwhelming majority of Florida’s senators voted this week 16-3 to pass a bill legalizing a...

Joint Opinions

Obama Administration Shows Signs of Ending Cannabis Prohibition

President Barack Obama’s accomplishments in office are numerous and significant but for marijuana activists like myself,...

Legal

The Lori Duckworth Raid

Since 2008, Lori Duckworth acted as Executive Director of the Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center and Southern Oregon NORML alongside...

In History

A Tale of Two Nations: While Cannabis Science Progresses Abroad, American Politicians Still Skeptical

Cannabis cigarettes are seen at Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm, near the northern Israeli city of...

Medical

Anxiety Conditions Rarely Covered Under Medical Marijuana Laws

Anxiety disorders affect over 40 million adults in the United States, nearly 20 percent of the...

Cultivation

What is The Difference Between Indica and Sativa?

We break down the difference between indicas and sativas from the effect to the medical application...

Medical

CIR Reports SF Veterans Receive Opiates Without Seeing Doctor

This September the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) revealed that opiate prescriptions for veterans had surged...

Joint Opinions

Paging Dr. Riggs

Response to Dr. Paula Riggs, criticizing Dr. Gupta Dr. Paula Riggs, a professor of psychiatry at...

Politics

The Green Belt: New Hampshire Approves Medical Marijuana

It’s official, the United States now has a “Green Belt.” New Hampshire became the 19th state in the...

Joint Opinions

Concord, Calif. Bans Outdoor Cultivation

Last night I testified against a proposed ordinance to ban all outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana...

In The Magazine

Characteristics of Oregon Medical Marijuana Patients Served by Compassion Center

Compassion Center is a Eugene, Oregon based nonprofit medical marijuana clinic that has been serving patients...