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Politics

‘Urban-Rural Divide’ in the U.S. Figures Strongly in Marijuana Legalization

With some notable exceptions, marijuana legalization is limited to cities and still a great notion out...

Economics

Report Says CBD Could Dominate Cannabis Market By 2022, But Experts Disagree

A new report is estimating that the hemp-derived CBD market will skyrocket from its current $600...

Industry Events

Grow Up Conference Examines Canadian Market Before Legalization

On Sept. 7 and 8, the Grow Up Conference explored what the future of legal cannabis...

Politics

California Might Resurrect Compassionate Care, & Other Bills Waiting To Be Signed Into Law

A bill to lift the tax burden on compassionate marijuana providers is currently sitting on the...

Industry Events

ICBC Wants to Give $10,000 to One Craft Cannabis Company

ICBC Portland is here to help an Oregon craft business by awarding one local company at...

Legal

Renters Who Consume Cannabis Could Face Eviction in California

How a new rental addendum may lead to a residential cannabis ban in California.

Edibles

Why Lawmakers Keep Trying to Ban Edibles

In states where many lawmakers are skeptical of marijuana legalization but are forced to write cannabis...

Industry Events

University of Michigan to Host Cannabis Conference Ahead of November Legalization Vote

With Michigan facing a legalization initiative this November, the student-organized cannabis conference is intended, among other...

Politics

Utah’s Medical Marijuana Opposition Keeps Pushing False Advertisements

A Salt Lake City radio station pulled an ad after a flood of complaints over misleading...

Cultivation

Editing the Cannabis Genome with Ebbu

A cutting-edge research company in Colorado is working on editing the cannabis genome, producing single-cannabinoid strains,...

Culture

Marijuana Use Among College-Aged People at 30-Year High

Thirty-eight percent of full-time college students and a record-breaking 41 percent of college-aged Americans now admit...

Politics

Widows Support Cannabis for PTSD, as Congress Introduces Bill to Legalize Pot for Veterans

The topic of cannabis for veterans suffering from PTSD has again shot into the mainstream, as...

Economics

In Denver, Marijuana Money Is Going Towards Fixing Homelessness

The Colorado city has raised the local tax on cannabis to 5.5 percent and funds will...

Culture

LISTEN: A Cannabis Musical Is Coming to New York City

A multimedia extravaganza on the history, culture and politics of the cannabis plant is currently under production...

Medical

In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...

Economics

Crown Royal Whisky Maker Eyes the Cannabis Industry

Alcohol continues to anticipate entering the cannabis space.  

Joint Opinions

It’s Time to Tone Down the CBD Hype

Cannabidiol (CBD) has proven medical benefits. That doesn’t mean that CBD coffee is going to cure...

Legal

Police Officers in Prohibition States Are Getting Busted for Marijuana

Some law enforcement are jumping into the illegal marketplace.

Joint Opinions

‘Marijuana Addiction’ Is Among the Least of America’s Problems

It’s real, but it’s not spectacular and pretending otherwise reeks of a bad-faith effort to repeal...

Economics

Are Tobacco Companies Next to Invest Big In Marijuana?

While the alcohol industry starts to embrace cannabis-infused beverages, the tobacco industry has been slower to...