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The Best of Cannabis in 2016

Cannabis Now explores the best and brightest offerings of the last year.

Books

Book Review: ‘The Handbook of Cannabis’

Be forewarned: this massive collection of up-to-date medical and scientific research on cannabis is not for...

Joint Opinions

How to Engage Local Politicians on Cannabis in 2017

The end of 2016 is getting closer and and many are looking forward to sending off...

Politics

Cannabis Decriminalization Movement Goes Global

The United Nations' 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — the first international treaty to prohibit...

Cannabis

More Evidence Medical Marijuana Reduces Traffic Fatalities

Alarmist nightmare scenarios of stoned motorists riding high and wreaking havoc on public safety in recreational...

Politics

Massachusetts Legislators Delay Adult Use Legalization

A handful of Massachusetts state legislators held a small, informal session and voted to enact a six-month...

Politics

GOP Legislator Crossed State Lines for Medical Marijuana

Just over half the states in the union (and the District of Columbia) now have some...

Economics

Towns Consider Moratoriums After Maine Voters Legalize Pot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Towns and cities around Maine are taking a cautious approach to the...

Politics

New Hampshire Senate Moves Towards Legalization

New Hampshire's marijuana legalization movement just got a high profile endorsement in the state's senate. A...

Legal

THC Positive Autopsy Used to Justify Fatal Police Shooting

Lawyers for the police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Philando Castile...

Politics

Mexico Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

In a recent move that many observers see as a first step towards full legalization, an...

Politics

“Joint” Sessions: Marijuana Fills Future Attorney General’s Office

If “good people don’t smoke marijuana,” as Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions asserted earlier this year, what...

Politics

Canada Legalization Panel Calls for 18+ Access

The official recommendations for Canada's legal cannabis market are out, and they include full access for...

Cannabis

Marijuana is Now Legal in Massachusetts

Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in...

Legal

Tomorrow: Up to 10 Ounces of Cannabis for MA Residents

BOSTON (AP) — Key portions of Massachusetts’ voter-approved recreational marijuana law were cleared to go into...

Economics

Big Beer Feeling the Pinch in Legal Weed States

A recent study by a leading financial services firm shows that, yes — beer sales are...

Cannabis

Colorado Plans Crackdown on Home Cannabis Growers

DENVER (AP) — Hoping to preserve its marijuana law under the next president, Colorado is planning...

Legal

Texas Bill Would Radically Expand Scope of MMJ Program

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would add two dozen medical conditions to the list of...

Cannabis

Cannabis Researchers: ‘We Need Better Bud’

Researchers say low-grade cannabis hinders their ability to produce meaningful data, and they're asking for access to...

Politics

D.C. Protests Possible Cannabis Crackdown

Safe access advocates in Washington, D.C. took their pro-cannabis message directly to controversial Attorney General appointee, Senator...