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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 The Magazine

Stiletto Stoners: Why More Women are Choosing Cannabis over Alcohol

With cannabis legal in 23 states and Washington, D.C., rolling a joint or pulling on a...

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...

Edibles

Treatwell: Food as Medicine

While she had never tried cannabis prior and hasn’t since, using marijuana as a medicine during...

Economics

Oregon Tops CO & WA in First Week of Retail Sales

On October 1, Oregon began legal sales of adult-use cannabis at dispensaries across the state due...

Legal

Massachusetts Moving Towards Legalization

Massachusetts is known as a liberal haven for progressive policy. It was the first state to...

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

DC’s Pot Laws Create Quasi-Legal Street Industry

Although Congress passed a measure in 2014, preventing the District of Columbia from enacting any legislation...

Legal

FBI Rethinks Its Policy on Cannabis

In an effort for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to continue recruiting young people to work...

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...

In History

Cannabis Gets Its Day in First-of-its-Kind Museum Exhibition

The OMCA exhibit will explore 10 ways people consider cannabis in California including cannabis science, medical...

Current Events

Oregon Frees the Herb, Retail Sales Begin

On January 1 recreational sales at medical shops will end in Oregon, adult use customers will...

Legal

FBI: One Person Arrested for Cannabis Every 45 Seconds

While states across the nation continue to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational purposes, police have...

Joint Opinions

Why Big Marijuana Could Never Be as Evil as Big Tobacco

With over half the United States having legalized marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes, there are...

Politics

New Bill Could Eliminate DEA’s Marijuana Eradication Program

Despite an increasing number of states passing laws allowing cannabis to be cultivated and used for...

In History

Colorado Cannabis Taxes Destroy Those Collected From the Alcohol Industry

Most of this cash will go towards funding education and other state projects.