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Economics

Seeds of Hope: The DEA and Kentucky Hemp

The DEA has agreed to expedite a permit application needed to release more than 250 pounds...

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....

Films

Dallas Buyers Club

Academy Award Best Picture nominee Dallas Buyers Club generated more than just Oscar buzz, but also...

Politics

Michigan Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD Treatment

The Michigan Medical Marijuana Review panel has added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of...

Medical

University of Arizona PTSD Study Suggests Shift in Federal Medical Marijuana Policy

On March 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the sale of...

Medical

The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies

Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....

Politics

Marijuana Activists Launch Investigation of Wisconsin’s CBD-only Bill

With cannabis reform approval soaring in the state, Wisconsin saw an historic number of cannabis related...

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...

Politics

In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity

In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...

Cannabis

Buying Legal Marijuana on New Years Day

It was chilly in the earliest hours of 2014. Too chilly to be out in the...

In History

Colorado Makes History with Retail Cannabis Sales

Surrounded by a sea of cameras and wearing a wide grin, 32-year-old Iraq war veteran Sean...

In History

The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide

The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...

Cannabis

Petition Calls to Stop Punishing NFL Players for Marijuana

On the heels of a $765 million settlement compensating former NFL players and families of deceased...

Joint Opinions

Paging Dr. Riggs

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

Legal

State Number 20! Illinois Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed legislation this afternoon- after months of silence regarding medical cannabis- making...

Cannabis

A Sporting Chance?

The controversy over cannabis in sports may be winding to a close, as the world’s top...

Books

Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution by Doug Fine

“Too High to Fail” claims to be the first in-depth journalistic expose of Mendocino County, California’s...

Films

The House I Live In, Directed by Eugene Jarecki

“The House I Live In,” a moving and highbrow documentary on the human toll of the...

Joint Opinions

Concord, Calif. Bans Outdoor Cultivation

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

Books

It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The 40-year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights by Keith Stroup

Activist lawyer Keith Stroup has busted his ass at the front lines of cannabis policy reform...