All posts tagged "legal cannabis"

Culture

Teen Marijuana Use Down, Adult Use Up

Everyone in America is getting high, except for the kids.

Politics

Canada’s First Nations Assert Their Cannabis Sovereignty

At least one First Nation is operating a cannabis outlet without provincial authorization, in a direct...

Culture

Netflix Proves That Marijuana Has Gone Mainstream

While the streaming giant receives push back about nicotine use, others are questioning portrayals of cannabis...

CBD

4 Continents, 1 Deal: The Global CBD Export Market Is Already Here

This week, a medical cannabis company in Colombia set a milestone by exporting the first batch...

Culture

Pot Culture: Sour Grapes from Sour Patch & Sniff Tests

This week, we talk what the nose knows and proprietary catfights.

In History

Luxembourg May Be First European Country to Legalize Cannabis

Don’t get too excited, foreigners would be likely barred from participation and home grow is also...

Culture

Thai University Opens ‘Ganja Studies Department’

With plans to train a new generation of cultivators and entrepreneurs, the crafters of the program...

Economics

Tracking Glitches Sow Chaos into Washington State Cannabis Industry

In Washington state, problems in the state’s "seed-to-sale" system nearly paralyzed the cannabis industry statewide last...

Politics

Kentucky Gov. Thinks Legal Weed Will Lead to Homelessness & Disease

The governor has asserted that Kentucky could not consume enough cannabis to make legalization worth it.

Politics

Florida Steps Closer to Legal Cannabis on 2020 Ballot, Hits First Milestone

Florida activists have gathered enough signatures to trigger a review of a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing...

Legal

Why the Illicit Market Lives On

Some states that legalized cannabis have seen a surge in the illicit market — and attendant...

Politics

America’s Neighbors Apply Peer Pressure on U.S. Cannabis Policy

While Canada works out the details for its federal cannabis legalization program, Mexico’s knocking at the...

Medical

Medical Marijuana Research in Canada Is Going Nowhere

Research facilities in Canada are still cutting through red tape in a legal marijuana marketplace.

Joint Opinions

Why Jay-Z Is the Perfect Celebrity Cannabis Entrepreneur

The rap giant turned entrepreneur has officially entered the legal cannabis industry, though it’s far from...

Politics

Why Does Marijuana Decriminalization Not Include Concentrates?

New York State’s recent decriminalization law applies only to cannabis flower. Possessing concentrated cannabis is still...

Culture

Marijuana Remains Most Popular Drug in the World

Around 188 million people around the world enjoyed cannabis in 2017.

Economics

Will Puerto Rico Produce the United States Cannabis Supply?

The island territory is a global drug-manufacturing capital and now big cannabis companies are taking a...

Politics

Activists Shocked as Hickenlooper Claims Credit for Colorado’s Cannabis Legalization

Despite what the presidential candidate suggested at the Democratic Debate on Thursday, Hickenlooper opposed cannabis legalization,...

Economics

With Senate Approval, Oregon Looks Forward to Interstate Cannabis Commerce

Oregon’s climate and history have made for a crop of excessively proficient cannabis producers. Now, a...

Economics

The Global Cannabis Market May Grow by 36% in 2019, Experts Say

One of the perennial indexes for the state of the legal cannabis market’s financial future just...