All posts tagged "Legalization"

Joint Opinions

Does Marijuana Legalization Cause Homelessness?

Anti-cannabis activists such as Kevin Sabet have recently spread the idea that legal cannabis encourages the...

Legal

How Close Are We to Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition?

The time to decriminalize cannabis on the federal level is now.

Joint Opinions

The Real 420 Is Dead

With the steady infusion of corporate funding and profit-oriented philosophy into the cannabis industry, cultural institutions...

Economics

How Local Control Is Creating Access Deserts in California

California has plenty of cannabis, but depending on where you live in the state you may...

Politics

Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative Faces Uphill Fight

A medical marijuana initiative has won enough signatures to make the November ballot in Utah. But...

Politics

Bayou Lawmaker Falls For Fake News

Louisiana lawmaker cites erroneous story that 37 people died in Colorado on the first day of...

Economics

The IRS Has a New Weapon in Its War on Weed

With the introduction of a new policy that targets cannabis lobbying and nonprofit advocacy groups, the...

Politics

Mitch McConnell Proposes Legalizing Industrial Hemp

Some people may be shocked that the Republican Senate majority leader is proposing the federal decriminalization...

Politics

Chicago & the Role of Local Gov’t in Cannabis Legalization

Voters in Cook County, Illinois — home of Chicago — overwhelmingly support legalizing adult use cannabis. Their decision...

Politics

Medical Cannabis Zoning Battle Could Cost Detroit Millions

Detroit's city council was poised to implement medical cannabis zoning regulations, but then voters stepped in...

Economics

Canada’s Adult Use Delay: Lost Profits & Stock Opportunities

Canadian cannabis stocks dipped on the news of delays in the country's adult use legalization rollout....

Economics

Bud and Booze: Uneven Conflict or Uneasy Truce?

Alcohol versus cannabis — it often seems like these two staples of American culture and commerce...

Cannabis

Checking the Emerald Triangle’s Pulse on Legalization

An analytics firm focused on the emerging legal cannabis industry is conducting a survey of Humboldt...

Legal

Cannabis Lounges Could Make Vegas the Weed Tourism Capital

Adult-use cannabis lounges could be a game changer for Nevada's already booming tourism economy. A new...

Economics

The Feds Are Handing the Global Cannabis Market to Canada

Canada's top cannabis companies are on a mission of global domination — seriously. How do we...

Economics

Big Liquor is Going to Start Another Weed Shortage in Nevada

Barely a month old, Nevada’s recreational cannabis market already appears destined for another predictable and embarrassing...

Economics

Could Cannabis Tourism Save Puerto Rico’s Economy?

Puerto Rico is drowning in a sea of debt more than $74 billion deep, and many...

Legal

Police Departments Telling K9 Units to ‘Sit and Stay’

What happens to K9 cops when cannabis is decriminalized? For the most part, not much —...

In The Magazine

Cannabis Deserts

Even in states that are home to some of the best cannabis on Earth, access to...

Economics

Colorado’s Legal Cannabis Revenue Hits the $500 Million Mark

Colorado started collecting taxes from the sale of legal cannabis in 2014. This month, the state's...