All posts tagged "Legalization"

Politics

Leaked Report: Canada Aims at Ending $7 Billion Black Market

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected just over a year ago, with a sizable portion...

Politics

U.S. Voters Inspire Former Soviet Republic to Demand Cannabis Decriminalization

With strict prohibition and a law enforcement culture of fear and intimidation, the legacy of Soviet...

Legal

Pot POWs Head Home as AUMA Opens the Gates for California Cannabis Prisoners

Nuts and bolts policy arguments characterized much of the often-heated debate surrounding California’s Adult Use Of Marijuana...

Culture

Video: Obama Shows Support for Marijuana Reform

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Maher got an early holiday gift this week: a much-sought-after sit-down...

Politics

Florida’s Medical Marijuana Amendment Gains Support

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposed amendment to the state constitution to legalize medical marijuana has...

Politics

California Legalization Team Blooms to Historic Size

With polls showing nearly 60 percent of Californians support the ballot summary of marijuana legalization Proposition...

Legal

Epic Fail: Michigan Misses Legalization Window for 2016

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Marijuana won’t be on Michigan’s statewide ballot in November. The state appeals...

Culture

How the Term “420” Gained International Significance

For those in the cannabis industry, 420 is our Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa and Thanksgiving all rolled...

Legal

Michigan’s Highly Anticipated Marijuana Initiative Could Be In Trouble

Michigan voters may end up getting cheated out of a crucial opportunity to legalize marijuana later...

In The Magazine

The United States of Prohibition – History Set to Repeat Itself

By the time the 21st Amendment was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, alcohol’s 14-year position as...

Politics

Massachusetts Officials Fight Hard to Foil Marijuana Initiative

While voters in Massachusetts will likely get the opportunity to decide later this year whether the...

Current Events

Steep Hill Labs: Pioneers in Medical Cannabis Testing

As an industry, cannabis lab testing is relatively new, but has long been an essential and...

Legal

Supreme Court Still Hasn’t Decided on Colorado Marijuana Case

While the marijuana community spent much of the weekend in a haze of anticipation over whether...

Legal

Blazed on the Bayou: Will Louisiana Legalize?

We rarely look into the deep south when having conversations about recreational cannabis, but the dialog...

Politics

Pot Advocates Plan to Smoke Weed in Front of the White House

While the snarling dogs of the drug war sit comfortably in the nation’s capital not doing...

Joint Opinions

Activist Charlo Greene Detained At Canadian Border for ‘Marijuana Residue’

Pot-activist and former TV reporter for KTVA 11, Charlo Greene is famous for her on air...

Cultivation

Canadian Federal Court: Patients Have Right to Grow Cannabis at Home

There is hope that the recent ruling will be a catalyst of change for both medical...

Legal

Former Attorney General Says Congress Should Reschedule Marijuana

The powers behind the continued prohibition of marijuana may exist somewhere within a super secret society,...

Legal

CA Group Offers Free Weed to Supporters of Marijuana Legalization

While cannabis activists across the United States continue to brainstorm creative ways to persuade more supporters...

Politics

Donald Trump’s Forceful Yes on Medical Marijuana

A “loud and clear” change is coming in the public perception of cannabis, predicts Donald Trump....