Jamaica’s Marijuana Shortage Branded A “Cultural Embarrassment”
Hurricanes, drought and the COVID-19 pandemic have all taken their toll on farmers and their crops.
Bad weather and a drop in the number of...
VA: Advocates To Lobby For Marijuana Legalization
Advocates for marijuana policy reform will come to Richmond for a conference on Sunday and Monday to push for legislation that would decriminalize simple...
OR: Jeff Sessions Hints At A Weed Crackdown. Cannabis Business Owners...
Oregon's cannabis growers, distributors and users didn't flinch last week when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the federal policy limiting the reach of...
Canadian Capital Fuels Colombian Cannabis Boom
Decades have passed since the bulk of marijuana cultivation in the Americas shifted from Colombia up to Mexico. But the tides are turning again....
Health Canada, Not Industry, Should Design Marijuana Packaging
A group representing Canada’s doctors says designing marijuana packaging should be left to federal officials and public health experts, not cannabis producers and distributors.
The...
Which Is More Dangerous For Your Brain: Alcohol Or Marijuana
With medical and recreational marijuana gaining legality across the US and in other countries, health experts are scrambling to find out what effect the...
IL: Politicians Not Shying From Pot-Legalization Issue
When the Gallup Poll first asked about legalizing marijuana in 1969, 84 percent of those asked were opposed. Now opposition is at 37 percent,...
CA: Sonoma DA To Clear Nearly 3,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions
The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office is directing staff to begin clearing nearly 3,000 cannabis-related convictions.
District Attorney Jill Ravitch revised the policy in response...
House Passes Resolution Urging Federal Government To Back Off Alaska Marijuana...
The Alaska House of Representatives passed a joint resolution Monday urging the federal government to respect state’s rights and continue to allow Alaska to...
PA: Treasurers Seek Clarity On Federal Marijuana Policies
Four state treasurers, including Pennsylvania's Joe Torsella, are trying to figure out where the federal government stands on legal marijuana.
They've written a letter to...
Cheech & Chong Can’t Stand Marijuana-Hater Jeff Sessions: ‘I Can’t Sleep...
The duo Cheech & Chong—comprised of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong—were among the first comics to attain rock star status due to their embrace...
Cannabis Gets The iPhone Treatment
The pot brownie remains a popular plot device in movies. A charming but naive protagonist doesn't know the gooey treat is laced with marijuana,...
Canada Is Fertile Ground For The Global Marijuana Industry
Canada has become the first industrialized country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, unlocking a market that could be worth billions of dollars.
On...
Marijuana Legalization Is Succeeding And Other States Should Follow Vermont’s Example
Recently Governor Phil Scott signed H.511 into law, making Vermont the ninth state to legalize marijuana, and the first to do so through a...
Nebraska Troopers Say Drug Bust Prompted After Bags Of Marijuana Noticed...
Troopers in Nebraska were surprised to find around 120 pounds of marijuana on the interstate this week.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, troopers noticed...
Ireland: Medical Cannabis – Is It High Time For A Change?
In 1839, Limerick-born physicist William O'Shaughnessy was credited as the first expert to introduce cannabis to Western medicine after researching its benefits in Calcutta....