MA: Trade Group Forms To Represent Marijuana Industry
With recreational marijuana sales just weeks away in Massachusetts, a new trade group is forming to gather all the different business interests of the...
The Bumpy Road To Becoming The Martha Stewart Of Cannabis
Meet Jane West, cannabis advocate: the tale of how her brand came to be and acquired celebrity status -- how she became one of...
Australian Experts Are Clashing Over A “Scaremongering” Medical Cannabis “Perspective Piece”
Experts on both sides of the medicinal cannabis debate are arguing over an editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) that has...
NJ: Eyeing Expansion, Governor Orders Review Of State’s Medical Marijuana Program
In the nascent days of the Murphy administration, executive orders covering campaign issues have provided the governor with an opportunity to show what a...
UT: Gov. Herbert, LDS Church Create Smoke On Medical Cannabis
The effort to change Utah’s marijuana laws has been a slowly rising tide in recent years as the Legislature considered proposals and ultimately enacted...
CA: You Can Clear Record Of Pot Violations; Most Haven’t
Dave Gonzales was in his 20s when he followed his friends to Venice Beach on a sunny afternoon in 1985.
His buddies brought guitars to...
The Netherlands And Israel: A Marriage Of Cannabis Powerhouses
Reporting from a 5 day fact finding mission in the Netherlands exploring the medical cannabis program and the players in the industry, together with...
NZ Election: Special Votes Fail To Swing Referendum, Weed Won’t Be...
New Zealand has voted not to legalise recreational cannabis, final referendum results show - despite special votes narrowing the margin of defeat.
A referendum on...
Republican Senator Hopeful Trump Will Back Bill To Protect States’ Rights...
A Republican senator from Colorado believes President Trump will support a bipartisan congressional effort to give states autonomy over their marijuana laws — even...
CA: Despite The Legalization Of Marijuana, LMU’s Policy Remains The Same
When Californian voters passed Proposition 64 on Nov. 8, 2016 by a margin of about 56 to 44 percent, California became the fifth state,...
Mexico’s Hellish drug War Is Getting Worse, But Why
With violence at “historic levels,” and no end in sight, it’s time to ask: What’s gone wrong in Mexico?
Wars are not won by targeting...
Avoid These 5 Outrageously Overvalued Cannabis Stocks
Five years ago, when I first started following publicly-traded cannabis stocks, there was little substance to the small universe of companies that purported to...
NY: Medical Marijuana Business Banking Remains Difficult, Lawyers Say
While states have been in the forefront of legal marijuana expansion, the banking industry in New York and elsewhere is still shy about collecting...
Cannabis Originated In NW China
Cannabis' earliest roots may have stemmed from northwestern China, not South Asia as commonly believed, according to a study published on Friday.
Researchers found the...
A Marijuana Edible And A Cup Of Coffee? That Soon Could...
It’s a common dilemma for cannabis customers in Colorado: Where to light up?
Because state law bans public consumption of any kind — no puffing...
Don’t Bank On Pot Revenues Just Yet, New Study Warns Lawmakers
States that have legalized marijuana before Illinois have seen actual revenues that vary wildly from projections — although some have exceeded expectations.
When Illinois lawmakers...