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Under California's now-repealed Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MCRSA"), would-be distributors would have had a field day (which became the subject of great debate industry wide). Under the MCRSA, California's cannabis cultivators and manufacturers would have had to sell their...

Alcohol does more harm than cannabis, an expert testified on Friday in bid to have dagga legalized in the high court. “A society where cannabis replaced alcohol would be a nicer place to live and would have better health benefits and less health harms, and should be considered,” Professor David...

Terry Beckmeyer writes that the perception of pot as a benign recreational drug is a distortion and that people should soberly contemplate the potential risks of marijuana ("Safety, effectiveness of marijuana remain questionable," July 27). The fact that marijuana may not be 100 percent safe is...

It takes courage to face an alcohol addiction. Unfortunately, for those who have been dependent on alcohol day in and day out for years, attempting to quit cold turkey or taper off can hold potentially fatal consequences. After years of usage the body develops a dependency on alcohol...

Nevada dispensaries and their customers can exhale this week as worries of a pot shortage go up in smoke. The state's tax commission voted unanimously to approve a measure that could allow the Department of Taxation to expand recipients of marijuana distributor licenses beyond alcohol...

Most Americans know someone who is suffering from addiction in one form or another – alcoholism is perhaps the most pervasive of these chemical afflictions. Furthermore, the use of alcohol has become an integral part of almost all ritualized social activities across Western culture. While...

The Silver State is about to see a lot more green starting on Saturday. After 55 percent of Nevada voters approved of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in November, dispensaries will begin opening their doors to sell to the public this weekend. "I'm a child of the...

Nevada Taxation Department officials deny they are trying an end run on a Carson City judge’s order saying only licensed alcohol purveyors can be issued marijuana distributor licenses. Taxation spokeswoman Stephanie Klapstein said in a statement that the department will move forward with plans...

Cannabis is still the most common drug ''by a country mile'' found when staff are tested, farmers attending a workshop in Ashburton last week heard. Therese Gibbens, general manager of the Canterbury West Coast area for The Drug Detection Agency, said 80% of positive drug results from tests...

The legal weed market appears to be impacting booze's bottom line. Consumer trend data compiled by OutCo and Monocle Research finds that many California twenty-somethings, post-legalization, are switching from beer to pot. Marketers surveyed 2,000 cannabis consumers in seven major California...

If Nevada officials have their way, tourists and residents will be able to buy pot legally ahead of Independence Day. But before recreational marijuana launches in the state best known for slot machines and showgirls, a judge must decide who has the right to distribute Nevada's newest cash...

California twentysomethings are making the switch from alcohol to marijuana and as legalization spreads across the country, millennials across the nation will follow the trend. A study released earlier this year, produced by OutCo, a Southern California-based, cannabis company in partnership...

If Nevada officials have their way, tourists and residents alike will be smoking pot ahead of Independence Day. But before recreational marijuana launches in the state best known for slot machines and showgirls, a judge must decide who has the right to distribute what promises to be Nevada's...

In New York state government news, theater owners ask for permission to serve alcohol to moviegoers and there's a new push to legalize marijuana. Lawmakers return to Albany on Monday to begin the last two weeks of their legislative session. A look at what's coming up: ALCOHOL IN MOVIE...

The marijuana industry has been a practically unstoppable force over the past couple of years, and so have marijuana stocks. According to a recently published report from Marijuana Business Daily entitled "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017," sales of legal weed in the U.S. are expected to...

Nevada's early start to recreational marijuana sales may not happen in July after all. A group of alcohol distributors, known as the Independent Alcohol Distributors of Nevada, filed a complaint saying the temporary regulations passed May 8 violates the voter-approved initiative. May 30, 2017, a...

Before we begin, I want to make it clear this article is not an endorsement for or against marijuana. But I believe in staying informed no matter if you're for, against or sitting on the sidelines of this hotly debated topic. With the recent crackdown by Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Attorney...

As it makes plans to become the first industrialized country to fully legalize pot, Canada is essentially steering blind. But if this country's long and tortured history with alcohol is any indication, Canadians should expect the worst. To understand Canada's very special relationship with...

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People are turning to cannabis as an addiction recovery tool. Josh was 22 when he first tried cocaine. “It was in a social setting. Being young, a bit naive and a tad curious, I took the plunge thinking it wouldn’t mean anything,” Josh, who asked to be identified by first name only, told...