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The recreational marijuana industry is expected to take a sip of less than one per cent initially out of annual Canadian alcohol sales once it becomes legal, a new analysis says. The Anderson Economic Group, a business consulting firm in New York, says legalization of marijuana would sap $160...

The state of Delaware is on a trajectory to legalize recreational use of marijuana, having approved medical marijuana use by prescription and decriminalized other uses. The First State also has an energized and organized citizenry lobbying on behalf of full legalization. If that happens...

I live in a state that has legalized MJ. Sounded sooo great to the voters and everyone who smokes was thrilled to finally be able to legally purchase weed. Great so far. Now try and find a job? Yeah, okay. I don't know about other states, but all of a sudden EVERY employer in my state tests...

Coming home after a long day at work has become synonymous with pouring a big glass of wine, but is this long-held American tradition changing? California-based medical marijuana technology company Eaze just released a new report which shows that alcohol drinkers in California are turning to...

The need to regulate Massachusetts' newly legal marijuana industry is leading to attempts to revamp state alcohol regulations. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said in an interview with The Republican/MassLive.com this week that she was prompted to form a new Alcohol Task Force while looking...

It's difficult to predict what the next four years will look like for cannabis users. While President-elect Trump has made a number of contradictory statements on the subject of legalization, his pick for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions, holds some radical viewpoints, once claiming, "Good...

As of last month's elections, four more states voted to decriminalize marijuana for both medical and recreational use, bringing the grand total to 8 states that have legalized recreational marijuana (9, including Washington D.C.). The Harris Poll revisited the topic of legalized marijuana this...

In November, Massachusetts and California legalized marijuana consumption as Florida, Arkansas, and North Dakota became the 26th, 27th, and 28th states to legalize the consumption of medically prescribed marijuana. When the new legislation goes into effect, half of Americans will live in states...

Okay, enough is enough. I'm am sick and tired of hearing about how bad marijuana is. I mean, come on, there are more issues with alcohol, by far, than with marijuana, including deaths and broken homes. To put it "bluntly", weed is the least of our troubles as a race of humans. If marijuana was...

Back in August, we learned through the Wikileaks email dump that an alcohol lobbying group was peddling propaganda to lawmakers in the attempt to stifle cannabis legalization. Claiming to be "neutral" on the subject, they did not hesitate to spout falsehoods and fear-mongering about the...

Attitudes toward marijuana legalization are shifting. Many Americans, however, still believe the myths purporting the "dangers" of cannabis. Those beliefs are still being pandered to from certain public figures. Notably, guys like Trump's Attorney General pick Jeff Sessions. And former...

After Abe Stevens opened Humboldt County's first commercial distillery in 2012, customers began to ask when he was going to put some of the local flavor into his vodka. Four years later, he decided to give it a shot. "A lot of people just really embrace that stereotype of Humboldt being kind...

st bought a new cosmic Grinder today for $75.. I don't like cleaning with alcohol . I took bottled water and cleaned my new Grinder because you are suppose to due to the fact there may be residue from the manufacture making of it. Can you clean your grinder with just water and a brush instead of...

Constellation Brands Inc., the alcohol giant that sells Corona beer and Svedka vodka, is considering a new approach to livening up its beverages: marijuana. "We're looking at it," Constellation Chief Executive Officer Rob Sands said in an interview. "There are going to be alcoholic beverages...

The alcohol almost killed him. After guzzling beer all day in the Arizona sun, Mason Tvert was plastered. So drunk, an ambulance eventually rushed the then-high school senior from an outdoor concert to the hospital. Staff there offered to call him a cab home, but, as he recalls, did not say a...

Few policies have gained more recent momentum than "regulating marijuana like alcohol." From Oregon to Massachusetts, marijuana legalization initiatives across the nation have successfully seized this mantle both in name and substance. Here in California, the sponsors of the recent Medical...

When tackling today's major issues we can learn a lot from history. For example, when Congress was debating marijuana prohibition in 1937, Dr. William C. Woodward, President of the American Medical Association, argued strenuously against it. Dr. Walter Musto, Assistant Surgeon General told...

Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska's growing marijuana industry is attracting workers, but proposed regulations for employees that many have deemed too harsh may keep industry hopefuls from entering the field. State Marijuana Control Board Chairman Peter Mlynarik said the rules are meant to ensure new...

The Cannabis Bureau of Delaware invited the public to attend a town hall to discuss marijuana regulation in the First State. "The goal for the Cannabis Bureau of Delaware is to tax and regulate cannabis like alcohol for adults 21 and older," said Co-Chair of the CBD Zoe Patchell. "We'd like to...

A hip new industry is attracting excited workers, but ongoing regulations might block some from working in the new field. To work in a licensed cannabis business in the state of Alaska, employees have to pass a training course for a marijuana handler's permit. Proposed permit requirements...