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The United States Senate is an intentionally slow moving body when it comes to passing laws, but the nation's upper legislative chamber is even slower when it comes to catching up with the popular will of the American people. That's especially been on display when it comes to the nation's pot...

Donald Trump was not elected president to renew crackdowns on marijuana in states that have legalized it for medicinal or recreational purposes. Last week, it was revealed that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a private letter to congressional leaders dated May 1 asking them to lift...

On the surface, it seems like the United States is becoming more comfortable with medical marijuana. As more states are accepting marijuana use as a treatment for a variety of illnesses and conditions, it looks like we're making moves forward. However, if you look beneath the surface, you'll see...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department have enough problems and challenges on their hands without trying to undo sensible federal policy regarding marijuana laws approved in 29 states. Furthermore, asking Congress to repeal the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, passed in...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' belief that "good people don't smoke marijuana" isn't just archaic. It's fueling what could become an all-out assault by the Justice Department to close dispensaries and turn back the marijuana clock in states that have legalized its recreational use. And...

Witnessing the incredible output of Colombian drug makers is a highlight of the Netflix series Narcos. It boggles the mind trying to fathom how much cocaine Pablo Escobar and rival crews carried across American borders. And when it comes to drugs America has long provided a captive and willing...

The federal government's top attorney wants the freedom to prosecute states – such as Iowa – with medical marijuana programs, a letter made public last week shows. But Iowa officials insist the state's newly expanded program, which includes the chance for two businesses to grow and sell...

Congress took a step toward easing its stance on medical marijuana on Thursday. U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Corey Booker (D-New Jersey) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) introduced a bill that would end the federal prohibition of medical marijuana and take steps to improve research...

Marijuana has been used medicinally for thousands of years, but since about 1900, the plant has been politicized and vilified to the point that current decisions about it are still being impacted by decisions made a century ago. Our contributor Bob Conrad of ThisisReno takes a historic look back...

Getting a Rocky Mountain high may soon be legal in all 50 states, which means pot is fast on its way to becoming just another industry, albeit an exploding one. And as the marijuana industry comes aboveground, it's opening a huge space for the usual disruptors – tech startups and data analytics...

Led by an outspoken legalization opponent, Jeff Sessions' Justice Department is reviewing federal marijuana policy, with significant changes possible soon. Almost nothing about the review process is publicly known and key players in the policy debate have not been contacted. The outcome of...

Cameras with infrared technology, dome lenses that can provide 360-degree views of a room and hard drives that can store weeks of footage were pitched recently to prospective entrepreneurs in Arkansas' medical marijuana industry. The extent of surveillance technology is limited only by what...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is hell-bent on ending marijuana use in America, but he's only going to help it along. Last week, he declared he would be rolling back a regulation that protects non-violent drug offenders from serving maximum sentences. "Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a...

Money brought in by Colorado's booming, legal marijuana industry is now being used to help homeless citizens, address mental health and end the state's opioid epidemic. The state's $105 million in tax revenue from marijuana sales in the 2016-2017 fiscal year will go toward the "Marijuana Tax...

Though illegal for nearly 50 years under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the possession and sale of marijuana seems to be losing its negative stigma. Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, and the recreational use of marijuana is legal in Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, California...

If a whiff of uneasiness hung over the trade show that drew thousands of marijuana entrepreneurs here this month, it wasn't because they were just around the corner from a White House that has threatened to shut them down. They had bigger worries, like sorting out the legitimate business...

In the euphoric aftermath of marijuana legalization victories in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada last November, the marijuana blogosphere was alive with predictions about which states would be next to free the weed. Extract listed 10 states, MerryJane went big with 14 states, the...

The debate on how to reform Medicaid is not one that just started with the Trump administration. This has been a discussion in state capitols and the halls of Congress for almost the entirety of the 52-year program. With more than 70 million beneficiaries, Medicaid is the country’s largest...

Medical marijuana legalization is causing patients to ditch their prescription pills for pot, a trend researchers say could save Medicaid more than $1 billion if legalization is implemented federally. A recent study published in Health Affairs shows marijuana legalization is sparking a...

While President Trump continues to lean on traditional industry to bring jobs back to the United States – vowing to create somewhere in the vicinity of 25 million new jobs within the next 10 years – he has failed to consider how a nationwide cannabis industry could help accomplish his objective...