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Tens of thousands of pot pros, cannabis connoisseurs, and hash hobbyists will descend upon Barcelona for the 2019 Spannabis Hemp Fair — one of the largest cannabis festivals and trade shows in the world, and arguably the annual hub...

Linda Mercado Greene turned the abstract ideal of social and gender equity into political action when she used collaboration, business savvy, and a passion for social justice to open Anacostia Organics, her pioneering marijuana dispensary in the United States...

The 2019 SXSW Festival and Conference steps into America’s legal future later this month, offering three days of insight and debate among cannabis experts, political advocates, scientists, and entrepreneurs. It’s the famed festival’s first-ever foray into cannabis, and it’s...

by NORMLMarch 7, 2019 Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Don Young (AK-AL) introduced today two landmark bipartisan marijuana bills. Introduced was The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances list and allow states the...

A study commissioned by Illinois state lawmakers has determined that the state’s licensed medical marijuana growers would not be able to keep up with demand if recreational pot is legalized. The report, by Colorado consulting firm Freeman and Koski,...

If marijuana is legalized, expect Whole Foods Market to start selling cannabis products, the company's CEO said on Feb. 28, 2019. During a conversation hosted by The Texas Tribune, an audience member asked John Mackey whether his company would consider...

After surviving two near-death experiences, veteran hotel executive Roger Bloss became a believer in the healing powers of medical marijuana. Now he's planning a chain of 420-friendly hotels featuring a dispensary and wellness goods and services in each to...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan signed an executive order on Friday that abolishes the Medical Marijuana Licensing Board and creates a single state agency to regulate both medical and recreational cannabis. Whitmer’s order, which is scheduled to go into...

When an American woman won a $560-million jackpot last year, she fought for the right to remain anonymous. Her lawyer said his client feared the consequences of being identified and cited two cases in which lottery winners had been murdered...

Martha Stewart, the domestic diva who brought us hemp yarn is now partnering with Canada's Canopy Growth Corp. to develop new products containing cannabidiol (CBD). First to come, she said, will be a "sensible product for pets." Neither Stewart nor...