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New York’s Favorite Local CBD Products

While 2018 was a banner year for cannabis in the Empire State—in recent weeks both Governor Cuomo and New York CIty mayor Bill de Blasio announced their support of an adult-use market—CBD products remain the only recreationally available items...

‘You need standards’: Q&A with Marielle Weintraub of the US Hemp Authority

The fast-growing CBD industry has a problem: It’s bedeviled by dangerous lookalike products and scary warnings from top medical journals and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Even as CBD enters the mainstream, enabled by the 2018 Farm Bill, the...

Nevada NORML: A Year in Review

by Nevada NORMLJanuary 2, 2019 With a new year on the horizon, members of Nevada and Las Vegas NORML wanted to take time to shine light on 18 of our most memorable moments from 2018. (It was hard to choose...

Debunking the Top Stereotypes in Cannabis Culture

Cannabis culture has come a long way since the old days of Cheech & Chong, and with that, members of the community are ready to shed the myriad stereotypes that have been heaped cannabis consumers over the years. As times...

NORML Chapter Newsletter

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach DirectorJanuary 2, 2019 Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! Below is a brief rundown of some of...

What to Expect from the Cannabis Industry in 2019

As people around the world ring in the new year, it is important that time is taken to look at what can be expected in 2019. The new year will more than likely be a pivotal one for the...

UN Drug Commission Delays THC Rescheduling at 61 Session in Vienna, Austria

The UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) failed to reschedule cannabis at the 61st Session in Vienna, Austria, last month, bucking the expectations of activists. Per an anticipated recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO), many believed the CND would...

Alaska is Ringing in 2019 with Marijuana Consumption Lounges

As 2019 approached, Alaska citizens debated if it should be the first state to create a legal structure for on-site marijuana consumption, and cannabis retailer Jake Warden wanted to make his chance to add to the discussion mean something. “I’m...

Hemp Notebook: Why your growing hemp business needs legal counsel before disputes arise

(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the November-December issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Hemp is making strides faster than activists dreamed even a couple of years ago. Farmers are planting thousands of acres. Processors are adding warehouse space...

For Legal Cannabis Industry, 2018 Proves to be a Great Year

PORTLAND, Ore. — The last year was a 12-month Champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream. Liberal California became the largest legal United...
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U.S. Navy Changes Their Approach To Marijuana Testing

In response to the ongoing challenges facing U.S. military recruitment, the Navy has announced a significant shift in its...
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