Politics

Another federal court has ruled that longstanding federal restrictions prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms are unconstitutional. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a 1968 law prohibiting the possession or sale...

We may be in the dog days of summer, but cannabis policy reform continues to move full speed ahead. In the past few weeks, two more states – Maryland and Minnesota – have legalized the plant, bringing cannabis freedom to...

A judge in New York has put a stop to any new dispensaries opening in the state of New York due to issues with the constitutionality of their social equity program. A group of veterans filed a lawsuit that claimed...

Those who identify as Democrats are significantly more likely to say that “marijuana should be legal” than are those who identify as Republicans, according to polling data provided this week by Gallup. Consistent with prior surveys, the poll revealed...

On August 1st, Minnesota made us two states shy of having half of the country able to recreationally buy marijuana. You have to be 21 or older, and you can possess up to 2 pounds of flower at home,...

State officials are set to begin providing financial reimbursements to hundreds of thousands of residents with prior convictions for the possession of marijuana and other controlled substances. In 2021, the Washington Supreme Court determined that the legal statutes that...

In a surprising turn of events, Cresco Labs (CL.CD) and Columbia Care Inc. (CCHW.NLB) have decided to part ways, mutually terminating their ambitious $2 billion merger plan. The joint statement released by both companies on Monday cited industry challenges...

Employees who consume cannabis during their off-hours possess no greater risk of occupational injury than do those who abstain from marijuana altogether, according to data published this week in the Canadian Journal of Public Health. Researchers affiliated with the University...

Can you smell it? Cannabis freedom has come to the Land of 10,000 Lakes! The possession and home cultivation of marijuana is now legal for Minnesotans. But that’s not all. Officials are also taking steps to expunge tens of thousands of marijuana-related convictions. That...

The marijuana industry has been desperately trying to get past the cash threshold for years now. One reason is to be taken seriously as an industry, but most importantly, dealing in cash leaves businesses vulnerable to theft. Until something...