Politics

Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) explicitly prohibits businesses engaged in the trade or distribution of either Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances from deducting expenses on their federal taxes.  Because marijuana is still federally recognized as...

I am elated to be a part of an organization that was founded to represent responsible cannabis consumers and that continues to advocate on their behalf. Growing up in the Black community, I have always wanted to help marginalized...

Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation (House Bill 286) into law facilitating the expungement of marijuana possession convictions. The new law took effect upon passage. The law allows first-time marijuana possession offenders to file a request for an expungement of...

A congressman in the state House of New Hampshire has announced over Facebook that he is leaving the Republican party for a number of fiscally conservative reasons, but one of them is because the party rejected a marijuana legalization...

Republican Gov. Phil Scott has allowed medical cannabis reform legislation (HB 270) to become law absent his signature. The new law, which takes immediate effect, increases the number of cannabis plants that qualified patients may grow at home from...

Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.  MEDICAL ACCESS California Update: SB 302 awaits a hearing in the Assembly Health Committee...

House and Senate lawmakers have advanced legislation, LD 1311, providing legal protections for adults who either possess or consume cannabis while on probation or parole. The legislation “prohibits an individual’s legal cultivation, possession or use of cannabis — or testing...

Twitch has been known to enact some pretty strict guidelines on the service. Understandably so, considering most of the audience is teenagers. However, with strict guidelines comes a constant re-evaluation of these guidelines, and we’re now caught in the...

Now that we are a few months into Twitter allowing cannabis advertisements on their site, we have a better grasp at what is and isn’t allowed for the popular social media website. Just a few months ago it was...

Young people living in localities with operational medical cannabis dispensaries are no more likely than their counterparts to consume marijuana, according to data published in the journal Cannabis. Researchers affiliated with the University of Illinois assessed the relationship between state-licensed...