Politics

On a windy, gray morning earlier this month, the lights were on at Citiva Medical, Brooklyn’s first medical dispensary. The store opened its doors on December 30th, and a sort of soft launch was still underway. After passing through...

California’s legal cannabis industry still can’t compete with the state’s entrenched illicit market. The reason: fairly simple economics. It just costs too much to go legit. So for the second year in a row, California Assembly Member Rob Bonta...

Last September, biopharmaceutical company C3 International quietly announced the launch of the company’s flagship pain management pill, Idrasil. Idrasil is a medical cannabis pill and C3 claims it’s the first standardized form of the drug. And to help develop...

The business of marijuana is booming. With revenues on the rise, so is the demand for good employees. If you have any doubts, just type “marijuana jobs” into a search engine and see the results. Glassdoor released a report today...

Russia may be en route to more scientific studies on marijuana. Last week, Russia’s health ministry proposed a bill that would raise the amount of cannabis that’s legal to import into the country— for the study of the plant’s...

Weed has in 2019 become a party essential, and knowing how to throw a great party with weed is a social art form. When it comes to throwing a party, especially when weed is involved, preparation and execution are...

In a statement released by her office, Mosby said her staff will stop prosecuting the cases because they have no public safety value, they disproportionately affect communities of color and erode public trust. She also said they are costly...

Two marijuana decriminalization bills have been introduced by lawmakers in the Tennessee legislature, according to media reports. One would decriminalize possession of less than one ounce of pot, while the other would protect holders of medical marijuana identification cards from other...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is a hardline conservative who ranks among the most powerful politicians in Washington, DC. He’s also now an official (albeit unlikely) “hemp hero” thanks to an amendment he added to the massive 2018...

SAN FRANCISCO — California's much-hyped marijuana industry fell woefully short of expectations in 2018, the first year of full adult-use legalization, and industry leaders blame their inability to compete with the state's robust black market, which doesn't pay the...