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Marc Emery’s #MeToo Moment: The Dark Side of Cannabis Culture

Cannabis Culture has announced that three of its Vancouver dispensaries will close on January 31, 2019. The closures have been forced by a British Columbia Supreme Court decision affecting 53 dispensaries in the city of Vancouver. This isn’t the end...

Rep. Blumenauer: Now more than ever, it’s our time

by Representative Earl BlumenauerJanuary 22, 2019 Earl Blumenauer is a member of Congress, representing Oregon’s 3rd district Nearly my entire career as a public servant, I’ve been proud to work with NORML to build understanding and consensus on the need for...

Louisiana May Have Medical Cannabis Available by Summer 2019

In September 2017, research and biotechnical development company GB Sciences announced its partnership with the Louisiana State University Agriculture Center to produce medical cannabis. Last week, LSU’s Vice President of Agriculture Dr. Richardson said the university and GB Sciences were...

Gov’t Shutdown Holds Up Hemp Farmers, Keeps Non-Violent Drug Offenders in Jail

Primary schools are being forced to ration vegetables and TSA employees are too “sick” to work airport security without pay– the federal government shutdown is undeniably wreaking havoc on the United States. And the cannabis world is far from...

Cannabis company says CBS won't air its Super Bowl ad

Acreage Holdings, a US-based cannabis firm that made a splash last year when it added former House Speaker John Boehner to its board, told CNN Business that CBS rejected its proposed 30-second commercial. George Allen, president of Acreage Holdings, said...

Trump's MAGA hats are potent symbol of racism

I'm talking about those high school kids in the video that went viral over the weekend, the one that showed the young men laughing and jeering while an older American Indian man drummed and sang. It seemed at first...

Why your doctor won’t talk about medical marijuana.

Have you tried to talk to your doctor about medical marijuana? Were you surprised about their reluctance to discuss it with you even though you live in a medical marijuana friendly state. Did you feel that you weren’t receiving...

High Times to Acquire Spannabis, Europe’s Largest Cannabis Event

Today, Hightimes Holding Corp., the parent company of High Times, announced its plan to acquire the assets and business of Feria Del Canamo, S.L., doing business as Spannabis—the European Union’s largest Cannabis industry event. Billed as part trade show and part...

For New York Lawmaker, Social Justice is Key to Legalization

Communities of color have suffered the most under the nearly 50-year-long war on drugs that has torn apart families, neighborhoods, lives, and livelihoods. So five years ago when New York Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes began to discuss the idea of...

Cannabis Legalization Could Help Fund Education Needs In Maryland

The Maryland General Assembly is back in session, and the state’s education needs could mean that cannabis legalization will be a major policy contender in 2019. Several lawmakers recently voiced their concerns about Maryland’s education funding — or lack...
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500th Dispensary opens in New York

New York is having a ball with marijuana. After a lengthy, very rocky start in which the retail laws lagged...
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