Politics

A look at the early signals in the endorsement part of the invisible primary, however, point to Harris as a force to be reckoned with in 2020. Like public opinion polls, the endorsement primary suggests a contest that is still...

A provision of the Michigan adult use marijuana law offers great potential to improve veteran health and further understanding of cannabis effectiveness as a medicine, with  the Michigan initiative set to funnel $40 million to finance clinical trials of marijuana-based...

by NORML December 22, 2018 Today, 10 states and Washington, DC have legalized marijuana, 22 states have decriminalized marijuana, and 33 states have passed medical marijuana laws. 50 years ago, when Keith Stroup founded NORML, those numbers were all ZERO. This Thursday...

For the first time in Canada, clinical trials will be conducted to test the use and efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD) on animals. Canopy Animal Health, a division of Canopy Growth Corp., one of Canada’s largest cannabis producers, has received approval...

Cannabis lovers in Southern California got an unexpected holiday gift on Dec. 18, 2018, when West Hollywood announced that it had approved 16 business licenses for cannabis consumption lounges. Eight of those licenses will go to spots where cannabis can...

After a successful year collaborating to supply Canada’s medical cannabis market, Tilray, Inc. and Novartis have decided to take their operation global. Both companies already have footprints in multiple countries. But their new arrangement, a re-up of a Jan....

Health Canada announces proposed regulations for edibles, extracts, and topicals, theCanadian Automobile Association’s latest PSA against impaired driving is a flop, and Manitoba announces plans to levy fees on Indigenous on-reserve cannabis stores, setting themselves up for a messy...

Medical cannabis may come to France in two years after authorities recommended it for treating a limited set of health ailments and often only when they have exhausted other means of treatment. After three months of study, a special committee...

When Canada made history by legalizing cannabis nationwide for recreational use, something was noticeably missing: edibles and extracts. And now, just over two months into the federal legalization of adult-use cannabis in Canada, the Liberal government has released proposed regulations...

With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo setting the legalization of recreational cannabis as a goal for his new term, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for justice, rather than profit, to guide the effort. In an op-ed published...