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Trump says he is likely to support ending federal ban on marijuana

Yesterday, President Donald Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the [...]

HOW CANNABIS REDUCES OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS

A common argument for cannabis legalization is that it would lead to lower cases of [...]

Cannabis and Crohn’s Disease: What You Need to Know

There’s a blog titled “medical marijuana defeats Crohn’s Disease” (SFGate). That’s a dangerous and misleading [...]

Tapping into Terpenes

Cannabis companies that want to go beyond THC and CBD content can focus on a [...]

Senate could soon vote on Gardner’s marijuana banking legislation, making it a states’ rights issue

The marijuana industry’s financial regulations should be a state issue, not federal, says Sen. Cory [...]

Cannabis Cultivation Compliance and Management

Cannabis is not your ordinary business. Written by Heather Ritchie The California Gold Rush is [...]

Oregon Considering New Regulations for Growers to Combat Illicit Market

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), the regulatory body also in charge of cannabis, plans [...]

House Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Legal Cannabis Markets

A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would, if passed, prevent the federal government from [...]

U.S. Representatives Introduce Bill to Collect Data on Cannabis

A new bill on Capitol Hill will attempt to demystify the cannabis data coming out [...]

Canadian Cannabis Investors Are Being Banned From United States

Marijuana investors in Canada are being flagged when they try to travel to U.S. It [...]

Marijuana Use Will No Longer Be Prosecuted In Manhattan

Starting Wednesday, people who use or possess marijuana in Manhattan will not face prosecution. District [...]

Legalizing Marijuana Brings Illicit Consumers To The Legal Market, Study Says

Marijuana consumers prefer legal dispensaries over the unregulated market when purchasing their cannabis—even if that [...]

Sessions Says States Are Free To Legalize Marijuana, But DOJ Can Enforce Federal Law

States are free to legalize marijuana, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday, but [...]

Medical Marijuana a Hit With Seniors, Survey Says

Of the 138 senior patients sent the survey, 27 percent claimed that they were able [...]

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, A Presidential Hopeful, Calls for Federal Legalization

In an op-ed piece on Friday, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) declared that “Marijuana should [...]