Category Archives: Legal

DEA Increases the Amount of Permissible Research on Cannabis

The DEA increased the amount of permissible research on Cannabis and says it will control [...]

Four states that have legal cannabis on the ballot this fall

The 2018 elections are less than three months away and cannabis policy reform is heavy [...]

DEA Wants More Marijuana Grown And Fewer Opioids

Washington, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) isn’t exactly known as big fan of [...]

Employees Can Be Drug Tested Because They’re Marijuana Patients, Court Rules

A federal court just handed down a ruling in a recent New Jersey drug testing [...]

Alcohol is More Dangerous Than Cannabis. When Will Lawmakers Act Like It?

Our regulations don’t reflect what we know. By ROB HOFFMAN   As cannabis legalization spreads across [...]

Can secondhand marijuana smoke cause a failed drug test?

It’s a pressing question as weed becomes legal but there’s nowhere to light up. By BRITTNEY [...]

Congressman Pushes Federal Employment Protections For Marijuana Consumers

By Kyle Jaeger Drug testing policies for federal employees have gone largely unchanged over the [...]

Colorado medical marijuana companies embroiled in federal patent dispute

A Colorado cannabis company has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit in Denver federal court claiming a [...]

Border concerns have chilling effect on Canada’s marijuana industry

By Matt Lamers Reports that some Canadian cannabis professionals have been turned away while trying to enter [...]

How Trump’s trade battles are affecting the marijuana industry

The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on China is expected to have a direct impact [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]