Category Archives: Politics
Bill to Allow Weed Businesses to Put Their Money in Banks Under Consideration
By MICHAEL TRENT A bill that would allow cannabis businesses to legally open bank accounts at [...]
Jul
World Health Organization: Cannabis Is “Relatively Safe”: WHO Slams USA For Having a Schedule 1 Listing
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) had a meeting in [...]
Jul
Why is There Still Such a Negative Stigma Surrounding Cannabis? It’s 2018.
A cloud continues to follow cannabis. Like other biases, ignorance, political populism, and moralism continue [...]
Jul
Oklahoma Adopts Medical Marijuana
Workable medical cannabis programs now legal across 30 states. By Jimi Devine Tuesday’s primary vote [...]
Jun
Sen. Chuck Schumer Introduces Cannabis De-Scheduling Legislation
By Graham Abbott The Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York), has introducedlegislation that [...]
Jun
Chart: Medical cannabis as alternative to opioids could give Illinois’ MMJ program a massive boost
By Eli McVey Pending legislation in Illinois that would allow medical marijuana as an alternative [...]
Jun
This Portland Edibles Company Is Helping Defend Detained Migrant Children
-MIROSLAV TOMOSKI A Portland Oregon edibles company is donating part of their sales to help [...]
Jun
The RESPECT Resolution Seeks Restorative Justice
Thursday, 14 June 2018 Washington, DC: Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced The “RESPECT Resolution: Realizing [...]
Jun
USA Patriot Act Threatens Uruguay Banks Over Legal Cannabis System
A year after legal cannabis first went on sale in Uruguay, it is still only [...]
Jun
UN Drug Committee Finds Cannabis an Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’
The World Health Organization met in Geneva, Switzerland, last week to review the agency’s first-ever [...]
Jun