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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, holds a hemp pen before the start of a signing ceremony for H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Trump administration's aid package for U.S. farmers hurt by the trade war could end up saving some soybean acres next year. Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg© 2018 BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP
Budding Cannabis Trends In 2019

By Nick Kovacevich This new year bodes well for the cannabis industry. There’s excitement as we [...]

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Jan
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Rep. Matt Gaetz
Homeland Security Chief’s Job Would Be Easier With Legal Marijuana, GOP Congressman Says

By Kyle Jaeger Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) told the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland [...]

27
Dec
Marijuana Legalization Means Safer Borders And Less Smuggling, Study Shows

By Tom Angell As more states have moved to create a legal supply chain for marijuana, less [...]

26
Dec
A marijuana aficionado displays a jar of weed he grew while wandering the concourse during the High Times US Cannabis Cup at the Exdo Center on April 20, 2013 in Denver.
Colorado’s anticipated marijuana report details youth usage, driving and crime over the last 5 years

By SAM TABACHNIK   Five years after Colorado legalized marijuana, young people are not smoking [...]

26
Dec
Hemp Legalized in USA After Decades of Prohibition

By Julia Clark-Riddell This afternoon, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. Hidden [...]

21
Dec
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Will Marijuana Legalization Be Our Christmas Gift From Congress in 2019?

By Mike Adams There is a lot of anticipation on the cannabis front right now [...]

21
Dec
Question the Cannasseur: When Does the Body Naturally Produce Cannabinoids?

ByKristina Etter Just a few weeks ago, we talked about how the perception of cannabis [...]

21
Dec
The Arbitrary Legal Line That Separates Hemp & Marijuana

Even the scientist who set forth the 0.3 percent line separating hemp and marijuana thinks [...]

20
Dec
Teen Marijuana Use Remains Lower Than Pre-Legalization Levels, Federally Funded Survey Finds

By Kyle Jaeger Fewer young people are using marijuana now as compared to 2012, when the [...]

19
Dec
GOP Lawmaker Calls For Marijuana Reform In Fiery Senate Floor Speech

By Tom Angell The Senate blocked an effort to attach far-reaching marijuana reforms to bipartisan criminal [...]

18
Dec
Martha Stewart consumes cannabis edibles, says ‘they’re fine’

By Brendan Bures, The Fresh Toast Martha Stewart discussed her friendship with Snoop Dogg during [...]

15
Dec
University of Connecticut’s New Class on Cannabis is Already Full for the Spring Semester

By Julia Granowicz Since cannabis legalization is continuing to spread and marijuana consumption is slowly becoming [...]

14
Dec
Former DNC And RNC Chairs Join One Of The World’s Largest Marijuana Companies

By Kyle Jaeger One of the world’s largest marijuana companies announced the formation of an international [...]

14
Dec
The Problem With Marijuana-Use Surveys (& How They’re Misused)

Do you dab twice a day or use a non-intoxicating CBD balm for pain? Either [...]

14
Dec
Evicted elderly medical marijuana patient dropped from healthcare program

Submitted by Marijuana News Days after being evicted from his apartment—and then invited to return—for [...]

14
Dec