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Oregon Governor Signs Bill To Allow Interstate Marijuana Imports And Exports

By Kyle Jaeger If federal marijuana laws change, Oregon would be positioned to export and [...]

Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Cannabis

Illinois is officially the 11th state to legalize adult-use cannabis and will be the first [...]

Congress Votes To Block Feds From Enforcing Marijuana Laws In Legal States

By Tom Angell The House of Representatives approved a far-reaching measure on Thursday to prevent the Department [...]

Illinois Recreational Marijuana Bill to Clear 770,000 Convictions

Could Illinois be the next state to legalize marijuana?

Oregon State launches Global Hemp Innovation Center in Corvallis

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University plans “to launch the nation’s largest research center devoted [...]

Congress Will Consider Lots Of Marijuana Amendments Next Week

By Kyle Jaeger  Almost a dozen cannabis-related amendments will be considered by a key congressional [...]

Will the Federal Courts Force Cannabis Out of Schedule 1?

By Ruben Espinosa, Attorney at Wilson Elser On Thursday, May 30, 2019, the United States [...]

Bill to allow interstate marijuana shipping passes through Oregon Senate, House

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Senate and House have passed a bill allowing interstate marijuana [...]

Key Takeaways From FDA’s Historic CBD Regulations Meeting

By Kyle Jaeger Advocates, industry representatives, regulators, health professionals and marijuana legalization opponents stood up [...]

The Endocannabinoid System: What Nobody is Actively Discussing

What is the role of the endocannabinoid system? Is it a valid science? And why [...]

The US Government Received a $4.7 Billion Payout From Weed Taxes

Although the federal government considers marijuana a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, it [...]

Federal Appeals Court Rules DEA, Federal Govt. Must ‘Promptly’ Reassess Marijuana’s Illegality

By Javier Hasse A federal appeals court has re-instated a case against the federal government [...]

CBD Might Help You Cut Back On Drinking Alcohol And Reduce Its Damaging Effects, Study Says

By Kimberly Lawson CBD, the widely available cannabinoid touted for various health benefits, may have [...]

Legal Medical Marijuana Tied To Lower Opioid Use, Another Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson Adding to the ever-growing body of research that suggests legal access to [...]