Tag Archives: Politics

Ready to inhale: Democratic 2020 contenders embrace marijuana legalization

By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cory Booker has reintroduced his U.S. Senate bill to [...]

Guns or cannabis? Ohio patients must choose.

By Randy Tucker Guns or cannabis? That’s the choice facing some medical marijuana patients as [...]

The vast majority of medical marijuana users are using the drug for ‘severe pain’

By Ben Gutierrez On their websites and advertising, many of the dispensaries tout the plant’s [...]

This ER doctor is about to launch the first marijuana breathalyzer, and it could completely upend how we do drug testing

By Erin Brodwin California startup Hound Labs is getting ready to roll out the world’s [...]

Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Be Back on the Table

By Monique Judge Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Rep. [...]

The Marijuana Advertising Double Standard Is Stifling Our Industry

It's infuriating that networks ban cannabis ads while raking in billions from Big Pharma to [...]

Lawmakers Push FDA To Allow CBD-Infused Food Products

By Tom Angell Read more from the source: MarijuanaMoment.net A bipartisan group of members of Congress [...]

OHA Issues Bulletin To Clarify Cannabis Extracts and Concentrate Regulations

By Keith Mansur The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a bulletin to clarify some [...]

Oregon’s small towns revel in weed tax windfall

A pot shop in Gates pays twice as much in local tax as the whole [...]

Is it too late for mom-and-pop operators to get into cannabis?

By Kris Krane An oft-told story from the pioneering days in the cannabis industry involves Kayvan Khalatbari and a [...]

Lawmakers Push FDA To Allow CBD-Infused Food Products

By Tom Angell A bipartisan group of members of Congress is pushing the Trump administration to [...]

Surprise, Surprise: Polls Show Americans Are Excited About Legal Marijuana

Polls show that support for pot is higher than ever — now it’s up to [...]

A Growing Chorus of Big City Prosecutors Say No to Marijuana Convictions

By Shaila Dewan BALTIMORE — Baltimore has both the highest murder rate among the nation’s [...]

Worldwide Marijuana Conferences Confirm The Business Of Weed Is Officially Legit

By David Carpenter Cannabis is rapidly becoming a global financial concern as nations ranging from the [...]

Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress

VA doctors are currently prohibited from recommending medical marijuana for their patients, even for serious [...]