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 [...]
Mar
Guns or cannabis? Ohio patients must choose.
By Randy Tucker Guns or cannabis? That’s the choice facing some medical marijuana patients as [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Feb
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. [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
Oregon’s small towns revel in weed tax windfall
A pot shop in Gates pays twice as much in local tax as the whole [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb