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With Plans to Sell CBD Nationwide, Lucky’s Market Charts Legal Gray Area
Chase Scheinbaum - Published on October 11, 2017Read more“This is just about the grayest of gray areas as far as federal law and policy,” said Vincent Sliwoski, a cannabis attorney and law professor. “I think the DEA’s even confused about it.”
California Governor Vetoes Smoking Ban at Beaches and Parks
Ben Adlin - Published on October 9, 2017Read more“If people can’t smoke even on a deserted beach, where can they?” Brown asked in his veto message.
DEA Report: Cannabis Seizures Climbed by Nearly 20% Last Year
Gage Peake - Published on October 9, 2017Read moreAccording to the DEA, authorities confiscated more than 5.3 million cannabis plants in 2016—nearly twice what was seized a year earlier.
Leaked Document Reveals Ontario’s Conflicted Path to Legalization
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on October 9, 2017Read moreThe official government document—leaked to Vice last week—is full of contradictions with Ontario policy.
‘Marijuana Was Maybe Present at Those Parties’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Rebecca Kelley - Published on October 6, 2017Read moreA Supreme Court justice makes a surprising cannabis analogy, Bernie Sanders praises protests for criminal justice reform, Stephen Colbert cracks jokes about bongs, and more.
Cannabis in a Distinct Society: Quebec’s Idiosyncratic Grapple With Legalization
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on October 6, 2017Read moreIn spite of its late-night joie-de-vivre image, Quebec has significantly less enthusiasm toward legal cannabis than anywhere else in Canada, with only 40% of the population in favour of legalization.
Trudeau Proposes a $1-a-Gram Tax on Canadian Cannabis
Gage Peake - Published on October 5, 2017Read moreCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has brought forth his most detailed proposal yet for Canada’s impending recreational cannabis market.
Alberta’s Cannabis Guidelines: 18 to Buy, Liquor Commission in Control
Dave Schmader - Published on October 4, 2017Read moreUnlike Ontario, which plans to create retail stores run by the provincial government, Alberta will allow private retailers to enter the market.
California’s Cannabis Priestess Arrested on Felony Charge
Peter Hecht - Published on October 4, 2017Read moreHeidi Grossman-Lepp wanted to protect cannabis growers under the legal shield of religious freedom. Then a shooting drew the attention of the police.
Iowa Man Faces Deportation for a Single Gram of Cannabis
Pat Radigan - Published on October 3, 2017Read moreLuis Alvarez took the rap for his friends in the car. He didn’t know it would lead to this.