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Cannabis Legalization Boosts Property Values, Study Says
Gage Peake - Published on September 26, 2017Read moreSingle family residences within 0.1 miles of Colorado retail cannabis establishments saw an extra 8.4% boost in value.
Can an Inclusive Cannabis Industry Include Roger Stone?
David Bienenstock - Published on September 26, 2017Read moreWhen he’s not testifying in the Russia investigation, Stone is roiling the cannabis industry with his troublesome support.
City Council Considers Cutting Off LA’s Cannabis Supply Chain
Hayley Fox - Published on September 25, 2017Read moreIs California’s biggest city about to give the cannabis industry the boot? In its draft regs, retail would be allowed but not growing or processing.
‘Dear Justin’: A Loving Correspondence With the Prime Minister, Episode 3
Kate Palbom - Published on September 25, 2017Read moreCanadians were looking forward to a decriminalized landscape and a loosened attitude about the ‘moral failings’ of humans who uses cannabis. Now we see that our government intends to make itself sole beneficiary of its former enemy by using greedy, hypocritical, and dare I say conservative ‘regulations.’
The Dianne Feinstein Mystery: Why Is She California’s Last Prohibitionist?
Peter Hecht - Published on September 25, 2017Read moreShe announced her re-election bid this morning. But will her drug warrior ways hurt her chances for another term?
New FBI Report Shows Drug Arrests Are Still Increasing
Gage Peake - Published on September 25, 2017Read moreDespite the continuing expansion of legal cannabis in states around the country, the federal Drug War continues to rage on.
As Legalization Looms, Toronto Wrangles Where to Allow Smoking
Randi Druzin - Published on September 25, 2017Read moreCannabis advocates say a plan stipulating that cannabis can only be smoked in private homes is “not feasible” because it would, in effect, prevent many people from smoking it altogether.
‘It’s a Natural Substance’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Rebecca Kelley - Published on September 22, 2017Read moreThe first day of fall is upon us, but although the seasons are changing, Jeff Sessions’ opinion of cannabis hasn’t. We hear from him, Gwyneth Paltrow, and more from the past week.
Iceland Gets Cooler With Proposal to Legalize Cannabis
Gage Peake - Published on September 22, 2017Read morePawel Bartozek, a Reform Party MP, has put forth a bill in Parliament that would establish a marketplace for recreational cannabis.
‘Hello! Thanks for Visiting Maine. May I Take Your Cannabis Order?’
Gage Peake - Published on September 22, 2017Read moreIn Maine, as in certain other U.S. states, adults can buy beer at a drive-through as if they were buying hamburgers at McDonalds.