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Massachusetts Bill Would Double Cannabis Tax, Globe Reports
Gage Peake - Published on June 14, 2017read moreHouse leaders in Massachusetts are expected to unveil a bill Wednesday that will double the existing tax rate on adult-use cannabis.
The Haymaker: Which Patients Will Sessions ‘Come After’ First?
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 13, 2017read moreThe AG considers medical marijuana a crime. Here are the mothers, veterans, nurses, kindergartners and Congressmen he’d arrest.
California Lawmakers Pass Changes to Cannabis Rules
Ben Adlin - Published on June 13, 2017read more“We are building the airplane as we’re flying it,” Sen. Mike McGuire said at a Senate hearing Tuesday, “and we are going to make some mistakes.”
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Oregon Officials Met With Feds to Defend Legal Cannabis
Gage Peake - Published on June 13, 2017read moreOfficials in states that have legalized cannabis continue to strategize how to defend their state’s cannabis industries from the feds and AG Sessions.
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Will Washington State Finally Get Homegrow?
Tobias Coughlin-Bogue - Published on June 13, 2017read moreGreen-thumbed enthusiasts might not want to get their hopes up just yet.
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5 Ways to Improve California MMJ
Hayley Fox - Published on June 13, 2017read moreAs deadline looms, California MMJ advocates push for regulatory improvements
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16 Years Later: What Happened After Portugal Decriminalized Drugs in 2001?
Serene Desiree - Published on June 13, 2017read morePortugal’s drug decriminalization has been in effect since 2001, so we looked at the stats to see what impact it’s had on their society.
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Canada: Legalization Later, Decriminalization Now
Randi Druzin - Published on June 13, 2017read moreWith full legalization a year away, Canadian lawmakers push for immediate decriminalization.
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Jeff Sessions Asks Congress to End Medical Cannabis Protections
Ben Adlin - Published on June 12, 2017read moreIn a May 1 letter to congressional leaders, Sessions urged federal lawmakers to oppose a crucial provision known as the Rohrabacher–Blumenauer amendment.
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Congressman Jared Polis, a Cannabis Caucus Co-Founder, to Run for Colorado Governor
Gage Peake - Published on June 12, 2017read moreUS Rep. Jared Polis, an outspoken supporter of legal cannabis during his years in Congress, announced this week that he will run for governor in Colorado.
