Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A group called Safer Arizona has failed to get enough signatures to get legalization on the ballot in Arizona in 2018—only collecting around half of the...

This Sunday, new regulations are set to take effect in California that will result in cannabis products being demolished to the value of $350 million – an estimate from the United Cannabis Business Alliance. Under...

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Adult possession of cannabis is now legal in Vermont, but the state has still not legalized social use sales. Vermont’s Senate passed a bill that would...

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Another bill to decriminalize cannabis has been introduced in the Senate, this time from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity...

On Monday, Justin Gover hit a milestone in his career. He is the CEO of GW Pharmaceuticals – a company that created a cannabis-based medicine called Epidiolex. Not only is Epidiolex being used to treat...

Did you know that the leading cause of death in the United States is prescription drug overdose? Based on the findings of a report conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 63,600...

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Though it’s almost a ridiculous trope at this point, many people still believe cannabis is a gateway drug to other, more dangerous drugs. According to new...

The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday that would legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity, remove hemp from the federal list of controlled substances, and allow states to regulate hemp...

Voters have approved Oklahoma's medicinal cannabis measure. On Tuesday, June 26th, 56.8 percent of Oklahomans voted in favor of legalizing the plant for medical purposes. State Question No. 788 asked...

Canada’s Cannabis Act includes a number of cannabis branding laws that the majority of licensed producers are not overly happy about. The country is on the brink of cannabis legalization and amidst...

The Food and Drug Administration has finally approved a cannabis medication. On Monday, the FDA approved the GW Pharmaceuticals' Epidiolex to treat two rare forms of epilepsy. The medication is an oil...

A cannabis banking bill authored by U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Denny Heck (WA-10) has received support from the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). If approved and passed, the...