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VIDEO: U.S. Pot Legalization in 2018 by State

VIDEO: U.S. Pot Legalization in 2018 by State

April 24, 2018

A few additional states are looking to legalize cannabis for adult use in 2018.

Will Trump actually protect cannabis states?

Will Trump actually protect cannabis states?

April 20, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) recently announced that he had reached a deal with President Trump where Trump promised to approve legislation that would protect...

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FDA gives positive review for GW Pharmaceuticals’ cannabis-based medicine Epidiolex

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 19, 2018

Epidiolex, a cannabis-based treatment for epilepsy from GW Pharmaceuticals, received a positive review from staff at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday. GW Pharmaceuticals provided “substantial...

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Will Maine finally get its cannabis regulations?

April 18, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor As we’ve reported before, Maine has been struggling to pass cannabis regulations since the state legalized in 2016, largely because of interference from...

Mitch McConnells hemp legislation bill is getting fast-tracked through the Senate

Mitch McConnell’s hemp legislation bill is getting fast-tracked through the Senate

April 17, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to legalize hemp as an agriculture product last week. Instead of entering the committee process, the hemp legislation bill is benefitting from Rule...

VIDEO: How Colorado set the foundation for social cannabis regulations in the U.S.

VIDEO: How Colorado set the foundation for social cannabis regulations in the U.S.

April 16, 2018

Colorado's "Big Experiment" set the foundation for adult-use cannabis regulations. Other states are now expanding upon those regulations. Even though states are expanding upon those regulations in addition to...

New Belgium’s Hemperor HPA

New Belgium’s Hemperor HPA goes on sale across the U.S.

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 16, 2018

Beer lovers and cannabis connoisseurs countrywide can soon raise a glass of New Belgium’s Hemperor HPA. Well, unless you live in Kansas, that is. The “hemp pale ale” has finally been released...

Nuns from non-religious sisterhood cannabis operation in California want to launch faction in New Zealand

Nuns from non-religious sisterhood cannabis operation in California want to launch faction in New Zealand

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 15, 2018

A group of self-ordained “cannabis nuns” in California could be the first to set up a faction in New Zealand. The nuns are located in the Central Valley, close to the town of Merced. Not only is...

Trump and Senator Gardner strike a deal over legalized cannabis protections

Trump and Senator Gardner strike a deal over legalized cannabis protections

April 13, 2018

President Donald Trump has promised Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner he will support congressional efforts to protect states with cannabis legislation for both medicinal and social use. The move has...

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize cannabis in New York

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize cannabis in New York

April 12, 2018

Yes, you read that correctly. A former television actress is running for Governor of New York and wants to legalize cannabis for social use. In a world where television stars have started taking office,...

Former Republican Speaker of The House and cannabis opponent Boehner reforms his views on the plant

Former Republican Speaker of The House and cannabis opponent Boehner reforms his views on the plant

April 11, 2018

Republican John Boehner was the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. During that time, he reported he was "unalterably opposed" to cannabis legalization. Now, it seems, the...

The FDA wants to know what you think about cannabis’ classification

The FDA wants to know what you think about cannabis’ classification

April 11, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor The UN is preparing to debate whether cannabis should be rescheduled under international treaties that currently label it a Schedule I drug, as it is within...

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