The Canadian Senate passed a bill to legalize cannabis for social use on Tuesday with a vote of 52-29. The vote officially made Canada the second nation in the world – and the first G7 nation –...
Is the U.S. ban on cannabis about to come to an end?
Quite possibly, if President Donald Trump sticks to his word. On Friday, June 8, Trump declared that he is in favor of supporting a bipartisan...
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is most famous for his days in the boxing ring, but these days he is doing something quite different. Tyson is capitalizing on the "Green Rush" by investing in the...
A new study published in the journal Vegetation History and Archaeobotany has challenged former reports that claim the cannabis plant evolved in Central Asia. John McPartland from the University of Vermont...
Slowly but surely, the world is embracing cannabis reform. Scientists are uncovering the plant’s medical benefits and legalization of cannabis is spreading like wildfire.
Even politicians who once...
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A bipartisan group of Congress members is currently pushing for a bill called the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act that would allow the VA to study the...
On Monday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation that authorizes Arizona farmers to grow hemp. Supporters say producing hemp would give Arizona farmers new options to make money off of a plant...
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As the tax code stands, a section called 280E makes it impossible for cannabis businesses to write off necessary expenses, like rent and wages. This is a...
A panel of judges for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the hemp industry's challenge of a DEA rule that would establish CBD oil as a "marihuana extract" and therefore, a controlled substance.
The...
Voters in Michigan will be able to decide if they want to allow legal sales of social cannabis in their state come November.
Organizers of a ballot drive to legalize cannabis for social use have officially...
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As we’ve reported before, Maine has been struggling to pass cannabis regulations since the state legalized in 2016, largely because of interference from...
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...
