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House version of the Marijuana Justice Act is introduced by Lee and Khana

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 30, 2018

Last year, Sen. Cory Booker put into place something called The Marijuana Justice Act.  Cannabis prohibition and the prejudiced implementation of cannabis criminalization laws in the United States were...

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Medical cannabis expansion gets approval from advocates in Georgia

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 30, 2018

Just last year, Gov. Nathan Deal opted to broaden the State of Georgia's medical cannabis program by signing into the Senate Bill 16. Under this new ruling, an additional six conditions were approved...

California’s high driving tests have some serious flaws

California’s high driving tests have some serious flaws

January 26, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Though social use cannabis sales have already started in California, lawmakers are still trying to figure out the best way to definitively determine if someone...

Medical cannabis in New Mexico sees record growth in 2017

Medical cannabis in New Mexico sees record growth in 2017

January 25, 2018

New Mexico finished 2017 with medical cannabis revenues higher than ever before, according to a press release distributed by the state's top medical cannabis provider. The entire industry grossed $86.2...

What’s next for Vermont after legalization

What’s next for Vermont after legalization

January 25, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill crafted by the state’s legislature to legalize cannabis in the state on Monday, making it the first state to legalize...

Vermont becomes first state to legalize social cannabis via a legislative act

Vermont becomes first state to legalize social cannabis via a legislative act

Annureet Kaur January 23, 2018

Vermont just made cannabis history, becoming the first state to legalize social cannabis via a legislative act after Gov. Phil Scott signed bill H.511 allowing all adults over 21 to socially consume cannabis...

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Only 16 percent of Americans approve of current cannabis laws

January 19, 2018

That's right. Only 16 percent of Americans believe the current cannabis prohibition laws should be kept in place, according to a new poll conducted earlier this year by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy. What's...

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5 cannabis technologies to expect big things from in 2018

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

Remember the dot-com bubble? Of course you do. It was one of the most memorable moments in technological history. The beginning of the Internet as we know it, the dot-com bubble saw rapid growth in the...

Medical cannabis legalization may reduce crime

Medical cannabis legalization may reduce crime

January 19, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Cannabis critics love to claim that legalizing medical cannabis will cause crime to go up, but it’s looking like the opposite might be true. According to...

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8 publicly-traded cannabis stocks predicted to rise in 2018

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

Oh, to be a budding entrepreneur with a fat wallet. Actually, this could be you if you are a wise cannabis stock investor, with the industry steadily becoming one of the most lucrative markets out there....

This plan could help stop Jeff Sessions from coming after cannabis

This plan could help stop Jeff Sessions from coming after cannabis

January 18, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor  A lot of people in the cannabis industry and beyond are worried about Attorney General Jeff Sessions using the Justice Department to come after legal cannabis....

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New Jersey’s new Governor pledges to make the state cannabis-friendly

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 17, 2018

Today, cannabis advocates in New Jersey breathed a sigh of relief as the state governor, Philip Dunton Murphy, vowed to "align" New Jersey's vision and leadership by lifting the laws on cannabis. The...

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