While cannabis for medical use has been legal in California for two decades, residents in San Diego, Oakland and Sacramento lined up at the dispensary on Monday to celebrate the state's social legalization...
The number of Americans who died from opioid overdoses continued its dramatic increase in 2016, according to a new report released by the National Center for Health Statistics this month.
More than...
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Everyone in the cannabis world knows the industry has a banking problem. Since cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, federally-regulated banks are...
California’s first crop of cannabis was grown without safety regulations in place. As a result, the state’s inaugural batch of fully legal cannabis may have greater levels of pesticide, mold, or contaminants...
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We’ve talked about Nevada’s need for cannabis lounges before, but it looks like Las Vegas could be on its way to making them happen. According to the...
The U.S. Postal Service said stamps may not contain any images of cannabis, according to their final ruling they are expected to release sometime this week, yet images of alcohol, tobacco and guns are...
California regulators awarded 20 social cannabis business licenses on Thursday, including retail stores, extract and edible producers, distributors and "micro businesses" that grow, distribute and sell...
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Some Ohio residents are making a bold move by attempting to amend the state’s constitution to legalize social use cannabis in 2018. According to Dayton...
Texas is the last major state to allow some form of medical cannabis. The state's limited program only allows for an oil extract that is very low in the psychoactive component THC.
The license fees...
At the Emerald Cup in Santa Rosa, Calif., a few lucky applicants received the Regenerative Cannabis Farm Award.
The judges define regenerative farming as cultivation that "has a healing effect on the...
Despite federal prohibition, hemp continues to rise, with a production of 23,343 acres in 2017.
The 2017 Hemp Crop Report, which records state-by-state progress of hemp legislation passed in 2017, as...
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It’s looking like Vermont will be the next state to legalize social use cannabis. According to reports, it’s likely the state’s legislature will vote...
