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Michigan is one step closer to legalizing cannabis

Michigan is one step closer to legalizing cannabis

February 14, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Michigan is officially one step closer to legalizing social use cannabis. A proposal to legalize cannabis that received over 360,000 signatures has now gone...

Oregon has too much cannabis

Oregon has too much cannabis

February 9, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor With some states, including California, dealing with the issue of perhaps not having enough cannabis to meet market demands, it would seem Oregon has the...

Iowa lawmakers are trying to make cannabis laws less harsh

Iowa lawmakers are trying to make cannabis laws less harsh

February 8, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A bill in Iowa’s legislature would make the state’s cannabis laws less harsh, but as the AP reports, it’s facing some opposition. The bill would change...

Even after legalization, black Americans face most cannabis arrests

Even after legalization, black Americans face most cannabis arrests

February 3, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor It’s well known that the War on Drugs has disproportionately targeted people of color, and unfortunately, that doesn’t immediately change when a state...

California’s social use market is facing a cannabis shortage

California’s social use market is facing a cannabis shortage

February 1, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor California recently became the nation’s largest legal cannabis market, and it’s already facing a major problem: Supply. According to the Associated Press,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

It looks like cannabis vending machines are coming to California

It looks like cannabis vending machines are coming to California

January 12, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Cannabis vending machines for social use cannabis are coming to California, according to High Times. The first one is already in place at Berkeley Patients...

This bill could stop the government from stealing money from medical cannabis users

This bill could stop the government from stealing money from medical cannabis users

January 12, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor The practice of civil asset forfeiture, where police can take money and things from people they think are involved in drug dealing without even charging them...

Investing in cannabis in 2018

Investing in cannabis in 2018

January 8, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor With legal sales starting in California and states setting records for sales outside California, it’s a pretty good time to be investing in the cannabis...

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