Washington D.C.-based activist Adam Eidinger has devoted much of his life to the good fight. A clever and unrelenting opponent of federal cannabis prohibition, the IMF and World Bank, Monsanto’s unlabeled GMOs, and other terrible things, he’s been arrested 15 …
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New York Governor Proposes Legislation to Crack Down on Synthetic Marijuana and Fentanyl – News
While the Department of Justice continues on their tireless crusade to undermine recreational and medical cannabis legalization, much more dangerous substances are surfacing across the world. From Brooklyn to Manchester, synthetic marijuana (more popularly known as K2 or spice) has plagued the streets, …
Read More »Colorado’s New Marijuana Edibles Regulations Go into Effect In October – News
Colorado will officially take some of the fun out of cannabis edibles at the beginning of the month. Reports show that the state’s retail marijuana regulatators will no longer allow the sale of THC-infused edibles products in any form that …
Read More »Israeli Agriculture Ministry Classifies Medical Cannabis as an Official Farming Sector – News
The Israeli Agriculture Ministry has classified medical cannabis as an official farming sector, the first official new crop recognized by the government in a decade. Under this new classification, between 15 and 20 cannabis farmers will gain access to government …
Read More »Maine’s Legislative Committee Butchers Recreational Cannabis Bill – News
The concept of drive-thu pot sales and home delivery were among some of casualties of Maine’s recreational marijuana law, as state lawmakers put on their white aprons on Wednesday and proceeded to butcher the what’s what behind legal weed. According …
Read More »Here’s How the Cannabis Industry Is Solving Its Diversity Problem – News
The United States has an ugly and intertwined history of discrimination against minorities and cannabis. From misusing the Mexican word “marihuana” as a way to gin up anti-immigrant sentiment, to criminalizing the plant and targeting black and Latino communities as …
Read More »More People Are Claiming Disability in States With Legal Medical Cannabis, Research Suggests – News
With medical marijuana permitted in 30 states and the District of Columbia, many patients across the United States now have ability to treat their debilitating conditions without fear of persecution or having to depend on the black market. Although legalization …
Read More »The Cannabis Industry Has a LGBTQ Exclusion Problem – News
As cannabis transforms from illicit underground drug to big business commercial commodity, similar changes are being made behind the scenes of your bud. Deep pocketed, mostly straight, white businessmen are profiting from the newly legal flower as huge swaths of …
Read More »Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Has Been More Effective Than Brazil’s Drug Prohibition – News
While countries like Brazil and the Philippines struggle with violent drug wars, Portugal has seen dramatic decreases in the number of drug-related deaths and addiction. A violent war has taken over the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Rocinha this week, …
Read More »Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. Is Suing a Colorado CBD Company for Copyright Infringement – News
With everyone and their mother looking to brand their own unique cannabis products and cash in on the country’s legal weed green rush, the once illicit drug has been seeing court cases move from drug crimes to intellectual property disputes, with …
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