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The day after the Austin City Council approved a resolution to stop arresting or ticketing people for most low-level marijuana possession offenses, the police chief made clear he had no plans to do so. “[Marijuana] is still illegal, and we …

The Austin City Council approved a resolution Thursday that will largely end arrests and fines for low-level marijuana possession. This comes after Texas’ legalization of hemp last June threw marijuana prosecution into chaos since the plants look and smell identical. …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) included marijuana legalization in his budget proposal on Tuesday, setting the stage for another reform push in the legislature as the 2020 session gets underway. The move comes as a new poll shows that …

Prior to 1948, cannabis was widely cultivated in Japan. It was valued for its practical uses in making textiles and rope, for example, and as an integral part of religious and spiritual practices. With the introduction of the Cannabis Control …

The Cannabis Culture Awards, held at the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, celebrates key figures in the cannabis world – who fought to make a difference, either in terms of legalising the drug, or challenging the …

The U.S. State Department is warning international holiday travelers that while hemp-derived CBD might be legal in the U.S., it can land you in trouble if you take it certain places abroad. “Make sure your gift isn’t a fa la …

A congressional candidate in Illinois is making waves after smoking marijuana in a campaign ad where he discussed his personal experience with cannabis and the need for federal reform. Anthony Clark, who is aiming to unseat Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) …

Florida had an estimated 2.5 million cannabis consumers in 2018. If Florida approves recreational marijuana in the November 2020 election, the number of jobs related to hemp and cannabis could increase more than sevenfold by 2025. The prediction comes from …

An unsuspecting father nearly lost his parental visitation rights because of a drug test. Caveat emptor – “let the buyer beware” should adopt an additional warning: let the CBD user beware. The New York Times ran a story on Oct. …

From the East Coast to the Midwest, several first-time outdoor cannabis harvests are happening. Up until now, commercial cannabis cultivators on the East Coast have grown their weed in warehouses or greenhouses, partly because of the slow pace of legalization …