Reflecting on the War on Drugs During Black History Month
Image: Nixon signing the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act, 1972. (Courtesy National Archives, photo no. 66394272) As we round out Black History Month, we feel it is imperative to […]
Top New Hampshire Lawmaker Says Marijuana Could Be Legalized Despite Governor’s Opposition
The marijuana policy debate is evolving so quickly now that more and more states keep joining the list of those that could legalize cannabis soon. The latest development out of New Hampshire […]
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In Cannabis Education, Dispensaries, Financial, Legalization, National News, Politics, Recreational Marijuana
Posted Marijuana consumers spent $2.6 million in second week of Mass. recreational pot sales
By Felicia Gans GLOBE STAFF DECEMBER 04, 2018 Customers spent $2.6 million on marijuana products during the second week of recreational sales in the state, surpassing the $2.2 million customers [...]
Canada’s Grand Cannabis Experiment Has Set Scientists Free
By Amanda Siebert VANCOUVER, British Columbia — When Canada fully legalized recreational cannabis on Oct. 17, the internet giddily reimagined the CN Tower in Toronto peeking out from a thick [...]
On marijuana, four states are holding six referendums
october 18, 2018by Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, and Utah consider marijuana legalization Daniel Nichanian North Dakota has the nation’s second-highest rate of arrest per marijuana user, and [...]
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In Health, Legalization, Medical Marijuana, National News, Politics, Recreational Marijuana, Regulation
Posted Inside The Trump Administration’s Secret War On Weed
WASHINGTON — The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a […]
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Posted Vermont Democratic Party endorses weed taxation and regulation
By Xander Landen Aug 27 2018, 9:14 PM Heady Vermont hosted a celebration of the new marijuana law — nicknamed “Weedstock”— in Johnson in July. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger The Vermont [...]
Photographing His Own Cancer Treatment: ‘A Hell I Wasn’t Ready For’
Mark Richards, the photographer, during treatment.CreditMark Richards By Remy Tumin July 17, 2018 Mark Richards thought he was done being a photojournalist. Then he had a rare cancer diagnosed. [...]
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In Cannabis Education, Decriminalization, Hemp, Legal, Legalization, Medical Marijuana, MMJ, Opiates, Politics, Regulation, Research
Posted The states using medical marijuana for opioid substitutes
More states are turning to medical marijuana as an alternative to the addictive prescription painkillers that have driven the public health crisis. Why it matters: Recent studies found [...]
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Posted V.A. Shuns Medical Marijuana, Leaving Vets to Improvise
Veterans gathered earlier this month outside the old veterans’ hall in Santa Cruz, Calif. A local nonprofit group distributes medical marijuana to veterans who cannot get it through the V.A. […]
