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  • Cannabis beyond Canada

    Jan 4, 2019, 3:50 pm By Nushin Rashidian
    This piece is part of Cannabis Wire’s 2018-in-review package. Read about the cannabis research boom here, what lawmakers and advocates see for 2019 here, and our top stories of 2018 here. What comes to mind when I think of the cannabis industry in 2018 is…
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  • Where Is Cannabis Headed in 2019?

    Jan 4, 2019, 3:49 pm By Cannabis Wire Editors
    This piece is part of Cannabis Wire’s 2018-in-review package. Read about the cannabis research boom here, how cannabis is going global here, and our top stories of 2018 here. Lawmakers, advocates, and opponents tell Cannabis Wire reporters what’s on the…
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  • New York Gov. Cuomo Calls for Statewide Legalization in 2019

    Dec 18, 2018, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo framed his administration’s push to legalize cannabis for adult-use in the most progressive terms yet on Monday, marking a political metamorphosis on the issue and heartening New York’s cannabis advocacy community. In a speech in…
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  • Congress Passed a Farm Bill That Legalizes Hemp. So What Happens Now?

    Dec 13, 2018, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    The hoping, waiting, pleading and expectation over the 2018 Farm Bill and the much-talked-about hemp provision is over. After a Senate vote on Tuesday of 87-13 in favor, the House on Wednesday passed the 2018 Farm Bill 369-47. The five-year measure also…
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  • Illinois Rep. Kelly Cassidy Wants State to Be Nation’s Cannabis Gold Standard

    Dec 12, 2018, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    J.B. Pritzker will soon become governor of Illinois. Because the Democrat supported cannabis legalization during his campaign, advocates and industry players are banging the drum for a quick win on adult-use legalization in Illinois next year. But one of the…
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  • Is 2019 the Year For Medical Cannabis in South Carolina? Maybe.

    Dec 11, 2018, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden
    As the mother of a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy in Charleston, Jill Swing has lobbied the South Carolina legislature since 2014 for a medical cannabis law that would help her more easily obtain remedies to alleviate her daughter’s symptoms. Her…
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  • For South Koreans, Cannabis Gets Complicated

    Dec 6, 2018, 6:50 am By Y Lee
    Last week, South Korea voted to legalize medicinal cannabis within its borders, making it the first country in East Asia to allow cannabis-based drugs and marking shifting domestic attitudes toward the plant. It’s an incremental but significant change, and…
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  • “Investments That Generate Hope”: Inside Colombia’s Canadian Cannabis Boom

    Dec 5, 2018, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    In a 2012 photograph snapped by Reuters’ Jaime Saldarriaga in the city of Cali, two Colombian police officers can be seen loading a package of confiscated cannabis onto a truck. The package is clearly heavy, from way the policemen strain, and behind them are…
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  • Interview with Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox: “Trump Should Go for Legalization”

    Dec 5, 2018, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin, Julia Barajas
    Last Saturday, Mexico ushered in a new president. On his third try, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who spoke in favor of legalizing cannabis during his campaign, became head of state. He also chose Olga Sánchez Cordero as his Interior Secretary, a former…
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  • Utah Governor Signs Bill to Replace Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Initiative

    Dec 4, 2018, 6:50 am By Jennifer Dobner
    Utah’s Governor Gary Herbert signed legislation late last night to override Proposition 2, the medical cannabis access ballot initiative passed by 53 percent of voters just last month. The new law will immediately take effect. The hotly-debated compromise…
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  • Utah Lawmakers Could Decide Today to Override Voter-Passed Medical Cannabis Initiative

    Dec 3, 2018, 6:50 am By Jennifer Dobner
    Utah lawmakers on Monday are poised to adopt a controversial bill to legalize medical cannabis use, quickly replacing a ballot initiative that passed with 53% voter support in November.Proposition 2 took effect on Saturday, two days before the scheduled vote…
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  • Turkey: How a Musician Is Challenging the Cannabis Crackdown

    Nov 29, 2018, 6:50 am By CT
    Editors’ Note: Because reporting on cannabis is risky in Turkey, the writer of this piece asked to use initials rather than a full name for the byline. Most of the sources also requested anonymity out of fear that they could be prosecuted for their public…
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  • PART III: A Sea Change for Cannabis Politics

    Nov 15, 2018, 6:50 am By Nushin Rashidian
    This is the final piece in Cannabis Wire’s series, Cannabis Goes to Washington. You can read the Introduction here,  Part I here, and Part II here. The growing cannabis industry is learning how to throw its weight around in Washington.  Industry players…
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  • PART II: The Cannabis Industry Learns to Play Politics

    Nov 14, 2018, 6:50 am By Jeremy Borden, Isaac Fornarola
    This is the second piece in Cannabis Wire’s series, Cannabis Goes to Washington. You can read the Introduction here and Part I here.  Mike Correia has been lobbying on behalf of the National Cannabis Industry Association, known as NCIA, for the past half…
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  • PART I: Cannabis Courts the Grand Old Party

    Nov 13, 2018, 6:51 am By Jeremy Borden
    Many Republicans in Congress often assert two core beliefs: states’ rights and free markets. And though the Democrats managed to turn the House blue in the midterms, the only way cannabis legislation will move through a GOP Senate and White House in the near…
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  • Cannabis Goes To Washington

    Nov 13, 2018, 6:50 am By Cannabis Wire Editors
    In August of 2017, a mysterious political action committee formed called the Federalist Freedom Fund. It was a joint fundraising committee between two Republican congressmen, Carlos Curbelo and Mike Coffman, as well as the two major Republican election…
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  • Cannabis and the Midterms

    Nov 7, 2018, 2:44 pm By Cannabis Wire Editors
    On Election Day, three of four cannabis voter measures passed, bringing adult-use legalization to Michigan, and medical cannabis to Utah and Missouri. There were also dozens of congressional, gubernatorial, and local results with implications for the future of…
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  • Judge: California City That Banned Home Growing “Has Gone Too Far”

    Nov 5, 2018, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
    In a battle between a southern California cannabis consumer and city regulators, the consumer has won. On Friday, a judge struck down the bulk of a local ordinance that would’ve sharply limited indoor personal cultivation in a suit waged by the American…
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  • Mexico Inches Toward Legal Cannabis

    Nov 4, 2018, 6:50 pm By Julia Barajas
    UPDATE: On October 31, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled against prohibition for the fifth time, effectively legalizing its use. However, because cannabis remains illegal under the country’s General Health Law, it can still be confiscated and users can…
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  • The Curious Backstory of Missouri’s Three Medical Cannabis Measures

    Oct 31, 2018, 6:49 am By Isaac Fornarola
    For the first time in US history, three medical cannabis measures have made it onto a single state ballot. Next week, voters in Missouri could legalize medical cannabis. But first they’ll have to untangle each proposal’s promises. And there’s more to…
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