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  • Will New York’s Recreational Marijuana Measure Pass This Session?

    Tue 1:25pm By Nick Lindsey
    In a last minute effort to pass new laws before the legislative session ends tomorrow, lawmakers in New York revisited talks about legalization over the weekend. However, despite this renewed attention, talks have reportedly stalled, making it harder for…
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  • Marijuana Legalization Doesn’t Lower Arrests for Youths, Study Says

    Jun 17, 2019, 5:19 pm By Lissett Fun
    A new study has found that legalizing cannabis doesn’t carry the same impacts for youth that it does adults. In fact, youth still face arrest and incarceration in states that only legalize without a proper decriminalization policy. Published in JAMA…
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  • Beijing Blames Canada and US for Spike in Drugs Smuggled into China

    Jun 17, 2019, 2:50 pm By Adam Drury
    Cannabis is becoming more popular in China. And China’s narcotics officers say that’s because of legalization in the United States and Canada. According to the Deputy Director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, Liu Yuejin, the number of…
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  • K-Pop Fans Lose Their Shit After Star is Axed for Trying to Buy Weed

    Jun 17, 2019, 11:17 am By Lissett Fun
    C’mon, we all got our favorite boy band. Not all of ours are U.S.-based, though. And some Korean pop fans are pissed (understandably so)—all thanks to a little pot. This is some heavy-hitting drama, so brace yourselves. iKON, a seven-person group known for…
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  • Community College Offers Free Tuition But Not if You Smoke Weed

    Jun 14, 2019, 1:27 pm By Nick Lindsey
    West Virginians planning to attend one of the state’s public community colleges could get free tuition through the West Virginia Invests free tuition program. But not if they consume cannabis. At a recent meeting, the West Virginia Community and Technical…
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  • Haunted Denver Hotel Wants to Let Their Guests Light Up With Ghosts

    Jun 14, 2019, 11:05 am By Lissett Fun
    Picture this: You head to Denver to enjoy a nice mountain-filled vacation. Perhaps it’s 4/20. Or maybe you just need a break. Either way, you decide to stay at the Patterson Historic Inn, which is said to be one of the city’s most haunted locations. Here…
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  • Massachusetts Policy Bans CBD Products en Masse

    Jun 13, 2019, 12:56 pm By Adam Drury
    The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has just released a policy statement regarding the sale of hemp-derived products in the state. The policy outlines the rules and regulations for the cultivation of hemp and the production and sale of hemp…
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  • California Prisoners Can Legally Possess Marijuana, Court Rules

    Jun 13, 2019, 11:53 am By Nick Lindsey
    In California, the 3rd District Court of Appeal just made a key cannabis-related ruling. Specifically, the court overturned the criminal convictions of five prisoners who were previously charged with having weed in their prison cells. Obviously, this is an…
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  • Study Finds Evidence of Ancient Humans Using Cannabis High in THC

    Jun 12, 2019, 2:00 pm By Lissett Fun
    Weed is historical, man. Literally. A study out Wednesday in the journal Science Advances shows that people were consuming cannabis as far back as 2,500 years ago—the earliest concrete evidence of potheadism. People have always known weed to be ancient,…
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  • Medical Cannabis Laws Lower Rates of Opioid Prescription, Study Says

    Jun 12, 2019, 1:29 pm By Adam Drury
    An important new study just published in the journal Preventive Medicine says medical marijuana legalization is helping to reduce opioid prescription rates. There’s still considerable debate among the health researchers and the medical community about…
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  • Cincinnati to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession up to 100 Grams

    Jun 12, 2019, 12:52 pm By Nick Lindsey
    The Cincinnati City Council just voted to decriminalize the possession of marijuana within city limits. The move comes as many leaders in the city have been expressing concern over the racially disparate enforcement of cannabis prohibition laws. New Weed Rules…
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  • Texas Governor Signs Bill to Permit Farmers to Grow Hemp Statewide

    Jun 11, 2019, 1:34 pm By Nick Lindsey
    Texas lawmakers just passed a new bill that will allow farmers in the state to grow hemp. Although the bill has officially been signed into law, it is unclear when exactly it will go into effect. Texas’s New Hemp Cultivation Bill House Bill 1325, which…
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  • Facebook Confirms Ban on CBD and Hemp Advertising

    Jun 11, 2019, 12:05 pm By Adam Drury
    Tech giant Facebook is blocking any promoted mentions of CBD and hemp on its platform. But the company doesn’t say anything specifically about CBD or hemp in any of its rules regarding permissible content. Instead, Facebook is simply shutting down, and in…
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  • Illinois Recreational Marijuana Bill to Clear 770,000 Convictions

    Jun 6, 2019, 1:19 pm By Nick Lindsey
    Illinois is on the verge of making cannabis history. A new bill to legalize recreational marijuana was recently approved by the House of Representatives. It has since been passed on to the governor. And if he signs it into law, Illinois will become the first…
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  • Study Finds Women are Underrepresented in Cannabis Research

    Jun 6, 2019, 12:31 pm By Lissett Fun
    There’s been a bit of research linking cannabis and psychosis, but, uh, there’s a caveat. The research is leaving women out of the mix—and that’s problematic for the science. A new study published Tuesday in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports found…
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  • Oakland Decriminalized Mushrooms, DMT and Other Psychedelics?

    Jun 5, 2019, 5:11 pm By Adam Drury
    Denver may have been the first U.S. city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms when residents voted yes to the measure on May 3. But Oakland, California just did Denver one better, becoming the first U.S. city to decriminalize not just psilocybin, but…
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  • Ex-Knick Players Lobbied for Legal Weed in New York

    Jun 5, 2019, 1:49 pm By Tim Kohut
    Former New York Knicks power forward Al Harrington and 2012-13 Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith made a surprise visit to the state’s capital on Tuesday to advocate for the statewide legalization of cannabis, just ahead of the end of the legislative session.…
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  • Applications for Missouri Medical Marijuana Now Available

    Jun 4, 2019, 12:58 pm By Adam Drury
    Keeping with its June 4 deadline, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) released applications and application instructions for patients, caregivers, cultivators and dispensaries today. Early Tuesday morning, DHSS posted the documents on…
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  • Colorado Governor Approves Marijuana Lounges and More

    Jun 3, 2019, 2:44 pm By Natan Ponieman
    Do you want to know what the future will hold for our nation’s cannabis laws? Then check out what’s going on in the Centennial State. Colorado is known for being one of the leading states when it comes to cannabis legislation reform. But being the first…
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  • Disabled Veteran Denied Mortgage at VA for Working at a Dispensary

    Jun 3, 2019, 12:39 pm By Nick Lindsey
    Military veterans in the U.S. who are in some way linked to the legal cannabis industry have faced a number of difficulties and challenges. This includes vets seeking to consume cannabis for medical purposes. Additionally, some veterans have been denied…
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