For decades, cannabis research has been seriously lacking, due to fear-based, repressive prohibitionist beliefs. There’s a school of thought that believes this may be due in part to Big Pharmaceutical not wanting the public to have a more comprehensive understanding of a plant that you can grow yourself and might be able replace a medicine […]
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Cannabis Under Cinnamon Man
Will Trump’s election mark the end of legal cannabis in the United States?
Legal cannabis is a $22 billion-a-year industry in the United States. That’s “billion,” with a “B”. Most states now allow medical cannabis and over 68 million American adults can legally buy recreational cannabis. Less than 20 years after California began cannabis legalization, the industry is set to surpass the tobacco industry and rival the size […]
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Federal Government Lags Behind Common Sense Cannabis Voters
One of the main reasons that cannabis has been legalized in more and more states, both for medicinal and so-called recreational uses, is a major shift in public perception about the benefits and harms of the drug. Indeed, all five of the jurisdictions that currently have a legal non-medicinal cannabis industry—Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, and […]
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Canada Announces Plans for Recreational Cannabis Legislation
April 20 has been an informal holiday for cannabis enthusiasts for years, but “420” seems to be going mainstream. In addition to the celebratory clouds of odoriferous smoke in cities such as Denver, Seattle, and Portland, Canada’s new government used the opportunity to announce plans for recreational cannabis legalization. Last year, now-Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
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Smoke Signals 1/6-1/13
Why legal restrictions are forcing pot into the public
As cannabis legalization unfolds, a hot topic has become public, on-site consumption of cannabis. The default for medical marijuana laws has been to allow consumption only in a private place such as a residence. Recreational cannabis legalization laws have largely followed suit. Anywhere that could be construed as being “open to the public,” even a […]