In the days of peak pot prohibition, ad campaigns were run that attempted to paint “stoners” as lazy losers who were constantly de-motivated after smoking weed. While the anti-pot campaign messaging has morphed over the decades since the 1920’s,...
Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas billionaire, newspaper publisher, and casino magnate, is one of the Republican Party's wealthiest backers. He is also one of its staunchest.
And now Adelson, who has thrown at least $100 million into the campaigns of...
As more states legalize, the impetus to legalize at the Federal level keeps building momentum. However, it may be that the state that housed the very Constitutional Congress that created the U.S. could be the next state to legalize...
The U.S. has slowly seen a transformation in the conversation around cannabis, going from a peak of anti-weed sentiment in the 1990’s to states legalizing first for medical pot then for recreational, and now we have 33 states with...
It makes perfect sense. Legal marijuana threatens the profit interests of the pharmaceutical companies that make competing medications. But now there's proof of the outsize role the industry is playing in the fight to stop pot reform.
Reports in September...
The Canadian police now have a new tool in their arsenal for cracking down on drivers who may have used cannabis, but it’s also the focus of some controversy. While the country legalized marijuana, some were concerned with a...
A new study suggests marijuana advocates are more likely to win the fight for legalization at the federal level if they pursue medical cannabis reforms first.
Efforts are underway to reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act so the drug...
How many times have you wound up on an island and realized you packed over a million dollars of cannabis on your private jet? If you’re Alkiviades David, you’ve done this at least once. David is a...
Oregon voters approved two measures that put the state ahead of the pack when it comes to progressive decriminalization efforts. Both measures open up new avenues for health professionals, too. That’s because both were touted as public health measures,...
Although legal cannabis in California has largely been a success, there has been a downside with black market shops and products. The state has struggled to keep a lid on counterfeit products in the past, and even unlicensed dispensaries...
