cannabis

Lawsuit Over Equity Plan Sees Cambridge, MA Pause All New Cannabis Businesses

The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts is effectively stopping all new cannabis businesses from opening. This temporary order is in response…

February 20, 2020

The Promise and Limitations of Potential Marijuana Decrim in Virginia

Under current marijuana laws in Virginia, you can face up to a $500 fine and 30 days in jail for…

February 18, 2020

Budget Hawks Threaten Hopes for Cannabis Equity in San Diego

In San Diego, the second-largest city in California, marijuana is big business. But only people with the big bucks can…

February 5, 2020

In Albany, A Flash Mob for Marijuana Justice

The sun was absent on a bitter morning in New York City on January 28. I trudged across a deserted…

January 30, 2020

Will Research Cannabis Be Freed in 2020?

In August 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced movement on its policy limiting US-based research cannabis cultivation solely to the…

January 22, 2020

Frustrations Boil Over Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Delays

Tensions and frustrations building for years have spilled into Massachusetts' cannabis regulatory meetings in the past few weeks. Advocates have…

January 17, 2020

More Cannabis Workers Are Unionizing as Legalization Rolls Forward

Cannabis industry workers are winning key battles to unionize and make labor provisions a part of legalization proposals. On January…

January 16, 2020

The Teen Vaping Trends We’re Not Talking About

Teen cannabis and nicotine vaping spiked between January 2018 and January 2019, a widely-cited US survey on adolescent drug use…

December 30, 2019

Congressional Fix Denies DC Voters Their Wish for Legal Cannabis Sales

This might not be the biggest news to come out of Washington, DC this week, but it has major significance…

December 19, 2019

Fab 5 Freddy Speaks Out Against the “Vaping Scare Campaign”

Fab 5 Freddy, also known as Fred Brathwaite, is a man of prodigious talents. An original “influencer” and hip-hop pioneer,…

December 16, 2019