cannabis

California Working Toward Certifying “Almost Organic” Cannabis

On July 24 in Sacramento, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) held its fourth meeting with cannabis farmers.…

August 1, 2019

More Research-Marijuana Grow Sites Needed, Say Scientists, Congressmembers

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has now failed to approve any new medical marijuana research supplier licenses for the…

July 31, 2019

New York Decriminalizes Cannabis, But Fails to Address Injustice

After stalling cannabis legalization in spring 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that decriminalizes small-quantity…

July 29, 2019

Massachusetts Advances Its Unique Cannabis Social Equity Program

On July 17, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) approved six organizations to provide technical and financial assistance to budding…

July 26, 2019

Kamala Harris Cannabis Legalization Bill Is Also About Immigrant Justice

On July 22, Senator Kamala Harris, the betting markets' favorite to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, introduced federal marijuana…

July 24, 2019

New Coalition: Congress, It’s Time to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

On July 10, the House of Representatives held a hearing on marijuana prohibition in the United States, examining the issue…

July 15, 2019

Marijuana Legalization Doesn’t Increase Youth Use—Any Lessons for the Vaping Debate?

Youth use of controlled substances is often deployed as a bargaining chip in drug policy debates. When it comes to…

July 10, 2019

What to Make of a Leading Anti-Cannabis Advocate Retweeting a Far-Right Podcaster?

Given the racist past and present of cannabis prohibition in the United States⁠, an anti-legalization leader retweeting one of the…

June 26, 2019

Italy’s Rocky Road From Harsh Prohibition to “Cannabis Light”

According to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 10 percent of Italian adults (age 15-64) reported using…

June 24, 2019

NYC Defenders: District Attorneys Breaking Their Promises to End Marijuana Prosecutions

On June 11, New York City public defenders released data demonstrating that district attorneys are continuing to prosecute "low-level" marijuana…

June 11, 2019