The world’s biggest, most influential cannabis market generated around $300 million in taxes in its first year of commercial legalization. And it did it with both hands—and one foot—tied behind its back. Today, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration released its final tally for cannabis sales and excise tax receipts for 2018. California […]
Cancer is one of the leading cause of death in North America, with an estimated 200,000 people diagnosed with cancer, according to figures reported by the Canadian Cancer Society in 2017. With the landscape of medical cannabis rapidly changing, many have turned to the plant for its therapeutic properties while dealing with cancer symptoms. Cannabis […]
Farmers (and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell) aren’t the only ones who are excited about hemp. According to a recent study, the crop also attracts a variety of bees — and that can help inform ecologically sustainable agriculture practices. For the study, published in February 2019 in the journal Biomass and Bioenergy, researchers at Colorado […]
Today the Drug Policy Alliance is releasing a new report, The Costs and Benefits of a Supervised Use Site in Denver, Colorado. Produced in collaboration with Colorado Fiscal Institute, Law Enforcement Action Partnership and Harm Reduction Action Center, the report marshals the best available data from Denver and from existing facilities in Canada and Europe […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday that his budget will include proposals to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use and legalize medical marijuana. “People shouldn’t be treated as criminals for accessing a desperately needed medication that can alleviate their suffering.” Gov. Tony Evers, State of Wisconsin The […]
The 2018 Farm Bill included language federally legalizing hemp, and the authors of that provision told the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a letter in mid-February 2019 that such policies must be implemented “expeditiously” and “as Congress intended.” “We specifically drafted the Hemp Farming Act in a way that allows hemp pilot states to […]
Most cannabis-legal states don’t shield cannabis-consuming employees from anti-marijuana regulations at their office. But a recent case involving a substitute teacher in a Colorado charter school begs the question: How can some educational institutions fire employees for legally using cannabis, while still taking cannabis industry tax revenue from the state? The Pot Scientist’s Origin Story […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation to protect Virginia students who use cannabidiol oil is still making its way through the House after being unanimously passed by the Senate. SB 1632, sponsored by Sen. Glen Sturtevant, R-Richmond, requires local school boards to implement policies that keep students from being suspended or expelled if they have “valid […]
A group of 75 scholars and clinicians have released a public letter that refutes many of the claims in Alex Berenson’s new book, Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence. Berenson’s book has generated extensive national media attention despite being riddled with inaccuracies, cherry-picked evidence, and straw men. “When research is misrepresented […]
A group of 100 scholars and clinicians have released a public letter that refutes many of the claims in Alex Berenson’s new book, Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence. Berenson’s book has generated extensive national media attention despite being riddled with inaccuracies, cherry-picked evidence, and straw men. “When research is misrepresented to […]
