Your Guide to Cannabis News

Feb 18, 20212 min read

New Jersey Becomes Latest State To Loosen Penalties For Magic Mushrooms

Possessing small amounts of psilocybin mushrooms can no longer result in a multiyear prison sentence in New Jersey, after Gov. Phil...

Feb 8, 20216 min read

Democratic Senate Leaders Announce Steps To Federally Legalize Marijuana In 2021

Three leading champions of marijuana reform in Congress said on Monday that the issue will be prioritized in the new Democratic Senate...

Feb 4, 20213 min read

Virginia Marijuana Legalization Bills Cleared For Full Senate And House Votes This Week

Bills to legalize marijuana in Virginia advanced out of two committees on Wednesday, the final step before full floor action. The Senate...

Feb 4, 20214 min read

Cannabis stocks rally after Chuck Schumer leads drive for reforms that may end federal prohibition

Three Democratic senators are promising to present draft legislation within weeks Cannabis stocks were mostly higher Tuesday after three...

Feb 1, 20213 min read

Cannabis Shown to Relieve Parkinson Disease Symptoms

A recent survey found that patients experienced relief of certain motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease from using cannabis. A...

Jan 25, 20214 min read

Could Cannabis Beat Big Pharma to a Cure for Alzheimer's?

New research shows that cannabis is very important to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The growth of medical marijuana has seen a...

Jan 22, 20213 min read

Medical Marijuana Leads To Reduced Opioid Use, New Study Finds

Medical marijuana use is associated with significant reductions in dependence on opioids and other prescription drugs, as well as an...

Jan 16, 20212 min read

USADA 'essentially' eliminating marijuana use as UFC violation

The UFC has "essentially" struck marijuana as a punishable offense in its anti-doping policy, the promotion and anti-doping partner USADA...

Jan 13, 20214 min read

Why the Future of Cannabis Branding Could Be Determined on the East Coast

2020 was a consequential year for legal cannabis. The industry provided essential services to millions of patients and recreational...

Jan 8, 20211 min read

Authorities seize 240 pounds of marijuana in Delaware County

MUNCIE, Ind. — Local authorities on Thursday seized 240 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $250,000. Members of the...

Jan 5, 20212 min read

Strains That Help With Depression

Let’s face it. Being depressed sucks. Some days are way harder than others, and for times when you might need a little extra boost in the...

Jan 3, 20213 min read

New Mexico inmates’ right to medical marijuana affirmed

A state district judge in Albuquerque ruled this week that Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center must allow qualifying...

Jan 2, 20211 min read

Is Mexico set to become the world’s largest legal cannabis market?

MEXICO CITY—According to the WSJ, Mexico is home to the world’s most powerful drug cartels, who have terrorized the country for years....

Dec 29, 20203 min read

Maine’s largest cannabis company sues to open state’s medical marijuana market to outsiders

The state’s largest cannabis company has asked the court to strike down the residency requirement in Maine’s medical marijuana law,...

Dec 29, 20203 min read

Marijuana sales data reveal Americans bought 67% more weed to survive 2020

In a year confined and defined by the coronavirus pandemic, Americans turned to cannabis in record numbers. State tax and revenue data...

Dec 28, 20202 min read

From Being Declared "Essential" To Five States Legalizing Cannabis Measures

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Unfortunately, in 2020, a year ruled by a viral pandemic that literally shut down...

Dec 21, 20201 min read

Florida Man Discovers Nearly $1 Million Worth of Cocaine Chillin' on the Beach

Palm Beach, Florida got a white Christmas about a week early this year. But the snow found on the shore wasn't the kind that falls from...

Dec 19, 20201 min read

Louisiana man serving life sentence for selling $20 of marijuana set free

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man who served 12 years of a life sentence he received for selling $20 of marijuana is home with his family....

Dec 19, 20203 min read

Virginia Governor’s Budget Funds Marijuana Expungements And Preparation For Legalization

The governor of Virginia on Wednesday unveiled a budget proposal that “lays the groundwork to legalize marijuana” by including millions...

Dec 17, 20204 min read

Home growers could still face draconian penalties once weed is legal in New Jersey

New Jersey is on the cusp of legalizing recreational marijuana, but residents caught growing even modest amounts could still face up to...