Articles in Politics category

With cannabis legalization continuing to negatively impact Mexican cartel profits, farmers have turned to opium poppies as their new illegal cash crop.

Progress is everywhere and change is imminent! Will 2015 bring legalization to more states? Let’s see what’s happening in cannabis news:

A Denver-based company, United Cannabis Corp, is proposing to team up with Native American tribes in California to assist in growing, cultivating, and processing cannabis.

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has recommended Cannabidiol (CBD) be reclassified as Schedule II.

Happy new year, everyone! 2015 is already making headway towards major cannabis progress. Here are the latest updates from both near and far:

The new mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser, says the city will “explore every option” to enforce cannabis law, even if that means suing Congress.

Just when we thought Illinois was making considerable progress in debuting its medical marijuana program, the state runs into more delays.

A new National Survey on Drug Use and Health offered a surprising #1 consumer of cannabis in the United States. Guess which state topped the list?

An update from the Liquor Control Board gives hope for recreational extracts in Washington state.

Soaring prices for wholesale cannabis in Colorado mean that even low-grade marijuana is costing recreational consumers a pretty penny.