Marijuana
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Verdict for Marijuana Grower May Reduce Threat of Ruinous RICO Liability
A Colorado jury rejected claims that an indoor cultivation facility had injured the owners of a neighboring horse ranch.
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Cops Showed Up To Stop This Sacramento Restaurant From Selling CBD-Infused Cocktails
Buying and consuming CBD is legal in California, but selling food or drinks infused with CBD isn't.
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Mexican Supreme Court Issues Binding Ruling Against Pot Prohibition
The court says the government may not prosecute people for possession, use, or home cultivation of marijuana.
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Kansas Finally Admits It's Okay to Put Hemp in Beer
It had been the only state to ban non-THC, non-CBD beer from being sold.
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Brickbat: Smoking Them Out
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4 More States Could Legalize Medical or Recreational Marijuana Next Week
Ballot initiatives in Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, and Utah will give voters a chance to loosen their cannabis laws.
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Is the Word 'Marijuana' Racist?
During a forum at a high school, a Rhode Island candidate for attorney general compared the term to an extreme racial epithet and called it "a curse to my people."
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5 Things Canada Got Right When It Legalized Pot
Our northern neighbors are handling the transition from prohibition to regulation better than the U.S. in several ways.
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Chris Christie on Marijuana: 'States Have the Right to Do What They Want'
If they've lost Christie, prohibitionists have lost the GOP.
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Alabama's Biased, Punitive, and Expensive War on Marijuana Is Ruining Lives
Black people in Alabama are more than four times as likely to be arrested for a marijuana offense, according to a new report.
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Don't Call 911 About Weed, Say Helpful Toronto Cops
...with a little help from "Distracted Boyfriend" guy.
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Jamaican Musician Gets 8-Year Sentence for Weed He Says He Bought Legally
Patrick Beadle was convicted on a drug trafficking charge, even though there’s very little evidence he was a dealer.
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Canada Will Expedite Record Sealing for People Convicted of Marijuana Crimes That Are No Longer Crimes
The plan does not go as far as it should, but it's still better than the policies of most U.S. states with legal pot.
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4 Ways Legal Pot Will Be Better in Canada Than in the U.S.
There is no national ban, taxes are modest, the purchase age is lower, and delivery is allowed throughout the country.
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Michael Bloomberg Is No Defender of the Constitution
The former New York mayor's authoritarian record shows he has no real love for America's founding document.
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New California Law Bans Bars, Liquor Stores from Selling Marijuana-Infused Drinks
Thanks to a weird loophole, CBD-infused cocktails might remain legal anyway.
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The FDA and the DEA Are Butting Heads Over CBD
The DEA is resisting a recommendation that the cannabis-derived compound be moved to the least restrictive category of controlled substances.
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Drug Czar Promises 'Objective and Dispassionate' Research on Marijuana Legalization, Which He Is Legally Required to Oppose by Any Means Necessary
The Office of National Drug Policy is not allowed to be evenhanded.
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Former Congressman and Pharma Lobbyist Billy Tauzin Comes Around on Cannabis
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TSA Will Report Weed at LAX to Cops, Who Can't Do Anything About It
It makes no sense. Then again, neither does prohibition.