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Cannabinomics

A sign banning hemp | Illustration: Midjourney

Hemp

Mitch McConnell's Hemp Ban Betrays the Industry He Helped Create

Federal prohibition of hemp-derived THC products would destroy a $37.5 billion industry to solve a problem states are already handling.

Tosin Akintola | 6.10.2026 10:45 AM

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Marijuana

New York Set to Hobble 'Legal' Cannabis with Taxes and Regulations

Empire State politicians will soon wonder why the marijuana black market still thrives.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.31.2022 7:00 AM

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CBD

New York City Officially Launches Absurd Ban on Adding CBD to Food, Coffee

Cannabidiol products are legal for sale and consumption, but adding it to other things is somehow forbidden.

Scott Shackford | 7.5.2019 12:50 PM

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Cannabinomics

New York City Claims Veto Power Over Food Ingredients in CBD Ban

It's legal, but the health department thinks it's somehow different when added to other products.

Scott Shackford | 2.6.2019 12:15 PM

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Marijuana

Coca-Cannabis? It Could Be Coming Soon.

Coca-Cola is reportedly interested in CBD-infused beverages aimed at easing aches and pains.

Eric Boehm | 9.17.2018 4:15 PM

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Beer

Hemp Beer Is Dank, Delicious, and Coming Soon to a Bar Near You

...if regulators don't get in the way first.

Eric Boehm | 7.27.2018 10:00 AM

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Marijuana Ballot Initiatives

A Cannabis Industry PR Exec Explains Why the Future of Pot Is Old People and Office Workers

How competition and legalization will make weed better, more consistent, and more accessible than ever.

Mike Riggs | 8.22.2017 2:00 PM

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Marijuana

Barcelona's Pot Boom and Bust

The uncertain fate of cannabis clubs in "the Amsterdam of southern Europe"

Malia Politzer | 2.18.2016 6:00 AM

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Politics

Can Pot Save This Colorado Town?

A new marijuana greenhouse campus could bring Walsenburg, CO a lot of green.

Alexis Garcia and Alex Manning | 11.17.2015 11:17 AM

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Economics

What We Saw at Colorado's Cannabis Business Summit

Alexis Garcia and Alex Manning | 7.13.2015 9:36 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point - A conversation with author Christopher Fichtner, M.D.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2010 3:00 PM

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