Marijuana Movement Strikes the Midwest: Illinois Goes Recreational
$20 million of recreational marijuana has been sold in Illinois since the start of 2020. More than 77,000 customers bought products at... Read More
Hemp Gets Green Light From USDA
I heart hemp. New U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) interim rules clarify how hemp plants should be monitored under federal law, including... Read More
High Hopes: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates on the Marijuana Question
Support full legalization? Seek to decriminalize? Leave it to the states to decide? In the U.S., marijuana legalization is slowly churning out... Read More
Despite Modern Efforts to Legalize, Marijuana Remains a Gateway to Mass Incarcerations
U.S. police are making an increasing number of cannabis arrests each year. It is legal to consume cannabis in some form in... Read More
Florida Republicans Prepare to Stand Tall Against Public Desire for Recreational Cannabis
If the Florida GOP continues to have its way, Florida recreational cannabis will go to pot, leaving the other states of our... Read More
It’s a Drag: Overcoming Biases in LGBTQ and Cannabis Communities
I came across an Out magazine article that literally leapt off the page. It comes at a time of sweeping anti-LGBTQ and... Read More
Is Finance Getting on Board With Cannabis Legalization?
Since marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, federally-regulated banks cannot serve cannabis businesses even in states where cannabis is legal, like... Read More
Marijuana Wins & Losses: Mid-Year Update
On June 25, 2019, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB 1438, which will end cannabis prohibition in Illinois and replace it... Read More
Divided States: NJ, NY and Massachusetts Uniquely Approach Cannabis Legalization
After cannabis legalization efforts failed earlier this year, voters and lawmakers are looking at new strategies and methods to further expand medical... Read More
Can Biden Unseat Trump? Only if Joe Gets on the Bong Bandwagon
The core values of this nation … our standing in the world … our very democracy … everything that has made America... Read More
