The inhalation of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly mitigates tobacco smokers’ desire for cigarettes, according to clinical trial data published online in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators at...

At least the DEA didn’t raid anybody this week, but some Michigan cops did. That and more in this week’s update. Let’s get to it: Arizona On...

Thuggery in Philly, protecting drug shipments in Houston and Detroit, sticky fingers in Los Angeles, and that’s not all. Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, five undercover narcotics...

This installment of great artwork to experience whilst high highlights one of my favorite photographers of the modern era, Jerry Uelsmann. A word of caution: looking at...

There’s no doubt about it, the green rush is here. And Americans of all backgrounds want in on the action. For those unable or uninterested in launching...

In response to Massachusetts regulations requiring medical marijuana dispensary owners to pay over $30,000 in application fees and have over $500,000 in assets, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana...

Thanks to Colorado Rep. Jared Polis, a hemp flag will be raised on the Nation’s Capital this Independence Day, potentially for the first time since prohibition began.

John Conroy, a Canadian lawyer from Abbotsford, is bringing legal action against Health Canada for cancelling licenses which allow Canadian medical marijuana patients to acquire their medication...

For the fifth time, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected a medical marijuana proposal that would put the issue on the ballot. McDaniel says the language is...

High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society, by Dr. Carl Hart (2013, Harper/Harper Collins Publishers, 340 pp., $18.72...

Orlando lawyer John Morgan launched the drive this week to put a Medical Marijuana Amendment on the Florida ballot in 2014. Medical marijuana legislation couldn’t even make...

On Monday, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed into law two bills that make sensible changes to Oregon’s marijuana laws. These new laws, which took effect immediately, reduce...

Medicinal cannabinoids can be kind of confusing. When you go to the dispensary, the strains will usually have the percentages of the subclasses of several cannabinoids listed. But...

On June 20, 2013, I was able to make it to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for an evening that will linger in my mind for the rest...

Rhode Island enjoyed its first annual Medical Marijuana Festival on Sunday. The festival was sponsored by the group that helped to legalize medical marijuana in the state,...

New Hampshire Rep. Donna Schlachman, who sponsored the newly-passed medical marijuana bill in the state, answered questions and expressed concerns about some of the changes that were...

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has released a list of 134 dispensaries still allowed to operate after the passage of Measure D. This law requires that...

Looking to open a dispensary in Nevada? I hope you have a lot of assets. Nevada Business Magazine describes the laws, fees and intentions of Nevada’s Senate...

In what should be an interesting debate today at the Aspen Ideas Festival today at 12:20 (eastern) Drug Policy Alliance director Ethan Nadelmann is debating former DEA administrator Asa Hutchinson. Youtube has live...

Yesterday, the Colorado Department of Revenue released its rules for recreational marijuana licensing, production, testing and sales. For those that do not want to read the full...