One Florida doctor is decrying the claims as the modernized version of snake oil. Sarah Steinhardt, a doctor of pharmacy, says people should be leery of cannabis...
Marijuana makes money. But legalizing it doesn’t eliminate the black market or solve a state’s budget problems. Those are the lessons from Colorado’s first full year of...
Colorado is missing $21.5 million in pot taxes. Voters were told the state would pull in $33.5 million from two new taxes in the first six months of...
In a report commissioned by the Marijuana Enforcement Division earlier this year, data shows that Colorado residents and visitors will consume an estimated 130.3 metric tons of...
As the multi-billion dollar cannabis market transitions above ground, there is no shortage of conflict and confusion while investors and entrepreneurs scramble to get their hands in...
Mexican marijuana farmers in the remote valleys of the northern Sierra Madre have begun to harvest opium poppies instead and distribute cheap $4 heroin to many rural...
The above video from Mother Jones provides an unusual argument for legalizing cannabis: illegal grow operations can be very, very bad for the environment. The short clip follows Mourad Gabriel, a...
According to a recent online poll conducted by Medical Marijuana Business Daily, 61 percent of Colorado stoners prefer to buy weed from legal sources rather than their...
In an interesting comparison, left-wing lawmakers in Mexico introduced legislation to decriminalize cannabis. The aim of this legislation is to curb cartel violence by eliminating the black...
January 1st, 2014 is rapidly approaching as the city of Denver gears up for its highly anticipated retail marijuana market. Colorado of course already has an established medical...
The Setting: Liquor Control Board Public Hearing Over 700 concerned citizens came to Lacey on Wednesday, November 13th for their chance to give feedback on the Liquor...
In what amounts to a collective “duh” moment for the non-cannabis enthusiasts out there, a recent study illustrated that marijuana is very expensive when it’s illegal. Not...
Reason’s Jacob Sullum recounts a recent study which found that despite efforts to reduce global drug supplies, the purity of drugs has risen while the price has...
Cannabis legalization has the momentum it needs; will it be preserved from commercialization and the free market? As the legalization movement makes leaps and bounds stateside and...
In an approach completely different from what we’re seeing in Washington, and to a lesser extent, here in Colorado, Uruguay has set the price of their legal...
El Pais now reports via Univision that the Uruguay marijuana bill fixes the price around $2.50 per gram. The bill is up for vote in the Senate, where...
In an article on the Star Press, Larry Riley examines the strange bedfellows opposed to marijuana legalization. Both the drug war crusaders of law enforcement and their...
