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Nine year old Alexis Bortell is making waves in Texas as she fights for the legalization of cannabis to help her combat her epilepsy. Alexis has been in a mortal battle with epilepsy since 2013.
Legal marijuana is the fastest-growing industry in the United States and if the trend toward legalization spreads to all 50 states, marijuana could become larger than the organic food industry, according to a new report obtained by The Huffington Post.
While President Obama's stance on the issue of legalization in the past have been less than sympathetic, he has recently made statements predicting a bright future for the legalization movement in the U.S.
Finding banks who will cater to cannabis businesses has been a constant obstacle for new ganjapreneurs opening up shops since states began legalizing in the U.S. But that might be about to change thanks to Alex Mason, who plans to open up the first credit union ever that caters to businesses in the cannabis industry.
Their aim is to form agreements with several California Native American tribes to grow and manufacture cannabis products on native land and then sell those products to medical dispensaries.
The weed market has reached a tipping point in Washington, due to an excess of cannabis available to consumers. Despite earlier concerns that there would not be enough legal cannabis to go around in Washington, pot producers have been able to supply far more ganja than expected.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released data in December for the most recent findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Among the data of various drugs and usage levels by state, of interest to weedists is data on cannabis use in the past couple of years.
The time is nearing where the feds will have to finally make a clear decision on marijuana. This murky water will not suffice as more and more states are considering legalization. It is simply unfair to create a situation where using cannabis is perfectly legal, yet illegal at the same time.
Supporters are calling this a tipping point and a "Berlin Wall moment." They figure that if such established and successful venture capitalists are willing to back the burgeoning cannabis market, then it can't be too long before others embrace the market as well.
In the past four years, use of "ice" has doubled, and a correlating spike in violent crime has come along with it.
Despite the recent congressional tantrum intended to stop the reform of marijuana laws in Washington DC, District lawmakers have given Capitol Hill the proverbial middle finger by moving forward with plans to implement a full-scale retail marijuana market.
It's been just over a year since Uruguay's President Jose Mujica signed a law creating the world's first nationalized market for the cultivation, sale and consumption of marijuana. But along with the successes of Uruguay's weed experiment are some notable hold-ups. For starters, a year into the new paradigm, it's still impossible to buy marijuana legally here.
Jamaica's reggae artists are unrivaled in their vociferous championing of marijuana usage and persistent rallying for its legalization. A primary tenet of the island's indigenous Rastafarian way of life, which is inextricably linked to the cultural identity of roots reggae, regards cannabis, or ganja, as a sacred herb.
A few cannabis-culture milestones happened during 2014.
Last week, neighboring states Oklahoma and Nebraska officially filed suit against the state of Colorado and their laws allowing the cultivation and sale of marijuana for anyone over the age of 21.
New York could be well on its way to legalizing a recreational marijuana market. Earlier this week, State Senator Liz Krueger teamed up with Assembly Member Crystal People-Stokes to hold a public hearing over a piece of legislation entitled the “Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act,” which aims to establish ...
The weed you purchase legally at a government sanctioned dispensary is still just as variable as the strains you might buy from a dealer.
The year 2014 may be looked back on as the watershed year that nationwide legalization of marijuana hit the tipping point. Aside from marijuana becoming legalized in two more states, here are five sets of data that seem to confirm that inevitability.
