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California legalized recreational cannabis at the beginning of the new year and now many are curious what exactly that changes about local laws and policies including employers, public possession and use. For the most part employers are holding onto policies that say do not come into work impaired. You have a right to purchase cannabis as an adult, but just like with ...

One campaign promise made by President Trump was to respect state's rights and allow state legal marijuana programs to continue to operate unencumbered, but many are questioning the truth to his intentions after this week when Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted legal protections meant to stop the federal government from prosecuting state legal marijua...

Since it's been announced that California would legalize recreational marijuana there have been massive amounts of people ready to invest into the still-growing industry. Mike Tyson is ready for his piece of marijuana history as he begins his journey into his new 40-acre ranch that will become a spectacle of a cannabis resort. Located in California City in th...

Indiana's history with medical marijuana is slim and somewhat confusing. Neither the public or officials really knew what was legal and what wasn't, which was causing more problems than it was fixing unfortunately. Indiana's Representative Jim Lucas wants to put an end to the misinformation as he introduced a proper medical marijuana bill this week, House ...

With the new year ringing in there are people allover the world hoping to make changes in their lives for the better, California is also hoping to make a huge positive change as they legalize recreational marijuana and begin a new era towards safe and legal regulated cannabis policy. Adults over 21 in California can now possess up to 1 ounce of dry cannabis and grow u...

In a win for the security of medical marijuana patients and businesses, legal protections from the federal government crackdown have been extended as Trump signs a temporary spending bill last week. The protections, known as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment, were running out of it's limited time until the extention was filed through January 19. The amendment w...

Earlier this year, Mexico legalized medical marijuana and marijuana for scientific research, but kept it outlawed for recreational purposes. Last week the Health Regulator for Mexico announced that the country will soon begin selling cannabis based products like foods, drinks, cosmetics and medications. The current medical marijuana regulations in Mexico only allow ca...

Indiana has been back and forth this year when it comes to medical marijuana. The state legalized CBD oil for certain epilepsy patients earlier this year only to have law enforcement and regulators go back on their decision and confuse the entire state. Now there are multiple bills that have been proposed for debate in the next legislative session taking place in Janu...

The former Attorney General of California will be opening a cannabis concentrate distribution company opening next month selling edibles and concentrates to Los Angeles marijuana shops. The former AG, Bill Lockyer, used to punish people under marijuana's illegality but will now will be contributing to the newly legalized industry. Though he says he does not use ca...

Hawaii legalized medical marijuana for patients back in 2000, but it wasn't until August of this year that the first medical marijuana dispensary opened. The regulated industry has suffered from slow implementation which has caused confusion for new and old patients. The Department of Health oversees the medical cannabis patient registry and the dispensary li...

Earlier this month a new policy was adopted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for their clinical programs that would finally allow doctors and pharmacists to talk with their patients about state legal medical marijuana programs. Veteran organizations that support the use of medical marijuana seem split on this update, The American Legion is happy that vets wi...

One of the biggest concerns from opponents of legalized cannabis is that regulating the market will increase use in children, but the data could not be more clear that this is not happening. Colorado legalized recreational marijuana back in 2012 and since there has been a significant decrease in use from 12-17 year olds in marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, and heroin use. ...