Politics

L.A.’s Cannabis Market Is Cracking. Now City Leaders Say They’re Finally Ready to Fix It

Los Angeles helped shape the early legal cannabis economy, a cultural hub, a brand engine, a magnet for operators who…

7 months ago

California’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law ‘Failed Small Farmers,’ State Treasurer Says — Time to Start Over

“Prop 64 did that… Big corporations started buying up small family farms, thinking they could grow better… Maybe some of…

7 months ago

Big Alcohol’s Hemp Civil War: Brands Want A Pause. Distributors Want To Sell THC.

The cannabis industry has spent the past year battling lawmakers, attorneys general and FDA ambiguity over intoxicating hemp beverages. Then…

7 months ago

House Chief Deputy Whip To Talk Cannabis Finance In D.C.—Why That Matters

When a Republican who helps count votes in Congress decides to talk about cannabis, the room gets quiet.That is what…

7 months ago

Strike’s Over, Spirit’s High: Cannabis Workers Win Historic 45-Day Battle

Workers lit the fire, and now the industry’s feeling the heat. You gotta fight for it: there’s no other way.…

7 months ago

As Synthetic ‘Kush’ Ravages Sierra Leone, Its UN Ambassador Says Legalization Isn’t on the Table—Yet

As “Kush,” a synthetic drug ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth, continues to spread, some in the country are questioning whether cannabis…

7 months ago

Colombia’s Bold Offer to Trump: Legal Weed Exports for Peace

Colombian President Gustavo Petro opened a controversial new front line by proposing to U.S. President Donald Trump more than just…

8 months ago

Time for a Cannabis Reboot: Local Roots, Fair Markets, Real Change

Written by Shaleen Title and Damian Fagon Federal cannabis bills are not coming to save us. It’s October 2025, and…

8 months ago

How America Accidentally Legalized Lab Cannabis

…and still doesn’t know what to do about it In 2018, Congress slipped a decimal point into law and, without…

8 months ago

Progress? Yes. Justice? Not Yet: Cannabis Possession Still Makes Up 20% of US Drug Arrests

While cannabis is now legal in almost half the country, thousands are still arrested in other parts of the United…

8 months ago