Politics

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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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.…

9 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…

9 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 months ago

Argentina’s President, Trump’s Ally, Turns Rock Frontman as Narco Scandal Looms

On October 6, 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei took the stage at a packed Movistar Arena stadium in Buenos Aires,…

10 months ago