Jul 20, 2021 | National
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he doesn’t believe there is “value” in people being incarcerated for marijuana use, with his opinion coming as Democrat lawmakers propose decriminalizing it at the federal level. “I don’t think there is value for individuals...
Jul 20, 2021 | National
Cannabis was first domesticated around 12,000 years ago in China, researchers found, after analyzing the genomes of plants from across the world. The study, published in the journal Science Advances on Friday, said the genomic history of...
Jul 20, 2021 | National
Purveyors of legal marijuana are cautiously applauding a Democrat-backed Senate bill to end the federal prohibition of pot, saying their businesses have been stymied by banking regulations that force them to deal in cash and make them a target for...
Jul 20, 2021 | National
2021 is shaping up to be a record year for legislative-driven recreational marijuana legalization – and cannabis industry executives and advocates have lawmakers and governors in four states to thank for that. The MJBizFactbook projects those four markets...
Jul 20, 2021 | National
With new markets coming online and existing markets trending upward, legal cannabis sales in the U.S. are projected to surpass $30 billion in 2022, according to an updated long-term forecast by Seattle-based marijuana analytics firm Headset. This...
