Sep 8, 2020 | National
Public policy wonks tend to look at the question of the legalization of marijuana from a purely social angle. They check to see how such legalization would affect the health and security of society. The legalization of weed, however, has fiscal implications that are...
Aug 31, 2020 | National
The Democratic and Republican national conventions barely touched on federal marijuana reform. The Republicans didn’t even write a new platform. And the Democratic platform fell short of supporting the efforts congressional Democrats have made in the past year toward...
Aug 31, 2020 | National
It really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the cannabis industry, in general, has shown “tremendous resilience” in the face of the pandemic. Medical marijuana is a prescription drug, which patients aren’t likely to stop using or cut...
Aug 31, 2020 | National
As more and more states begin to legalize recreational cannabis and expand the medical marijuana sector, many Americans are taking advantage of new entrepreneurial and business opportunities to cash in on the revenue. However, despite the new legal market, many Black...
Aug 26, 2020 | National
American workers subjected to drug tests at work tested positive at the highest rate in 16 years in 2019, according to one of the largest testing providers, despite growing public support for legalized marijuana. Quest Diagnostics, which has made headlines this year...
Aug 26, 2020 | National
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice presidential running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) discussed marijuana decriminalization and other drug policy reforms during their first joint interview as a ticket this weekend. Harris was pressed on her...
