The Business of Cannabis

NAACP, ACLU And Allies Demand Congress Pass Marijuana Bill With Justice Focus

Aug 1, 2019 | National

A coalition of more than 100 organizations—including NAACP, ACLU and Human Rights Watch—is coming together to call on congressional leadership to pass far-reaching legislation that would not only federally legalize marijuana but take additional steps to...

Recreational Marijuana Is One Step Closer in Florida

Aug 1, 2019 | National

Next, the Florida Supreme Court will review the language of the prospective ballot item, which would regulate weed like alcohol in that marijuana would be legal “for limited use and growing” for anyone 21 years or older. Even if the language is approved,...

The Real Difference Between Smoking and Eating Marijuana

Aug 1, 2019 | National

A decade ago, I finished my first year of grad school in Los Angeles, and my boyfriend and I went on a short getaway to celebrate. He recommended Ojai, a New Agey town a couple of hours’ north, because some famous person he liked had lived there. After an afternoon of...

New Cannabis Group Launches to Guide Federal Public Policy

Aug 1, 2019 | National

With conversations about cannabis taking place across the country, a new group has launched to educate and advocate for accessibility and inclusiveness as policy conversations move to legalization and regulation for the cannabis industry. The mission of the Access +...

Cannabiz Countdown: Market Projected to Hit $44.8 Billion by 2024 (60-Second Video)

Aug 1, 2019 | National

Post Malone and Sherbinskis launch a joint effort, weed-dispensing robots roll up sales and cannabiz market projections are seriously high. Welcome to the Cannabiz Countdown, your weekly rundown of the biggest news in the cannabis business.  This week,...

Every Democratic Presidential Candidate’s Cannabis Position

Jul 31, 2019 | Feature, National

Many of the 20 Democrats participating over two days in the CNN Democratic Presidential Debates in Detroit favor cannabis legalization. Where the candidates differ the most is in past policies that may contradict their positions today — and in how legalization would...