Cannabis News

Steve DeAngelo at a protest in Oakland, California. Image: Glenn Halog/Flickr

Adventures of a Pot Pioneer

The author of the Cannabis Manifesto dishes on racist drug laws, hemp jewelry, and California's weed-fueled world domination.

Tribal council leaders, parents and youth are concerned about the impact that legalizing marijuana could have on communities in the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Image: Kelcie Johnson/News21

Most Indian Tribes Wary of Legalized Marijuana

Lex Talamo, News21 ~ via OklahomaWatch.org ~

Participating in the marijuana industry may have risks for Native American tribes, like losing federal funding.
Cannabis trimmers at a Denver operation. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Fledgling Marijuana Industry Pressing Through Labor Pains

Michael Bodley ~ NBCNews.com ~
 
PHOENIX - The developing national marijuana industry is still sifting through labor disputes long since settled in other lines of work.
AXIM already has a cannabinoid chewing gum product, known as CanChew, on the market. Image AXIM via MarketWatch.com.

MS patients may someday find relief in marijuana chewing gum

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~

Marijuana-infused gum enters clinical trials.

Avondale Bridge, Pueblo County, Colorado. Image: Thad Roan via Wikimedia Commons.

The Silicon Valley of marijuana

Joel Warner ~ High Country News ~

Local officials want Pueblo County, Colorado, to be the best place to grow, but not everyone’s high on the idea.

Ian Eisenberg displays some of the most popular product they sell at his store, Uncle Ike's. Image: Meghan Walker via KUOW.org.

Seattle Pot Stores Owners Hang On As Weed Prices Fall

Meghan Walker ~ Kuow.org ~
 
It's been a year since the first retail pot shops opened in Washington, and the cost of weed has dropped significantly. But that’s not stopping eager pot entrepreneurs hoping to get in on the budding industry.
Beverly Love, who suffers from lupus and multiple sclerosis, uses CBD oil to ease her pain. (Photo: Shawn Weismiller via AL.com)

Medical marijuana laws taking root across the South

Quint Forgey ~ News21 via Al.com ~
 
Only recently, as the marijuana movement sweeps through statehouses, have previously forgotten and failed laws become political tinder for a new debate in the South.
 14th Street  subway station in New York City, lines F and V. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

First medical pot dispensary in Manhattan will be on 14th Street

Lois Weiss ~ New York Post ~

Medical marijuana is taking root in the heart of NYC.
Image: Abigail Batchelder/Flickr via Mother Jones.

This California Farmers Market Sells Marijuana

 
The farmers market in the town of Laytonville offers, among other things, an ample supply of heirloom cannabis.
White House Exterior. Image: www.GlynLowe.com via Wikimedia Commons.

3 Presidential Candidates Most Likely to Legalize or Decriminalize Marijuana

 
Here’s a look at three presidential candidates who, through past views and statements, offer the perceived-to-be friendliest approaches to the marijuana industry.

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