The Cannabis Alliance Looks for Sustainable Packaging Options
Washington state has come under fire recently for allowing garbage from its legal cannabis system to find its way into… Read More
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Marijuana Policy Project Appoints New Executive Director
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), after months of considering qualified candidates, has hired activist Steve Hawkins to the position of… Read More
Cannabis Advocates Running for Office in Washington State
Washington state’s cannabis caucus is poised to grow this year, with at least five candidates who are either cannabis activists,… Read More
Derek Cloutier: Veterans, PTSD, and Medical Cannabis
Derek Cloutier is the president and co-founder of the New England Veterans Alliance, a non-profit organization that helps veterans reduce… Read More
Brian Applegarth: Cannabis Tourism in California
Brian Applegarth is the CEO and founder of Emerald Country Tours, founder of the Cannabis Trail, and founder of the… Read More
Activist Dennis Peron, Who Sparked California’s Medical Cannabis Movement, Dies at 72
Medical cannabis activist Dennis Peron, who is often credited as the “father of medical marijuana,” passed away on January 27… Read More
Cannabis Tech Company Partners with Nonprofit to Increase Social Equity in Cannabis
Eaze is partnering with Oakland, California-based nonprofit The Hood Incubator in their efforts to bring social equity to the cannabis space.… Read More
Jedidiah Haney: Organizing the Cannabis Community with Social Entrepreneurship
Jedidiah Haney is a cannabis activist and entrepreneur who is an outspoken advocate for sensible cannabis regulations and opponent to… Read More
Michigan Cannabis Legalization Campaign Submits Ballot Initiative Signatures
Michigan’s Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted more than 365,000 signatures to state officials on Monday – 100,000 more… Read More
UK Lawmakers Join Activists for ‘Cannabis Tea Party’
Members of the United Kingdom Parliament joined medical cannabis activists for a “cannabis tea party” outside Parliament as part of… Read More
Arkansas AG Denies Adult-Use Ballot Initiative Over Language ‘Ambiguities’
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected a proposed cannabis legalization ballot initiative over “ambiguities” in the measure which she… Read More
Ballot Initiative to Depenalize Misdemeanor Cannabis Crimes Approved in Athens, Ohio
A ballot initiative in Athens, Ohio has been accepted which, if approved, would reduce penalties for misdemeanor cannabis offenses to… Read More
New Jersey CannaBusiness Association Partnering with Athletes for CARE for Advocacy Event
Three former professional athletes and a former Drug Enforcement Agency special agent are set to speak at the upcoming New… Read More
Advocacy Groups Head to D.C. Pushing for Cannabis Protections, Reforms
In less than two weeks advocates will bear down on the nation’s capital in an effort to lobby federal lawmakers… Read More
Roger Stone Calls CWCB Expo Boycott ‘Smear Campaign’
Roger Stone has responded to the boycott of the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo by at least 30 exhibitors… Read More
Sponsors and Speakers Dropping from CWCBExpo Due to Roger Stone Keynote
A Minority Cannabis Business Association boycott of Roger Stone has led to an exodus of exhibitors and speakers from the… Read More
German Doctor Enters Hunger Strike in Protest of Nation’s ‘Bureaucratic’ MMJ Laws
The chairman of the German Association for Cannabis as Medicine, Dr. Franjo Grotenherman, has entered an “indefinite” hunger strike until… Read More
Possession Charges from 4/20 Capitol Rally Dropped Against DCMJ Founder
The co-founder of D.C. Marijuana Justice, Adam Eidinger, had possession charges that were levied against him following his arrest during… Read More
Typo Could Derail Legalization Effort in South Dakota
One sentence in the 11-page ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use in South Dakota could doom the entire… Read More
Police in Wichita, Kansas Silence Cannabis Activists’ Signature Collecting Efforts
Activists in Wichita, Kansas collecting petition signatures to reduce cannabis possession penalties were thwarted by police at City Hall who… Read More
British MP Calls for Civil Disobedience Over ‘Barbaric’ MMJ Laws
A member of Britain’s House of Parliament has called on citizens to use cannabis at the Palace of Westminster, according… Read More
Spark the Conversation: Sabrina Fendrick, Berkeley Patients Group
Sabrina Fendrick is the Director of Government Affairs for Berkeley Patients Group, a licensed medical cannabis dispensary serving patients throughout the… Read More
North Dakota Advocates Launch Rec. Petition Bid
Advocates in North Dakota are finalizing their draft of a ballot proposal to legalize recreational cannabis use for adults 21-and-older… Read More
Petition to Legalize MMJ & Rec. Being Circulated in Missouri
Advocates in Missouri are gathering signatures for an unorthodox measure to legalize medical and recreational cannabis, MissouriNet reports. Unlike other… Read More