Obama’s Proposed Changes to Federal Budget Plan Would Allow D.C.’s Legalization to Continue
Wed / Feb 4th
President Obama unveiled some proposed changes on Monday to the U.S. federal government budget — one of which is a very… Read More
Cannabis Legalization News
Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Comes Out Against Cannabis Legalization
Thu / Jan 29th
Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s top nominee for Attorney General Eric Holder’s replacement, announced yesterday that she disagreed with the President in regards… Read More
President Obama Believes More States Will Enact Cannabis Legalization
Fri / Jan 23rd
President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union speech was met with disappointment from the cannabis industry when he failed to address recent… Read More
D.C.’s New Mayor and Attorney General Will Continue Fight for Legal Marijuana
Tue / Jan 6th
The congressional challenging of Washington D.C.’s voter-approved Initiative 71, which legalizes recreational marijuana for adults aged 21 and older in… Read More
Cannabis Concentrates Are the Same as MMJ, CA Court Rules
Sun / Dec 28th
Medical marijuana patients in California have had their right to possess cannabis concentrates reaffirmed. The state’s 3rd District Court of Appeals in… Read More
Teen Marijuana Use Decreasing With Legalized Markets
Sun / Dec 21st OPINION
The number one argument against marijuana legalization — that legalizing such a substance will ultimately result in more children being… Read More
Two Competing Campaigns Aim to Put Marijuana Legalization On Maine Ballot
Mon / Nov 24th
Maine has been recognized as a likely candidate for one of the next U.S. states to legalize cannabis. Last week, however, a… Read More
Brief: California AG Sees Inevitability Behind Marijuana Legalization
Thu / Nov 20th
In a recent interview with BuzzFeed News, California Attorney General Kamala Harris disclosed that she’s “not opposed” to legalization in… Read More
Ganjapreneur Reveals New Details of Story Behind Marijuana Legalization in Colorado
Tue / Nov 11th PRESS RELEASE
Ganjapreneur, a website dedicated to cannabis business news and culture, has announced the third installment of their interview with Matt… Read More
Matt Brown: Leading Lawmakers Through Uncertain Territory
Mon / Nov 10th INTERVIEW
There are now four states in the USA that have voted to legalize cannabis for recreational use. But how do… Read More
Marijuana in the Elections
Thu / Oct 30th
2014 is shaping up to be a banner year for marijuana reform, with Oregon, Alaska, Florida, California and Washington D.C.… Read More
Doctors to Present Case in Federal Court Against Marijuana’s Schedule 1 Status
Wed / Oct 22nd
In 1970, members of Congress categorized cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act, which is the… Read More
Brief: Obama Nominates Supporter of MJ Legalization to Lead DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
Fri / Oct 17th
President Obama will nominate Vanita Gupta, a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union, for the top position in the Department… Read More
Brief: Latest Poll Shows Alaska Marijuana Legalization Initiative is Winning
Fri / Oct 10th
A recent poll conducted by Ivan Moore indicates that Ballot Measure 2 — Alaska’s hotly debated initiative to legalize, tax,… Read More
Brief: California Initiative to Defelonize Drug Possession Appears Poised for Victory
Tue / Sep 30th
With so many eyes on the marijuana legalization bills in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C. this voting season, it could… Read More
John Evich via Top Shelf Cannabis: Investing in Washington’s Recreational Market
Sun / Sep 28th INTERVIEW
In July, when we first contacted John Evich about the possibility of featuring Top Shelf Cannabis as the first installment… Read More
Kentucky Hemp: First Crop Successfully Harvested, Industry’s Future Looking Strong
Fri / Sep 26th
In May of this year, Kentucky sued the federal government for confiscating the state’s legally-acquired Italian hemp seeds, sparking a fiasco that… Read More
Brief: Alaska Reporter Quits Job on Live TV to Pursue ‘Freedom and Fairness’ in Marijuana Law Reform
Mon / Sep 22nd OPINION
Alaska news channel KTVA experienced a shocking revelation last night on live television, when reporter Charlo Greene — after detailing a… Read More
Clean Green Pushes for Sustainable Cannabis Growing Practices
Fri / Sep 19th OPINION
In the middle of the 20th century, the realization that human behavior had an effect on the environment began to… Read More
Matt Brown: The Birth of the Marijuana Industry in Colorado
Fri / Sep 19th INTERVIEW
In the second segment of our interview with Matt Brown of My 420 Tours, he goes into detail about the… Read More
Four Ways Medical Marijuana Can Give Back
Tue / Sep 16th
Marijuana has evolved from a disputed product to an open industry in a few years in the United States. The… Read More
Brief: Oregon’s Legalization Campaign to Buy Massive Amounts of Ad Space
Mon / Sep 15th
New Approach Oregon, the political powers behind Oregon’s Measure 91 (a bid to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana for adults aged… Read More
These Corporate Professionals Ditched Their Careers to Become Ganjapreneurs
Wed / Sep 3rd
The cannabis industry holds lucrative opportunities for business-minded folk who are willing to risk their reputation (and potentially much more, given marijuana’s federal… Read More
Brief: 66% of Americans Think Private Consumption of Marijuana Should Be Legal
Tue / Aug 19th
Two thirds of the American adult population (66%) believes that adults should be legally allowed to consume cannabis in the privacy of… Read More
