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Published: December 14, 2020
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) published a contract extension to allow the deferral monopoly on growing government cannabis for research to continue. The NIDA announced the intent to…
Published: December 11, 2020
Republican lawmakers in the state of South Carolina have filed two versions of The South Carolina Compassionate Care Act which would legalize medical marijuana in the state in 2021. The…
Published: December 9, 2020
A new survey conducted by the University of Wyoming shows that residents of the state support legalizing cannabis with strong super-majority backing for more modest reforms such as penalty reductions…
Published: December 7, 2020
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that it will extend its policy of not randomly drug testing its players for cannabis for the 2020-2021 season. League sources say that…
Published: December 4, 2020
Regulators in the city of Los Angeles, California have issued a highly anticipated list of 200 finalists for social equity cannabis retail permits. While it’s unclear exactly when any of…
Published: December 3, 2020
An influential United Nations (UN) panel approved a recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 2nd that removed cannabis from the most restrictive global scheduling category. The UN’s…
Published: December 1, 2020
The state of Arkansas’ medical marijuana market is growing fast. After a slow start following the program launch in May of 2019, more than 80% of the state’s dispensaries are…
Published: November 30, 2020
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said that the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE Act) will receive a full floor vote in the U.S House of Representatives sometime between…
Published: November 25, 2020
Democratic House Speaker-designate of Connecticut Matt Ritter put 50-50 odds for cannabis legalization passing the state legislature in the upcoming 2021 session after years of failed attempts to legalize in…
Published: November 23, 2020
Geographical Information System (GIS) Mapping produced by the Center for Disease control has shown that 7 of 8 states with recreationally legalized adult-use cannabis saw sharp declines in teen treatment…