Following up on my recent articles about calls for unity within the cannabis community, I’d like to talk about the term “recreational marijuana”. It’s a strange term. Nobody refers to themselves as a “recreational (cigarette) smoker”. There are no “recreational smokers” because all use of cigarettes is the same; what […]

Ted Cruz has proven to be a formidable challenger in the GOP primary, with the latest national polls putting him in the top tier of candidates. With the presidency in mind, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has “evolved” on cannabis and flipped his position on marijuana legalization, now supporting the right of […]

Well, that didn’t take long. After news hit that a commercial for the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) was going to be the first ever marijuana commercial aired during the network news in Portland, Oregon, ABC affiliate KATU decided to flip-flop and prohibit the ad. A KATU Senior Account […]

Famed neurosurgeon, best-selling author, and former FOX News contributor Ben Carson announced in May that he would be running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. After catapulting to mainstream attention in 2013 by using his position as keynote speaker at the annual National Prayer Breakfast to rail against political correctness, […]

UPDATE: KATU pulls the historic commercial after intense media coverage.  The first marijuana business commercial to air on network television  in Portland, Oregon, will air this Wednesday. A commercial for the upcoming Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) will be on during the evening news on KATU, the ABC affiliate […]

Last year, a member of the South African Parliament named Mario Oriani-Ambrosini proposed the Medical Innovation Bill. This law would legalize the commercial, industrial, and medical applications of dagga, the local term for cannabis. Mr. Oriani-Ambrosini died of cancer, but his bill lives on in the Parliament’s Health Committee, where […]

Despite Bernie Sanders’ surge, particularly in the first primary state of New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton remains the Democratic frontrunner and the odds-on favorite to be the next President of the United States. Thus, it remains extremely important that cannabis law reformers lobby Clinton to support sensible federal marijuana policies that […]

At Seattle Hempfest this year, there was a panel called “Medicinal, Recreational and Spiritual Use – Can they co-exist?” Notably, the panel included NORML Founder Keith Stroup and Americans for Safe Access Washington’s Kari Boiter – who faced off against each other at 2012’s Hempfest on a panel about the […]

By all accounts, Carly Fiorina impressed many voters and pundits in the first (undercard) debate and has increased her standing among her primary competitors. Since she has moved up in the polls, the cannabis community needs to examine her record on marijuana policy. While she certainly remains a longshot for […]

Update: It is looking more and more likely that Joe Biden will enter the 2016 presidential race. Any presidential ambitions Joe Biden may harbor should remain in port. During a discussion of Joe Biden’s possible presidential run on CNN the anchor mentioned his “popularity with young people.” Why on earth […]

The Oregonian, the largest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest, is looking to hire someone to try out marijuana products in the state and write about the experience two to four times a month. While the job may sound easy, the folks at The Oregonian make clear that they are looking […]

Colorado’s legal marijuana market is booming, having blazed past $50 million in sales of recreational cannabis during the month of June, the latest month reported by the Colorado Department of Revenue. This combined with a record $35.2 million in sales of the medical stuff means that total marijuana sales in […]

The opening day of the Seattle Hempfest was cancelled for the first time in the event’s historical twenty-four year run. A downpour of rain, unlike what organizers had seen, along with some lightning, made it unsafe. However, the weather has turned for the better and the Hempfest is back on, […]

Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner today took advantage of his state’s unusual veto rules to amend a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The bill, HB 218, as proposed by Illinois lawmakers, would have made possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana a civil […]

In yesterday’s Part 2: It Will Set the Stage for Bad Legalization, I showed how the anti-legalization campaign “No on I-502” warned that Washington’s no home grow and per se DUID would spread to other future legalization states (they didn’t). In Wednesday’s Part 1: Feds Will Never Allow $600 Ounces, […]