Articles in Politics category

NYC Police Commissioner blames cannabis for the city’s violence but shrugs at its heroin epidemic — that and more in today’s Shake roundup.

The government of Macedonia, a small country in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe, announced this month that it will legalize cannabis for people suffering from serious illnesses.

Thanks to odd quirks of Austrian law, the country has become the capital of legal cannabis clones. Consumption, though? Still verboten.

“Cannabis should transform capitalism, not the other way around,” says David Bienenstock. “We have to fight really hard to make this an inclusive industry.”

Seniors are cannabis curious, California authorities warn of toxic contamination, and legalization’s growing pains aren’t what Denver officials expected.

A major breakthrough earlier today could change the way doctors treat military veterans when it comes to medical cannabis.

Toronto dispensaries vow to fight the mayor’s crackdown, Vermont entrepreneurs are feeling bullish, and the DEA is a stick in the mud.

It’s crunch time in Michigan, a Tennessee politician could face charges for cultivation, and Macedonia will offer cannabis in pharmacies.

Portland warns of coming crackdown on cannabis events, NORML is tired of crummy concentrate coverage, and “synthetic marijuana” really stinks.

Prohibition costs states billions in lost funds, the Chicago Tribune calls out the NFL, and students are going to college on cannabis’ dime.