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The Shake: 60% of America Likes Legalization (but Hillary Doesn’t), and Broccoli Proves a Poor Smuggling Cover
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 25, 2016Read moreHillary Clinton doubles down in opposition to federal legalization, Missouri wrinkles its nose at concentrates, and Georgia falls (just barely) short.
The Shake: UN Urged to Legalize, Coal Miners OK Cannabis, and D.C. to Host Canna-Fest
Lisa Rough - Published on March 24, 2016Read moreIn today’s Shakeup, Colorado coal miners consider cannabis, the deadline hits for Georgia’s medical marijuana program expansion, and is Drumpf the best bet for legalization?
Blockbuster Report Backs U.N. Cannabis Regulation, End to Prohibition
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 24, 2016Read moreA major report issued this morning by The Lancet urges the U.N. to rethink its drug policy and adopt a number of major changes, including an end to cannabis prohibition.
Survey Says Washington State Voters See Legalization Succeeding
Lisa Rough - Published on March 24, 2016Read moreNearly four years after legalizing adult use, Washington state voters have shifted toward legalization and against prohibition.
State of the Leaf: Hawaii May Decriminalize Drugs, Newsom Has a Cali Crush on Legalization
Lisa Rough - Published on March 23, 2016Read moreHawaii considers legislation that could decriminalize all drugs, and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has signed on in support of California’s Adult Use of Marijuana Act.
The Shake: Tricky Dick’s Racist Drug War. Also, What’s ‘Biosynthesis’?
Ben Adlin - Published on March 23, 2016Read moreThe Brookings Institution takes on the “medical marijuana mess,” the U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to a California dispensary, and Washington state issues recall rules.
The Shake: The New Yorker’s Licensing Fail and a Very Sad Alabama Mother
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 22, 2016Read moreMassachusetts AG tells voters to hold their horses, California legalization gets a predictable endorsement, and the New Yorker weighs in on licensing.
Why Isn’t the Cannabis Industry Feeling the Bern? Here Are Two Good Reasons
Marcus H. Johnson - Published on March 22, 2016Read moreShould the movement and the industry be doing more to support Bernie Sanders? Not necessarily. Here’s why.
Singapore Takes Its Peculiar Anti-Drug Campaigns Very Seriously
Rebecca Kelley - Published on March 22, 2016Read moreSingapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) runs numerous anti-drug campaigns to deter their youth from using illicit substances. And boy, are they interesting.
Supreme Court Announcement Extends Legalization Debate
The Associated Press - Published on March 22, 2016Read moreStates considering cannabis laws this year won’t have immediate guidance from the nation’s high court about whether they’re free to flout federal drug law by regulating the drug.