Month: September 2023
Opinion: Marijuana isn’t harmless, let’s act like it
Weed, pot, cannabis, devil’s lettuce, ganja. All rough synonyms for the most controversial but little-understood drug in America. Today, the…
0 min read September 19, 2023
Census Report: Poverty Up For First Time in 13 Years
The latest U.S. Census report shows that the nation’s poverty rate increased by 60% last year, marking the first time…
0 min read September 18, 2023
Lawmakers seek more scrutiny of Cannabis Control Commission after chair suspended
The state’s marijuana regulators struggled to agree on an acting leader in the wake of Chair Shannon O’Brien’s suspension. The state’s…
0 min read September 18, 2023
Curaleaf marijuana retail employees in Phoenix return to work after 1-day strike
Workers at a Curaleaf marijuana store in central Phoenix went on a daylong strike to protest a wrongful termination and…
0 min read September 18, 2023
CAURD Coalition Spotlight: Josh Canfield’s Vision for Union Chill Cannabis
Explore the journey of Josh Canfield, Managing Partner of Union Chill Cannabis, in the NY cannabis industry. Learn about his…
0 min read September 18, 2023
Colombian Cocaine Nears Oil Revenue: War On Drugs Failure And Rural Inequality Amplify The Equation
Colombia’s leading export is transitioning from oil to cocaine. With oil exports falling 30% in H1 2023, a recent report…
0 min read September 18, 2023
Long-term cannabis use may not increase heart attack risk, new study finds—but many questions remain
Access to cannabis is skyrocketing across the United States, researchers wrote, but much more research is still needed on its…
0 min read September 18, 2023
In Kansas, Cities Allowed to Hire Police Officers With Little Vetting
Kansas’ safeguards for identifying and weeding out problematic officers are incomplete or not enforced. The lack of thorough background checks…
0 min read September 18, 2023
California: Bills Expanding Marijuana Rights for Patients, Employees Advanced to Governor’s Desk
Lawmakers have advanced two bills to the desk of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that seek to expand the rights of…
0 min read September 18, 2023
Williams: Addiction, Baseball, Confidence, Drugs, and Equilibrium
At the end of the day, I think we all want to return to the feeling of being children. After…
0 min read September 18, 2023