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The mainstreaming of marijuana is well underway. You can see it in the Keurig-type vape pods, the lifestyle brands, and the handbags. You can see it in how people talk about it openly, and how strong majorities want it legalized. Read more »

The “booming” marijuana industry in Denver, Colorado will remain frozen at its current size. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a hotly-debated bill to ban new marijuana shops and grows, leaving a lock on the current number of stores. Applicants can apply to establish new marijuana businesses when the number of operations drops below […]

There are rumors that the federal government may soon lift its ban on marijuana, but that wouldn’t end marijuana prohibitions in the United States. This incongruity is the result of federalism: the ability of each jurisdiction — the federal government and every state — to maintain its own laws as to which drugs are illegal and which are not. […]

MONTREAL — Canada is moving to legalize pot in 2017, but don’t expect it to become a new Amsterdam for Americans hoping to get a legal high just across the northern border. Read more »