A Rash of Medical Pot Bans
Two months after California regulated medical marijuana for the first time, patients and the billion-dollar industry are facing a mixed set of reactions from cities and counties around the state. Oakland and Sacramento are crafting “cannabis enterprise zones” to reap the tax windfall from ten types of newly state-licensed medical pot activities. And with the […]
California’s Leading Legalization Initiative Gathers Momentum
California’s leading legalization initiative is gathering momentum, and has announced a raft of amendments that add input from hundreds of stakeholders and consolidated support from the main rival legalization group. Read more »
Concern About Industry Influence In the Legalization Movement
A couple of recent developments have focused attention on the newly legal marijuana industry in several states and the potential for those new businesses to have an enormous impact on the shape of legal marijuana as it is rolled out in several new states. There is a lot of money involved in the industry, and […]
Want to reduce obesity? Legalize medical marijuana, researchers say.
Want to take a bite out of the American obesity epidemic? Legalize medical marijuana. Read more »