COVID-19 Weed advocacy groups call for prison depopulation to slow COVID-19 spread Cannabis Amnesty and the Drug Policy Alliance are asking their respective governments to allow non-violent offenders to be sent home Michelle GamageApril 20, 2020
COVID-19 ACLU highlights persisting racist cannabis enforcement in 4/20 report The report used the stoner holiday to show how black people are still almost 4X more likely to be arrested for weed Jared GnamApril 20, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic will boost US cannabis legalization, but not until 2021, expert says The economic damage created by COVID-19 could accelerate policy reform, says Chris Lindsey of the Marijuana Policy Project Jared GnamApril 18, 2020
COVID-19 ‘Go the F*ck to Sleep’ illustrator re-releases cannabis kid’s book for 4/20 With more home schooling taking place due to COVID-19, Ricardo Cortés hopes 'It's Just a Plant' can spark family-friendly cannabis education Jared GnamApril 15, 2020
Canada NORML Canada’s new executive director Caryma Sa’d explains how legalization went wrong: Q&A After 42 years of lobbying for cannabis policy reform, the advocacy group is refocusing its mandate to promote equitable, functional weed laws Michelle GamageMarch 31, 2020
COVID-19 Consumers and companies embrace cannabis retail rush before expected mass shutdown The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a wave of weed stockpiling as store closures begin to sweep the country Nick LabaMarch 17, 2020
Cannabis 2.0 Would edibles-only cannabis cafes work in Canada? While industry and government tout legal edible consumption venues, longtime advocates question whether the model would work Jared GnamMarch 13, 2020
Enforcement Florida’s new medical cannabis limits could drive patients underground: lawyer State has voted to cap THC potency at 10% for patients under 21, edibles at 200 mg Michelle GamageMarch 9, 2020
Enforcement FDA’s update on CBD regulations is ‘frankly absurd’ Report only offers industry small amount of reassurance and regulatory guidelines, says cannabis lawyer Michelle GamageMarch 6, 2020
Canada How craft could save legal cannabis Kyp Rowe with Shelter's Craft Collective is reaching out to provincial wholesalers to teach the market value of micro cultivation Jared GnamMarch 6, 2020