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As Alabama's Legislature passes a medical cannabis bill, Louisiana, Kansas and Tennessee also made moves to open up legal patient access this week

Following the successful MAPS study, MDMA-assisted therapy moves closer to becoming approved by the US FDA

The major US weed firm adds its 13th state and strong footing in the first adult-use market set to launch in the South

In a busy week for Texan weed reform, the House passed bills to decriminalize cannabis and expand medical access

Golden State Hemp says shipping by train is faster, cheaper and more carbon-friendly

The resource-rich country produces less emissions than the US, but it's still a big problem that government isn't tracking and firms don't want to talk about

Records will be expunged, 50% of licences will go to equity applicants and corporate cannabis will be limited under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Cuomo

'They should not have gotten a damn raise last year,' he says of his former colleagues in an in-depth interview

Major cannabis banking reform is likely to pass this year due to bipartisan support in U.S. Congress, but could face headwinds from concurrent legalization efforts

Cannabis stock spikes fueled by Reddit traders this week have little to do with fundamentals, says TradingView GM Pierce Crosby

As enforcement efforts ebb, organizations like CROP are raising awareness and funds to reclaim the public wilderness

Despite reporting a $829M Q3 loss, shares are up as the Canadian weed giant predicts US legalization will spur profits

While top senators vow to legalize weed this year, it's just the beginning of what will be a long process of passing major legislation

Maine-based Desert Harvest is working with university researchers to see if its CBD-aloe vera formula can treat pain more safely and effectively than opioids

Arizona begins issuing adult-use licences less than 3 months after state voters pass ballot initiative

Excessive regulation and a lack of consultation has left the state's original weed entrepreneurs, and up to 75% of potential revenues, behind

With Democrats in complete control of US Congress, it could be a new era for reform and American pot stock opportunity

Ottawa needs to follow the Lincoln State's lead and scrap its 'paltry' record suspension program

While these 365 days will be defined by a pandemic, it was also a year legal reform spread, sales soared and capital markets rallied

Canopy has a fair shot at winning its suit against GW, but the case might not have a widespread effect on US pot extractors, patent attorney says

He's one of several prominent politicians to pull a 180 on pot, and the impact would be huge if the governor passes adult-use legislation in New York State

With the Republican-led Senate vowing to block cannabis reform, passing of the landmark bill may only amount to a symbolic win

With Democrats still in range of taking the US Senate, the country's biggest operators could pull even further ahead of their Canadian counterparts, says Pierce Crosby of TradingView

Following a successful ballot measure this week, Oregon became the first state to downgrade simple possession to a civil offence

Chris Damas of BCMI is skeptical the craft beer deal will give the Canadian producer a strong foothold in the US

With NJ to set up its adult market this year, states like NY, CT, PA and MD will follow, says Chris Lindsey of the Marijuana Policy Project

Analyst Chris Damas gives investors his industry leaders in Canada and the U.S., which could win big if Democrats take power

National Cannabis Policy Summit talks unequal enforcement, equity and how prohibition harms the entire country

While the MORE Act would end America's racist war on weed, it likely won't pass Congress until after November's election, expert says

Quarterly reports from 10 cannabis companies paint two different pictures on either side of the US-Canada border

A recent review found use could negatively impact heart health, but laws impeding research means there's a lack of hard evidence

Vermont cannabis lawyer Timothy Fair calls FDA's two-year delay on CBD regulations 'beyond absurd'

'Para-military' force might lack de-escalation tactics when dealing with peaceful protestors, says lawyer

Best way to reduce police violence is to scale back funding and amount of responsibility police have, says criminology prof

Alexis Bronson also alleges Harvest Health is committing stock fraud by illegally selling his upscale weed store to High Times

Aaron Salz with Stoic Advisory sees a brutal year ahead for Canadian cannabis companies but brighter horizons in 2021

CEO Mike Gorenstein forecasts a 'bumpy' road ahead for Canada's weed industry

Stateside sales accounted for 93% of revenues in the last quarter of 2019

US House lawmakers introduced a cannabis bailout bill Thursday, but Denver-based Lightshade says they don't expect federal dollars to follow

Cannabis Amnesty and the Drug Policy Alliance are asking their respective governments to allow non-violent offenders to be sent home