BREAKING NEWS: Cannabis Wins Big at the Midterm Elections

Today was a stellar day for marijuana advocates around the country. Not only did a handful of states authorize legalization of medical and recreational marijuana at the polls, but the Democratic Party took control of the House of Representatives, and one very problematic Congressman, Pete Sessions, was sent packing down in Texas. Below is a…

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Michigan becomes 10th state to allow recreational marijuana
Marijuana advocates scored a number of substantial ballot victories in the middle of the country on Election Day, chief among them the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan, which becomes the 10th state in the nation to approve recreational use of the drug. “Michigan will be the first state in... Read more
North Dakota Voters Reject Recreational Marijuana Measure
U.S. efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use saw mixed results on Tuesday, as voters in Michigan approved a measure legalizing the drug while North Dakotans looked set to block it. Michigan became the 10th U.S. state to legalize recreational pot use, according to CNN and advocates. Its proposal also... Read more
Cannabis Stocks Get Boost After Michigan Votes To Legalize Recreational
Michigan voted on Tuesday to legalize marijuana for recreational use, ending decades of prohibitive regulation and ushering in a new era of cannabis law and a burgeoning cannabis industry, according to an NBC projection. Cannabis stocks got a boost following midterm election results which largely favored the marijuana industry.... Read more
Registered medical marijuana patients dropping fast in Oregon
Medical marijuana patients and growers across the state are abandoning the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Long considered a source of Oregon’s black market, medical marijuana is fast falling victim to a combination of red tape and a different kind of market force: the convenience of recreational retail sales. “Medical... Read more
America’s Genius For Branding Is Taking Marijuana To The Next Level
If there’s one thing America does really well, it’s selling products. From Air Jordans to fidget spinners, the U.S. selling machine knows how to crank it out by the millions and create hip products that stick. Some of that success has to do with sleek and novel design, like... Read more
A new report out Thursday suggests how New Hampshire should move forward if lawmakers were to make recreational marijuana legal in the state. A commission made up of 17 people worked for the last year on the report. Commission members spoke with representatives of the eight states that have... Read more
Cannabis RICO Lawsuits Are Failing: Oregon and Colorado Updates

We’ve been writing about RICO lawsuits on this blog for a while. These lawsuits are typically brought by neighbors of state-licensed cannabis farms, who allege they are bothered by noise and smells associated with cannabis production, and that their property values have been damaged by extension. Generally speaking, these plaintiffs tend to have strong prohibitionist…

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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional
File: A photo of marijuana and a joint. × Mexico’s Supreme Court rules ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional File: A photo of marijuana and a joint. MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled a ban on recreational marijuana use is unconstitutional. Reuters reports the nation’s highest court found... Read more
Mexico Supreme Court Rules Ban On Recreational Marijuana As ‘Unconstitutional’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) ― Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an absolute ban on recreational use of marijuana was unconstitutional, effectively leaving it to lawmakers to regulate consumption of the drug. Announcing it had found in favor of two legal challenges filed against prohibition of recreational marijuana use,... Read more
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