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Illustration: Suryadi suyamtina / Shutterstock The tone in the North American cannabis industry over the past several months has been one of harsh realities and unprecedented…

A bipartisan marijuana banking bill that House and Senate lawmakers refiled this week is getting praise from many of the major marijuana industry stakeholders and financial…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wished marijuana advocates a “happy 420” on Thursday and pledged to “work like hell” to advance reform, announcing plans to…

“I think the representative’s binder on how many amendments need to be put forth is a big indication about why this bill shouldn’t pass.” By Mitch…

A drug policy think tank that is working to promote education about how lawmakers and advocates can effectively prevent the monopolization of the marijuana industry released…

“The exact intent of this bill is to eliminate 189,000 jobs and 10,000 small businesses.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Hemp entrepreneurs from all parts of…

Cannabis advocates and business owners in Las Vegas are calling on city leaders to ease distance requirements between weed businesses, saying the move would foster the…