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TL;DR: Trump’s surprise hemp ban doesn’t just wipe out a massive part of the hemp-derived market; it may also create the legal framework for a broader…

Yesterday, we asked whether the rumors were true. And the answer came straight from the Resolute Desk. At a White House press conference on Monday morning,…

The cannabis rumor mill is buzzing: President Donald Trump is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same federal category as heroin, to the less…

Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization…

Two U.S. Representatives from Florida — Democratic Reps. Kathy Castor and Darren Soto — are calling on the federal government to launch a Medicaid fraud investigation…

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the voter-approved measure requiring Oregon cannabis businesses to set up labor agreements with their workers as a licensing condition…

A federal judge last week dismissed the lawsuit against Flavorade Extracts founder Nick Coburn, filed by his former company, that accuses Coburn and his partners of…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has reinstated a civil rights lawsuit against Humboldt County, California, that challenges the county’s practices in imposing punitive daily fines.…

The days of smoking cannabis out of apples is over. Smoking devices are readily accessible in tobacco shops and cannabis retailers, and their production and sale…

In a landmark decision that highlights the tension between state and federal cannabis laws, a California appellate court ruled on October 29th that property owners can…