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The DEA’s Official Museum Is An ‘Embarrassment Of Reefer Madness Misinformation’ (Op-Ed)
“The fiction that permeates the museum is that DEA is somehow winning a drug war that is justified.” By Helen Redmond, Filter Why would anyone visit the DEA Museum? My excuse was to see all the lies and misinformation in one place. And I wanted to understand how the curators sold and sanitized the war […]
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Big Cannabis Companies Are Set to Report Q4 Financials
The Public Cannabis Company Revenue & Income Tracker, managed by New Cannabis Ventures, ranks the top revenue producing cannabis companies. This update is our first since November, when we reviewed the Q3 reports. Tracker Rules This data-driven, fact-based tracker will continually update based on new financial filings so that readers can stay up to date. Companies must file […]
Switzerland Makes Moves to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
Following a landmark vote by the National Council’s Social Security and Health Committee (SGK-N) on February 14, 2025, Switzerland is on track to fully regulate adult-use cannabis. The committee approved a draft federal law by a vote of 14-9 (with 2 abstentions), paving the way for the legal cultivation, sale, possession and consumption of cannabis. […]
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Washington Courts Making Uneven Progress In Effort To Vacate Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illegal Drug Convictions
“You have some courts, in my humble opinion, that aren’t processing them because they just don’t want to.” By Moe K. Clark, InvestigateWest When Lisa Giap opened an email from the Pierce County Superior Court in January 2024 that said her previous drug conviction from 2015 had been cleared from her criminal record, she was […]
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Missouri Cannabis Extraction Company Loses Appeal Of Revoked License, With Commission Citing ‘Corporate Culture Of Lax Compliance’
“We conclude this non-compliance was intentional.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent The company at the center of a massive cannabis product recall in 2023 lost its appeal to get its license back on Tuesday, with Missouri’s Administrative Hearing Commission concluding it had a “corporate culture of lax compliance with regulatory requirements.” The scathing 137-page ruling, issued […]
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New Hampshire House Passes Bills To Late Patients To Grow Medical Marijuana At Home And Annul Past Cannabis Convictions
In addition to passing a Republican-led bill to legalize marijuana for adults, New Hampshire’s House of Representatives on Thursday also approved measures that would annul certain criminal records around cannabis and allow medical marijuana patients to grow the plant at home. HB 196, from Rep. Jonah Wheeler (D), would annul past arrests and convictions around […]
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Michigan Officials Are Sending Nearly $100 Million In Marijuana Tax Revenue To Cities And Tribes Across The State After Record-Breaking Cannabis Sales In 2024
Michigan officials have announced that they’re disbursing nearly $100 million in marijuana tax revenue to over 300 cities and tribes across the state thanks to the state’s adult-use legalization law. That’s part of the overall $331 million in tax dollars Michigan is distributing across various initiatives. The tax dollars will support various local infrastructure, education […]
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Washington Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation Approved By House Committee Ahead Of Key Deadline
A Washington State House committee has advanced a bill that would allow adults 21 and older to grow up to six cannabis plants at home for personal use. On Friday the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee passed the legislation, HB 1449, from Rep. Shelley Kloba (D), on a 9–6 vote along party lines. “This […]
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Pennsylvania GOP Senator Calls Marijuana Prohibition A ‘Disaster,’ Signaling Support For Treating Cannabis Like Alcohol And Tobacco
Amid growing calls for marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania, a GOP state senator says prohibition has been a “disaster,” and a regulated sales model for cannabis—similar to how alcohol and tobacco are handled—could serve as an effective alternative. Sen. Gene Yaw (R) said both alcohol and tobacco have been “used for thousands of years,” just like […]
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