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Survey Finds Most Police Officers Support Medical Marijuana
Softening attitudes among police lags general public acceptance but seems to confirm an inexorable social trend.
Illinois Asks Trump to Let Banks Take Medical Marijuana Business
Federal rules effectively barring marijuana businesses from using banks stymie the medical marijuana industry.
Jeff Sessions Offers Cannabis Industry No Reassurance
The Attorney General nominee's answers to questions from senators about marijuana enforcement policy were disconcertingly vague.
Luxury 'Bong' Maker Faces Unique Trademark Infringement Dilemma
How do you argue those counterfeit water pipes are illegal under trademark law when the original is illegal under federal criminal law?
North Americans Spent Almost $7 Billion on Legal Marijuana in 2016, Report Finds
The cannabis industry in the US and Canada shows rapid growth as legalization continues its halting march.
Senators Push Treasury Department to Loosen Marijuana Banking Restrictions
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want regulators to stop penalizing legitimate vendors hired by marijuana businesses left in a legal gray area between state and federal law.
Marijuana Industry Launches Colorado Campaign on Safe Cannabis Use
The public safety campaign is one more sign the marijuana business is now culturally mainstream.
Study Links Medical Marijuana to Fewer Traffic Fatalities
The health and public safety concerns that kept marijuana illegal for generations are proving unfounded where it is now legal.
Colorado Grants $2.3 Million For Marijuana Health and Safety Research
Ironically, it is only now that marijuana is legal -- at least under state law -- that it is getting scientific scrutiny for safe use.
The Wishful Outlook for Marijuana Jobs in 2017
If not for pervasive uncertainty about the incoming Trump Administration the cannabis industry would be on a hiring spree.
Cannabis Industry Raised $1 Billion in 2016
Despite the industry's precarious legal status, investors are flocking to states where voters have legalized cannabis.
Marijuana Industry Hopes for Regulatory Stability in 2017
Marijuana is legal in most states but illegal federally, a complex situation made even less certain with a new President taking office.