cannabis reform

Cannabis research database shows how U.S. funding focuses on harms of the drug

A new analysis of cannabis research funding in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom has found that $1.56…

5 years ago

How to Build a Community-Based CBD Brand

Weed has always made Nam Nguyen happy. He founded NYC-based CBD brand Brain Dings, essentially, for fun. But the more he…

5 years ago

Kamala Harris says Biden Admin will decriminalize cannabis

The Biden Administration would pursue policies to decriminalize cannabis possession and enact some police reforms, said Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)…

5 years ago

5 Women of Color Taking Back the Cannabis Industry

Whenever I’ve confronted injustice in my life, I’ve leaned on my fellow women of color to heal, fortify my strength,…

5 years ago

The Floret Coalition is adapting the giving circle model to help address the damage of the war on drugs

When Maya Shaw first entered the world of recreational cannabis, she found an industry skilled at churning out Instagrammable content…

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Michael Thompson, nonviolent cannabis prisoner, hospitalized with COVID-19

Cannabis prisoner Michael Thompson, who is serving 40-60 years in a Michigan prison for selling cannabis, has been reportedly hospitalized…

5 years ago

High Country: Cannaclusive pens open letter to the cannabis industry

Cannabis has an inclusivity issue. Cannaclusive is trying to solve it. Seeking to make the industry more diverse, Mary Pryor…

5 years ago

Unapologetic representation with Kieryn Wang of ALMOSTCONSULTING

On this episode of the 6 Degrees from Cannabis podcast, meet Kieryn and hear her stories on learning to open…

5 years ago

From the n-word to blackface, the cannabis industry grapples with overt racism

For anyone who still doesn’t know, the prohibition of cannabis was a racist policy enacted to control Black and Brown…

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Cannabis CEO pens open letter to Trump urging release of non-violent pot prisoners

The CEO of BudTrader.com, Brad McLaughlin, wrote an open letter this week to Donald Trump, AG William Barr, Governor Gavin…

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