Despite the current federal prohibition on cannabis that will likely stretch well into the 2020’s, the cannabis industry is becoming economically stronger and more normalized with every passing year. Whether that be the increasing size of cannabis-related conventions such as MJBizCon and NECANN or the...
If there’s a series of undeniable facts about cannabis legalization that the most strict prohibitionists will continue to deny are the economic benefits of legalizing this massively popular and medically utilized crop. American states that have legalized cannabis recreationally have seen astronomical amounts of total...
Anyone familiar with how large-scale change is implemented in a democracy should know that most historic change doesn’t happen overnight. Whether that be the LGBTQ+ protections that have been enshrined in law or the civil rights movement, the many widespread changes and reforms that those...
As the American cannabis industry increases drastically in both size and total retail sales, the inevitability of federal legalization seems to be almost set in stone with every extra billion dollars that the industry produces. Although a few stubborn career politicians stand in the way...
On December 1-3, 2023 at Portland State University, the American Judges Association will be partnering up with numerous prestigious legal organizations, including National Judicial College, the American Bar Association Judicial Division and most importantly the the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges to...
Despite running on a platform of guaranteed and quickly enacted federal cannabis reform, President Joe Biden hasn’t authorized or signed into law any large-scale reformative measures on par with the legislative possibilities of the MORE or Safe Banking Act. The mass pardon enacted last October...
In the decade since Colorado and Washington legalized cannabis for recreational purposes and dozens of further states have legalized for medical purposes, the political climate behind cannabis has shifted drastically. As a far cry from the previous views of the political party, medical cannabis has...
Domestically, the laws and policy surrounding cannabis are among America’s most confusing. Due to the legality of cannabis itself fluctuating greatly depending on where you’re currently located, the punishments for cannabis possession and use can range greatly. If you were caught with cannabis in Denver...
Despite the remoteness of the state and the fact that it’s not very synonymous with American cannabis culture, Maine has been very progressive on all matters related to cannabis when compared to other states. Several years before the majority of American states decided on medical...