Oregon State University has committed to conducting a study of the now legal and increasingly popular crop known as hemp. The study, which will be conducted over the course of this year, aims to find more efficient ways for farmers to grow the crop. For...
2020 has been a challenging year for most as we all adapt to the changes in our daily lives. Fortunately, 2020 has also brought good news in respect to changes within marijuana policy by way of legislation in several states across the nation. Recent polls...
Since it became legal in Oregon to purchase marijuana at a dispensary in October 2015, this past April’s marijuana sales set a record with a reported $89 million. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reports that marijuana sales were up 45% when compared to April 2019...
The great coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has made it, literally, official: America, from coast to coast, has embraced cannabis. Of the 47 states that have legalized medical cannabis, all have classified medical dispensaries as essential businesses exempt from any orders for businesses generally to close. Of the 11 states...
The so-called War on Drugs was mostly a war on marijuana. Drug testing has mostly been marijuana testing, and when police arrested people for drug crimes, it was disproportionately black and brown people found in possession of, or selling, small amounts of marijuana which are...