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Here's who's bankrolling the fight against legal marijuana
Even by the usual standards of politics, this election’s campaign against marijuana legalization has made strange bedfellows.The largest donors to the various anti-weed political groups around the...
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Hillary Clinton has pro-medical marijuana voters locked in
Election Day could bring legal weed in five more states, doubling the places in the United States where Americans can recreationally use marijuana.A majority of Americans believe cannabis should be...
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The millions of voters choosing to legalize marijuana won't clear up the...
Congress continues to resist decriminalizing marijuana even as a popular crusade to legalize its use state by state may soon mean almost a quarter of Americans can smoke up at will, not including the...
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An ex-Facebook employee quit his job to start a marijuana-infused gum company
Jake Heimark never really smoked pot.Even now, as Heimark launches the second product from his marijuana edibles company, Plus, he indulges only when testing his own product— a kind of medicated...
View ArticleBillionaires Sean Parker and George Soros have given millions to support...
California is one of nine states voting on the legalization of marijuana on November 8, 2016. Sean Parker and George Soros are supporting Prop 64, which would legalize marijuana, by donating millions....
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11 successful tech execs who left Silicon Valley to disrupt the marijuana...
Entrepreneurs are seeing green when it comes to the legal marijuana industry.Pot sales could hit $20 billion by 2020, with help from the chief executives, founders, and product gurus abandoning the...
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Las Vegas could vote to legalize marijuana on November 8
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." If voters approve, the state could soon add...
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Altered states: How putting marijuana on the ballot may shape the 2016 elections
This post was originally published by The Brookings Institution.Much attention has been paid to the fact that several states are voting on marijuana initiatives this November. Five states—Arizona,...
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There's a shady alliance fighting to keep marijuana illegal
Election Day could be a watershed moment for marijuana. Five states, including Arizona, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts, will be voting to legalize recreational marijuana on November...
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Here's where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on marijuana legalization
Marijuana legalization, both recreational and medical, will appear on the ballot in nine states on November 8. And it's been a hot-button issue this election cycle.Though this election season has been...
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Here's how much marijuana it would take to kill you
Nearly half of Americans say they have tried marijuana at least once in their life.With more people lighting up than ever (and nine states voting on the legalization of marijuana on Election Day), it's...
View ArticleLegal marijuana may have several health benefits
Legal marijuana is on the ballot in several states this election. Researchers have identified several health benefits of marijuana.Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story »
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There are intriguing reasons to think marijuana improves night vision
For years now, researchers have noticed a remarkable side effect in certain cannabis users. Some people who regularly consume marijuana say that it helps them see in the dark.Jamaican fishermen have...
View ArticleHere’s the big problem with legalizing marijuana
In the past few years, four states have legalized recreational marijuana with the measure on the ballot box in five more states this November. Addiction specialist Dr. Samuel Ball explains the big...
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Recreational marijuana is now legal in California
Voters in California passed a ballot initiative on Election Day to legalize marijuana for recreational use, ending the prohibition on pot in the Golden State.Proposition 64 allows adults over the age...
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Here's when you can start legally buying weed in California
Californians voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana on Election Day.But nonmedical sales are still a ways away.Proposition 64 provides for over a dozen types of licenses issued to...
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Here are the 5 states voting on marijuana legalization
Election Day could be a watershed moment for marijuana.Marijuana legalization will appear on the ballot in five states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Maine, and Massachusetts. And, another four states —...
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4 states just voted to make marijuana completely legal — here's what we know
Nearly half of the US has already legalized marijuana in some form, and before Election Day, four states allowed recreational use and sales.On November 8, another four states voted in favor of outright...
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California just legalized marijuana, and it's going to have a huge impact on...
California is the world's sixth largest economy, only outpaced by the US (as a whole), China, Japan, Germany, and the UK. The Golden State's economic output for 2015 came in at $2.46 trillion. Let's be...
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3 states just voted to make marijuana completely legal — here's what it does...
Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug— something with "no accepted medical use"— means it is pretty tough to study.While nearly half of the US has legalized the drug in some form, its...
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