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John Boehner is joining the board of a marijuana company — and an analyst is...
John Boehner is joining the board of Acreage Holdings, a firm that owns marijuana cultivation facilities and dispensaries in 11 states.Boehner said his thinking about cannabis legalization has...
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'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon just made legal marijuana a key part of...
Cynthia Nixon is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York's gubernatorial race.Nixon recently announced that she wants to legalize marijuana in New York.Nixon said people of color are arrested at high...
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One of the US's biggest cannabis companies just laid out its plans to trade...
MedMen, a cannabis retail company that operates a chain of slick, high-end marijuana dispensaries, announced it is going public through a reverse takeover.MedMen's agreement is with OutdoorPartner...
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Scott Pruitt reportedly doesn’t like the EPA’s logo because he thinks it...
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly did not like the EPA's logo because it reminded him of a marijuana leaf.Pruitt wanted to change the design of the agency's...
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Mexico's tourism minister says Mexico should follow the US's example and...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Taking a lead from the US, Mexico should allow states to begin legalizing marijuana while broader efforts are in limbo, a senior government official said, as the country seeks...
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Products made with a component of marijuana that doesn't get you high are...
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a non-psychoactive component of cannabis.CBD won't get you high; THC is the component of cannabis responsible for that.Products made with CBD extract are becoming increasingly...
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A powerful drug derived from marijuana is on the cusp of federal approval
An experimental cannabis-derived drug faces a key vote on Thursday, when a group of scientists convened by the Food and Drug Administration will decide on its safety and effectiveness.The vote will...
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Indiana State Police to pot smokers: 'Somebody's 4/20 celebration is canceled'
An Indiana State Trooper on Monday pulled over an SUV loaded with over 78 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of about $250,000. "Somebody's 4/20 is canceled," the police tweeted....
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A $22 billion investment firm led one of the largest ever funding rounds for...
Tiger Global Management led a $17 million Series A round in Green Bits, a software platform for cannabis dispensaries.It's one of the largest Series A rounds for a cannabis tech company to date.Tiger...
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Experts are calling out a vape pen with 'scary' nicotine levels that teens...
Vaping, which involves inhaling heated vapor via a small portable device, is trending among teens.One device in particular, the Juul, is catching the attention of high school staff and public health...
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Chuck Schumer is introducing legislation to 'decriminalize' marijuana at the...
Sen. Chuck Schumer is introducing legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level as early as next week.Schumer joins a growing chorus of bipartisan lawmakers who are advocating for...
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What marijuana does to your body and brain
Like any drug, marijuana has a variety of effects on the body — some positive, others negative.While it's perhaps best-known for its more obvious effects like red eyes, food cravings, and its...
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Top Democrats have introduced a number of bills to push for the federal...
Democratic lawmakers are seeking to legalize marijuana. Chuck Schumer announced he is planning to introduce a bill to remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances. And House and...
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Here's what 420 means — and how it became a holiday for marijuana consumers
420 is something of a holiday for marijuana consumers.The number has expanded to encompass all things that those in the marijuana community hold dear.And it all started as an inside joke among a group...
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This map shows every state that has legalized marijuana
Recreational marijuana is legal in nine states and medical marijuana is legal in 29 states.A 2017 Gallup poll showed that 64% of Americans support legalization.Marijuana enthusiasts will light up on...
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Here's where you can legally smoke marijuana in 2018
The United States is gradually becoming the land of the red, white, and green.Nine states and Washington, DC, have legalized marijuana for recreational use — no doctor's letter required — for adults...
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What marijuana really does to your body and brain
Marijuana's official designation as a Schedule 1 drug— something with "no currently accepted medical use"— means it's pretty tough to study.Yet a growing body of research and numerous anecdotal reports...
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Here are the 15 funniest weed tweets you can blaze it to on 4/20
It's 4/20.You know, the marijuana holiday.Here are the funniest tweets about weed. Happy 4/20. It's an unofficial holiday to celebrate marijuana. It's a time for good weed and a time for good...
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We went inside Manhattan's newest luxury marijuana dispensary on Fifth Avenue...
MedMen, a cannabis retail company that operates a chain of slick, high-end marijuana dispensaries in California and Nevada (and now New York) has opened a new flagship store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue...
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