In the United States, we’re experiencing a full-tilt, wide-spread effort to bring cannabis to federal legal status. Currently at a crescendo, the cannabis lega...
This week, we cover a new meta-study regarding CBD's efficacy in treating cocaine addiction, a request from a congressional committee for federal agencies to r...
This week, we cover an FDA study on discrepancies within CBD products, a bipartisan effort to convince Congress to act on cannabis banking reform, the solidif...
This week, we'll cover new legislation that would allow cannabis researchers to use materials sourced from state-legal dispensaries, a new congressional resolu...
This week, we cover a broken pledge on cannabis reform by President Trump, a finding of innocence for Attorney General William Barr following cannabis industry...
This week, we will cover the potential for decriminalization in New Jersey, Nevada's pardoning of over 15,000 cannabis convictions, Yelp's decision to withhold...
This week, we cover a letter sent to the Small Business Administration by the ABA, Nevada's prospective measure pardoning past cannabis convictions, the evolut...
This week, we cover the White House review of new FDA cannabis research guidelines, Biden's support of cannabis research as part of his new disability plan, Be...
This week, we cover a new lawsuit against the DEA, reserach supporting cannabis' positive role in the opioid crisis, a call for federal legalization waivers, a...
This week, we cover Ohio's new chance at legalization, cannabis decriminalization in Virginia, Illinois' efforts to repair damage done by the War on Drugs, and...
This week, we cover a call for legalization laws in the Northeast United States, a poll showing approval for existing recreational cannabis programs, encouragi...
This week, we cover a lampoon amendment in Missouri , Montana's continued effort to gather signatures for cannabis legislation, the struggle of recreational di...
This week, we cover a suit against a prominent CBD company. We also look into a newly developed method for pollen storage, the end to a lawsuit against the DEA...
This week, we cover a lawsuit against the DEA, access to federal aid for hemp farmers, racial disparity in cannabis arrests, and an extended deadline for Mexic...
This week, we cover federal support for cannabis research, an Amazon lawsuit, Joe Biden’s collaboration with Bernie Sanders, and plans to include a cannabis ba...
For small, independent cannabis brands, dedication to creating a stellar product can pull resources away from the business side of things. The Good Karma Coali...
This week, we cover shifting federal policies surrounding CBD, a new study on EVALI, the suspension of two High Times publications, and further discrimination ...
This week, we cover a plea from US senators to include cannabis companies in federal Coronavirus relief measures, the impact of Coronavirus on legalization eff...
In today’s age, there is a somewhat stereotyped vision of what a cannabis grow operation looks like. When we think of these operations, we picture vast outdoor...
This week, we cover the effects of legalization on arrests and drug treatment admissions, a plea for from the cannabis industry amid the Coronavirus pandemic, ...
* This article discusses details pertinent to the coronavirus relief bill signed by President Trump on Friday, March 27. This article is current up to March 29...
This week, we cover a new study on the legal cannabis industry’s impact on the housing prices, the status of cannabis companies related to the SBA’s disaster a...
*For the purposes of simplicity and readability, every mention of “Coronavirus” within this article—unless otherwise specified—is referring to COVID-19.
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This week, we cover updates on the FDA’s cannabidiol policies, a 50-state call to action regarding the US cannabis industry’s banking woes, a DEA acknowledgmen...
David "Davy" Gillespie is a musician, linguist, lifelong Oregonian, and contributor for RMR based in Portland, OR. He has a background that includes years of gigging in bands such as Bravey Don, Necktie Killer, and Cosmonautical; editorial work with Portland State University's student-operated paper, The Vanguard; and a bachelor's degree in applied linguistics. He spends his free time writing music, attending local shows,
reading decades old grammar books, and meandering through Portland's ever-growing Smörgåsbord of cannabis dispensaries.