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Regulating Legal Cannabis in 2019

(Editor's note: This story will also appear in the March/April edition of StateWays magazine.) Seven years have passed since Colorado and Washington became the first...
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Interview: Addressing Oregon’s Cannabis Surplus Problems

Oregon’s legal cannabis industry made headlines last month with reports of overproduction, coupled with understaffing issues for inspectors and testing labs. Altogether it seemed...
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Interview: Modern Medicinal Cannabis on the East Coast

The spread of legal cannabis across America’s east coast has been led by the medicinal movement. Beyond setting groundwork for recreational laws that follow,...

MD Lawmakers File Bills to Regulate Cannabis for Adult Use

Maryland state lawmakers in both chambers have filed legislation that would end cannabis prohibition in the state. SB0771, sponsored by Sen. William C. Smith, Jr.,...

Interview: The State of Medicinal Cannabis

With all the recent progress for recreational cannabis, one might overlook the parallel gains for medicinal users. The accessibility of pot as medicine has...

Interview: The Future of Cannabis After Canadian Legalization

The cannabis world is watching Canada. Our neighbor up north has become the first first-world country to implement nationwide legalization. Canada set precedent with this...

Canada’s Cannabis Education Gets It Right

Among the most important aspects of regulating cannabis is a robust, informative and honest public education program. For insight on how to construct such...

Interview: The Pros of Vertical Integration For Legal Cannabis Companies

Sunday Goods is a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Arizona. They serve medicinal patients and caregivers (Arizona does not permit recreational pot, which...

Interview: Lab Owner Scott Begraft on Testing Legal Cannabis

Among the benefits of legalization is that consumers can buy cannabis they know is free of toxins and not dangerously potent. This need for...

Paul Hletko on How Legal Cannabis and Alcohol Can Coexist

With the current momentum behind cannabis, broad U.S. legalization is no longer a pipe dream. Voters have already approved recreational pot along the entire...

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