23 Jan Featured, Marijuana News The future of legal pot under Trump: Marijuana entrepreneurs speak out January 23, 2018 By Shelby Pierce We asked entrepreneurs in the marijuana industry to react to conflicting statements coming from Trump, Jeff Sessions, and Sean Spicer. ...Continue reading
27 Oct Featured, Marijuana News Surprisingly High Percentage of Connecticut Residents Support Marijuana Legalization October 27, 2017 By Shelby Pierce A new Sacred Heart University poll conducted between Oct. 3-12 is shedding light on where Connecticut residents stand on a wide range o...Continue reading
09 Sep Featured, Marijuana News Teen marijuana use falls to 20-year low, defying legalization opponents’ predictions September 9, 2017 By Shelby Pierce In 2016, rates of marijuana use among the nation's 12- to 17-year-olds dropped to their lowest level in more than two decades, accordin...Continue reading
01 Jul Featured, Medical Marijuana What Jeff Sessions Gets Wrong About Marijuana July 1, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Medical use of cannabis is officially accepted -- and is helping to limit opioid abuse. Drug abuse is devastating American society. ...Continue reading
15 Jun Featured, International News, Marijuana News AG Jeff Sessions Called Out by Oregon Senator June 15, 2017 By Shelby Pierce On Tuesday, United States Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) called out U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions – not once, but twice. First, Wyden inte...Continue reading
15 Jun Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana JEFF SESSIONS’ WAR ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA GETS PUBLIC HEALTH ALL WRONG June 15, 2017 By Shelby Pierce IF THERE’S ANYTHING Jeff Sessions hates more than answering rapid-fire questions in front of a packed Intelligence Committee hearing, i...Continue reading
18 May Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News Sessions’ war on drugs causing uncertainty in medical marijuana industry, concern in advocates May 18, 2017 By Shelby Pierce WASHINGTON – A little-noticed document issued by President Donald Trump has put advocates of medical marijuana on edge, raising questio...Continue reading
02 May Featured, International News, Marijuana News Op-Ed: U.S. lawmakers continue to push alternative facts about Legal marijuana May 2, 2017 By Shelby Pierce n 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was passed primarily because Harry Anslinger, the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Fe...Continue reading
02 May Featured, International News, Marijuana News A national medical marijuana program would save Medicaid $1 billion a year May 2, 2017 By Shelby Pierce The marijuana industry is growing like a weed. Last year, legal weed sales grew by 34%, according to cannabis research firm Arc...Continue reading