On Friday April 30 2021, the Cannabis Education Advocacy Symposium & Expo (CEASE) and the Cannabis Health Equity Movement (CHEM) hosted a groundbreaking virtual conference
Among the various cannabis legalization plans proposed across the United States, social equity has been one of the core goals in many of these plans.
Among the legislators who are pushing for cannabis legalization, representatives from Latino and Black communities have been the most vocal advocates. In states such as
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that 91% of Americans support legalizing medical or adult-use marijuana. Marijuana Legalization Data Results from
The stoner holiday of all stoner holidays has arrived for the year, and pot enthusiasts all over the world are lighting up to celebrate 420
Last month four medical marijuana dispensaries gave negative testimony in relation to a legalization bill in Delaware. Many patients, activists, and others plan to stage
Marijuana activist and Polk County resident Carl Olsen has filed a lawsuit in Iowa district court, claiming the state has unnecessarily delayed requesting federal exemption
Although most of the country looks to California as the forerunner of marijuana legalization, for years advocates and cannabis enthusiasts have called out their state
Unfortunately, it’s a story often told by marijuana advocates. Young Black men are being treated outrageously versus their white counterparts, especially when law enforcement can
After years of advocacy on many levels, New York State has FINALLY legalized the use of adult-use (recreational) marijuana. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed
Award-winning advocacy non-profit organization Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) has been leading the charge for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cannabis industry (amongst many
North Fund, a Washington-based group that has donated nearly $5 million to Montana marijuana legalization efforts, has been facing pressure to disclose their private donors
When the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety (RPDPS) created an interdiction team in 2014 to target crime on Northern California’s 101 Highway, they didn’t
A number of local governments across the U.S. have implemented laws decriminalizing psilocybin – the naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in “shrooms”. With new efforts
Thomas Laverty, a Worcester, Massachusetts plumber, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for using his family’s plumbing business as a front for
A bill introduced to Texas lawmakers in February could enable the state to study the therapeutic purposes of psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine for some mental
A new poll has found that a majority of North Carolina voters support legalizing cannabis for recreational use, but the survey shows a vast generational
Please submit a brief written testimony in favor of #FullLegalization TODAY, 2/16/2021 for the #CommerceCommittee #Hearing for #HF600 being held tomorrow, 2/17/2021. Send your written
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) on Tuesday restated to Yahoo Finance Live that his Republican counterparts from the other side of the aisle
Last week, while defending funding for a wall across the U.S./Mexico border, Representative Glen Grothman (R-WI) recognized the dwindling demand for illegal cannabis in the
The Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, continues his pursuits to make recreational marijuana legal in his state. Pennsylvania Agenda Calls For Cannabis Reform Governor Tom
After repeatedly calling for cannabis law reform in the past, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) continued that advocacy in his 2021 Budget Address. Pennsylvania Governor’s
On Wednesday, in a Senate committee hearing about small business, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the front person of the US Small Business Administration (SBA)
Repairing the harm from decades of inequity from the War on Drugs is the goal of the Cannabis Social Equity Act introduced this week by
