“There is some blurring in this committee, which happens because of the fact that we’re looking at, really, two different policies.” By Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder Medical cannabis and recreational hemp are likely to be high on Georgia lawmakers’ list of priorities as they reconvene in January for the 2026 legislative session. Members of a…
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Sales of cannabis to adults will kick off in Delaware on Friday following the state’s enactment of a legalization law in 2023, with a number of stores operated by existing medical marijuana operators expected to be open for business to people 21 and older. The launch of the legal market comes amid some controversy, however,…
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As Texas Senate leaders work to advance a bill to ban most consumable hemp products, a Democratic lawmaker is putting forward an alternative proposal to instead enact regulations for the market, while also announcing separate legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana. Ahead of a scheduled Senate vote on the controversial hemp THC ban bill on Wednesday…
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The Texas Senate has signed off on legislation that would impose a sweeping ban on most consumable hemp in the state, criminally outlawing products containing any detectable amount of THC as well as any other cannabinoid except CBD and CBG. Senators voted 20-9 to approve the bill, SB 5, on second reading on Wednesday as…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott specifically called on state lawmakers to regulate hemp-derived products in his proclamation for a special session earlier this month, but the chief executive further explained his position on July 22. Abbott, who vetoed Senate Bill 3 last month in the regular session—legislation that aimed to implement a blanket ban on consumable hemp…
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Introduction: A Movement for Access and Dignity This Disability Pride Month, we recognize that in the fight to legalize cannabis, few voices have been as critical – or as underappreciated – as those of Americans with disabilities. For decades, patients living with disabilities and chronic illnesses have stood at the forefront of cannabis advocacy, transforming…
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Hunter S. Thompson would have had a field day with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s latest masterpiece of bureaucratic absurdity. In “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” Thompson satirized a police convention where cops discussed marijuana with the kind of breathless paranoia typically reserved for alien invasions. The fictional officers in Thompson’s drug-fueled fever dream seem…
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ICE Raids and Gestapo Echoes: Fear, Tragedy, and Trump’s Betrayal in California The ICE raids on two marijuana farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025, have ripped open a festering wound in America’s immigration debate, exposing a chilling blend of state violence, corporate collusion, and political betrayal. Federal agents stormed the…
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Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant and the stigmatization of those who consume it has been predicated almost entirely upon the promotion of gross exaggerations, racial stereotypes, and outright lies. For…
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Original publication: September 1999. Tim Leary’s Cannabis Spirituality Or, Know Your Guru Over Time PAUL KRASSNER Recently I had dinner with Keith Stroup, executive director of NORML. He has been in the struggle to decriminalize marijuana for a long time, so I felt encouraged to see him in such an optimistic mood. Although medical marijuana…
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