Category archives: Cannabis

Marijuana is legal in most states but illegal federally, a complex situation made even less certain with a new President taking office.

While the US federal government remains stubbornly opposed to legalizing marijuana, our neighbor to the north is increasingly interested in cannabis commerce and moving away from pot prosecutions.

Although more than half of US states have legalized marijuana for medical use only now is the nation’s first research facility for medical marijuana opening.

Banks and credit unions often cite “reputational risk” as a reason for not working with cannabis businesses but research shows there is little risk they would be stigmatized.

The software giant has entered in a partnership with a California company specializing in regulatory compliance for an industry that isn’t entirely legal and can’t use banks to do business.

Legal marijuana operations are finding space to grow and store their product by paying premium rents for warehouse space.

Legal marijuana operations are finding space to grow and store their product by paying premium rents for warehouse space.

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states’ rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Tump Administration.

As marijuana moves from prohibition to a fragile but lucrative legal status it is attracting curious first time users interested in edibles but not bongs.

The government Down Under has made cannabis legal for the ill but regulatory hurdles seem likely to make genuine access difficult.