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Marijuana became a topic of discussion last night at the first Democratic debate. The two leading candidates from the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, were both pro-marijuana, but one was more favorable than the other.Where do the candidates stand?Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said he would vote in favor…

On Monday, the German pharmaceutical authority in Berlin put an end to plans that would have allowed for the creation of coffee shops similar to those in Amsterdam where customers can buy recreational marijuana. Although this is a setback for Germany’s cannabis industry, advocates expect to see federal reform in…

Democratic Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representative Earl Blumenauer are urging Congress to pass legislation that would give legal marijuana businesses access to banking services. The lawmakers made their announcement at the Rivermark Community Credit Union in Portland.Many cannabis companies are having a tough time opening a bank…

On Saturday, more than 8,000 people attended the Hanfparade march (hemp parade) in Berlin. The participants demanded the legalization of cannabis for medical uses, alternative energy, and recreational consumption. They were joined by a number of Green Party politicians.Prohibition is costly and ineffective In May, Joachim Pfeiffer, a member of Chancellor Angela…

The New York State Department of Health announced the five organizations who won licenses to sell the medical marijuana. The organizations are allowed to open up to four dispensaries and they are required to be open for business within six months.The winners are… Bloomfield Industries: Bloomfield plans to cultivate marijuana…

The cannabis industry received support from one of Congress’s strongest supporters on the “war on drugs.”On Monday, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer signed on as a co-sponsor of the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States Act of 2015. The legislation (known as the CARERS Act) would effectively end the federal…

Governor Chris Christie is one of the loudest voices against marijuana and he is doing whatever it takes to stay in the top 10 potential republican candidates for the 2016 presidential election. During a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, Christie said if he would overturn legal marijuana laws in…

The history of cannabis dates back thousands of years. Archeologists found cannabis seeds inside Siberian burial mounds from 3000 B.C. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese used cannabis as a medicine. The United States is in the middle of a marijuana revolution and 40 states have legalized some form of…

Earlier this year, we published an article which argued against the popular belief that marijuana is a gateway drug. The results of a study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse added some insight on this issue.  The study found that teens smoke marijuana for very specific…

Last week, the New Jersey state Health Department issued a permit for the fifth medical marijuana dispensary to begin to grow marijuana in the stateCompassionate Sciences, Inc. built a dispensary and an indoor cultivation facility in Bellmawr, New Jersey. The company will need to submit its cannabis for testing and…