(Legally) Selling Weed While Black
As Oakland's legal cannabis industry grows, the biggest players seem to have two things in common: They're white, and they have lots of money.
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D.C. Marijuana Market: Stuck In A Gray Zone
Amid confusion and uncertainty about the District's marijuana rules, more and more people are challenging the law's limitations.
Pairing Wine And Weed: Is It A California Dream Or Nightmare?
Cannabis entrepreneurs hope to capitalize on the state's wine tourism industry by melding marijuana with meals and snagging some fertile land. But many winemakers are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Marijuana's Health Effects? Top Scientists Weigh In
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine sorted through 10,000 studies to determine the good and bad health effects of marijuana. Tight drug restrictions impede research, they say.
City Of Oakland Considers Ways To Share In Pot Profits
Oakland is rethinking how much medical marijuana dispensaries should pay the city to operate and who gets those licenses. It's also trying to promote diversity in an industry dominated by white men.
Trove Of Cannabis Plants Found In Ancient Tomb In China
"Medicinal and possibly spiritual or at least ritualistic Cannabis use was a widespread custom among Central Eurasian peoples during the first millennium before the Christian era," the scientists say.
Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair
This year, Oregon's legislature designated marijuana, which is legal there for recreational use, as a farm crop. It debuted among funnel cakes, livestock and zucchini this summer at the State Fair.
Study Erred In Finding No Link Between Teen Pot Use And Psychosis
The American Psychological Association corrected a study that found no health problems from teen boys' pot smoking. It had contradicted other studies that found increased risk of psychotic disorders.
Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds
The first studies of cannabidiol show promise for treatment-resistant epilepsy, but researchers caution that these are preliminary results and bigger, better studies are needed.
Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington
"We're going to be making sure that [members of Congress] know their constituents care about this stuff," said one industry representative.