‘Silk Road’ Was A Better, Safer Way to Buy and Sell Drugs
Whether Ross Ulbricht was guilty or not of being the Silk Road drug sales "mastermind" misses the point: Silk Road has created a new drug sales model.
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To Get Tough On Crime, End Drug War, Connecticut Governor Says
Proposing measures to create a “second chance society,” Governor Malloy this week got more relevant than ever to life as it is actually lived in Connecticut.
Oklahoma House Approves Study of Cannabis Oil Applications
The Oklahoma House has overwhelmingly approved legislation authorizing a statewide study into clinical trials on certain patients with severe forms of epilepsy using an oil derived from the marijuana plant.
Washington Has More Pot Than It Can Smoke
Supply is outstripping demand in the unlikeliest place—legal recreational marijuana in the state of Washington. Growers who jumped into the new legal market hoping to make a killing in cannabis are now getting killed by a glut of product.
Sexism in the Drug War
We examine the reasons behind the rise of the fastest growing prison population in the US.
How Banks Are Transforming Canada’s Cannabis Industry
In the U.S., possessing and selling marijuana is a federal crime, so banks have ignored this emerging market. In Canada, financial institutions are beginning to back corporate cannabis producers.
Uruguay’s Marijuana Permits Lure Bids From Canada to Germany
Canadian medical-marijuana producer Tilray and the founder of a German cannabis products retailer are among 11 investors bidding for a foothold in a formerly illegal industry in Uruguay: marijuana farms.
Toronto Companies Looking for Global Profits With Marijuana Software
Amid the buzz of a burgeoning medical marijuana industry, Toronto tech companies are passing over pot for the potential windfall of marijuana software.
The Tim Hortons of Cannabis: 63-Year-Old ‘King’ Seeks Franchisees To Grow His Marijuana Empire
This city has its own Prince of Pot, cannabis promoter Marc Emery.
Should Vancouver Medical Marijuana Dispensaries be Zoned as Pharmacies?
There are many neighbourhoods in Vancouver where you can’t drive down the street without seeing medical marijuana dispensaries.
