A Select Committee in WA will be looking into issues regarding accessing medical cannabis and opportunities for industrial hemp in the state. Last week, Western Australia’s State Government agreed to allow the Legalise Cannabis -Western Australia Party to lead an...

There’s no doubt that Big Tobacco will have a seat at the table when it comes to the recreational cannabis market. But how much of the market share will Big Tobacco own? The legalization of cannabis is probably more a matter of “when” than “if” at this point, and...

The governor of New Jersey says he’s open to giving adults the right to cultivate marijuana for personal use. The state is still in the process of implementing legalization following voter approval of the reform last November, and home cultivation is not currently...

South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a draft bill to legalize adult-use marijuana. The action comes as activists work to collect signatures for a separate reform proposal that they hope to put before voters on next year’s ballot. The Marijuana Interim Study...

Advocates were confident that the time for Costa Rica to tap the cannabis market had arrived. On Tuesday, October 19, after a debate, Congress approved a bill to legalize and regulate both hemp and medical cannabis in the country. But a group of ten deputies sent the...

Arkansas sees another campaign to potentially legalize cannabis in the state. Advocates hope this spells the end of state-wide prohibition. A group headed by a former Arkansas lawmaker has joined the charge to reform cannabis policy in the state by organizing a group...