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The cultivation tax has driven up the cost of growing cannabis, fueling illegal operations and the state’s enormous black market.

How does cannabis impact our health?  Although an old question, the answer is not a simple one. Marijuana is a specific plant with many compounds that differently impact our bodies and minds. What makes things even more complicated is the lack of cannabis research, thanks to the decades-old war on drugs. 

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“Cannabis has really affected my life positively, so much. I am able to be more present in what I do, in my condition as a human being. It makes me whole. This allows me to be a positive influence on others.

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission. Do you know you can take cannabis in through your back door? Hold up on the judgment!

John Fetterman, a proponent of marijuana legalization and sentencing reform, is the frontrunner in his party’s primary

State officials and cannabis legalization advocates reached a deal on Friday, agreeing to allow the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol to retain the signatures they’ve already collected while delaying their campaign until 2023.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a temporary tax cut for California's ailing marijuana industry, but businesses say it falls short of what's needed to revive the shaky pot economy

This story was originally published in September 2018. As perhaps the world’s most identifiable hippie, David Crosby says his face belongs on a package of pot. The 77-year-old singer-songwriter is pursuing a cannabis licensing opportunity under the working name “Mighty Croz.”