Trump weighs order to loosen federal marijuana restrictionsPresident Trump is considering reclassifying marijuana from a highly restricted Schedule I drug to Schedule III, a move that could signific...
16 Dec, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
Gavin Newsom’s reply to ICE agents being assaulted in California goes viral — here’s what happenedA violent clash at a California cannabis farm during a federal immigration raid has ignited a political firestorm, placing Governor Gavin N...
11 Jul, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
Cannabis stocks rally after DOJ proposal to reclassify marijuanaUnder the proposal, cannabis would be reclassified from a so-called Schedule I drug, which are considered highly additive with no medical b...
17 May, 2024, 07.53 AM IST
US Justice Department planning to make Marijuana legal? Know what's the real storyUS DOJ has been planning to reclassify marijuana soon which may become a historic movie in the country, according to reports. Here is all t...
01 May, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
US to reclassify cannabis as low-risk drug, in major shiftThe US attorney general sent a proposal to the White House on Tuesday to "reclassify marijuana," Justice Department spokesperson Xochitl Hi...
01 May, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
Grassroots revolution: The road to legal cannabisGermany is set to join the global cannabis revolution on Monday, with a law coming into effect legalising recreational use of the drug. Und...
30 Mar, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Marijuana: US states that have acted to legalize recreational marijuanaOhio has recently become the 24th state to give the green light to recreational marijuana use. With 38 states and Washington, D.C already a...
11 Nov, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
Banking failures are hitting weed companies, tooUS companies that deal directly with cannabis, a federally illegal substance, are already shut out of large banks. So these companies have ...
18 Mar, 2023, 11.11 PM IST
How the U.S. midterms could ripple through the stock marketA split government could result in political gridlock that stymies major policy changes, an outcome that investors see as favorable for equ...
07 Nov, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Don't criminalise our traditional recreationThe law criminalised the fruit and flower of cannabis but not the leaves used for making bhang, and its possession and consumption is not i...
28 Oct, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
19 US states have legalised recreational use of marijuana. Check list hereNineteen US states have legalised the recreational use of marijuana, and 38 have permitted its medicinal use.
20 Oct, 2022, 06.05 PM IST
All the Dope on Marijuana: US House of Representative passes bill to decriminalise use of cannabisCannabis is also used in some religious rituals and festivals such as Holi in which bhang is consumed.
14 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
US House backs decriminalizing cannabis in historic voteThe House of Representatives, controlled by Democrats, easily passed the bill by 228 votes to 164. It stands little chance however in the S...
05 Dec, 2020, 09.05 AM IST
The pot ETF is poised to go mainstream, analysts sayBlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is “likely” to start a cannabis-focused exchange-traded fund.
13 Jul, 2019, 02.44 PM IST
- Swiss Parliament says no to cannabis use in scientific studies
Geneva, June 13 (IANS) The Swiss Parliament has rejected a motion to allow the use of cannabis in scientific studies investigating the drug...
13 Jun, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Marijuana growers at risk of being wiped out by California firesNumber of farms burnt is likely to rise as communications come back online and people who have evacuated the area are allowed to return and...
13 Oct, 2017, 01.17 AM IST
Silicon Valley investors are finally getting marijuana religionThe stigma surrounding the $7.2 billion marijuana industry is evaporating as Americans grow increasingly comfortable with the concept.
08 Jul, 2016, 11.23 AM IST