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After retiring from Congress, Ed Perlmutter quickly transitioned to a new role in the private sector, emphasizing his commitment to cannabis reform. As a policy advisor for the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) and a partner at Holland & Knight, Perlmutter is focusing on advancing the Secure...

At the heart of 40 Tons, a cannabis brand co-founded by Anthony Alegrete, lies a mission beyond selling products. Alegrete, a former cannabis prisoner turned executive and upcoming speaker at the Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight: California event, intertwines social justice with business,...

This article was originally published on Goldleaf, and appears here with permission. My cousin chose to medicate his terminal cancer with cannabis. In response, his mother chose to call the police. Despite medical cannabis not yet having been enacted in New York at the time, the officers left...

Canadian cannabis giant Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB) announced Monday that it has renewed its sponsorship of Cannabis Amnesty, an organization whose work involves seeking pardons for all individuals convicted of simple cannabis possession....

This article by Alfonso Colasuonno was originally published on Goldleaf, and appears here with permission. The days of cannabis reform being an issue advanced solely by countercultural types are long gone. A rapidly increasing number of people from all walks of life—including...

This article was originally published on BPCM Cannabis, and appears here with permission. Jackie Cornell is a public health advocate and social justice activist. Primarily, her career has played out in public service, including jobs at Planned Parenthood, U. S. Health and Human Services and on...

This article was originally published on NisonCo, and appears here with permission. I didn’t care about politics. I didn’t feel a need to get involved with the problems of the world. Afterall, weren’t my own problems enough? That all changed in early 2015 when I went...