One of the most powerful Democrats in Congress remains under the impression that cannabis is a gateway drug. In a letter obtained by the cannabis-focu...
The DEA Says It Will Make It Easier to Study Weed, but Experts Say There’s a Catch
For the past three years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been sitting on a stack of applications from more than 30 different institutio...
Weed Could Once Get Locals Killed in Bangkok. Now Cannabis Culture Is Taking Off
“What about him? Do you think he looks like a stoner?” In the kitchen of her little Bangkok indie movie theatre, Cinema Oasis, film director Ing K...
These Two People Can Now Legally Use Cocaine in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Two people in Mexico can now legally use cocaine, a judge here has ruled, saying that adults have a fundamental right to ingest the dr...
Here are the 82 startups from day 2 of Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Days
Team TechCrunch was back for Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 Demo Days where we heard from another massive chunk of startups that are taking dis...
Oregon Has Way Too Much Legal Weed. This Is Where It’s Going
Oregon has a weed problem. How big of a problem it is depends on whom you ask, but the gist is that people in the state are growing way too much canna...
Thai State Hospitals Have Started Distributing Cannabis Oils
Bottles of cannabis oils are now stocked up and ready to go in Thailand’s state hospitals. The medical institutions received 4,500 bottles of mariju...
Y Combinator bets on a startup building a weed breathalyzer for cops
Y Combinator has kept an eye on cannabis startups over the years, but it’s their latest investment that’s sure to attract the attention of both ma...
Arizona Iced Tea Is Pivoting to Weed and That’s Just the Beginning
Arizona Iced Tea, as Eater once noted, has "always been cool." The company produces the tallboy of iced teas, almost always for 99 cents a pop, the al...
Trump Saved as Much Defunding Anti-Extremism Programs as He Spent Uprooting Weed Last Year
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, President Trump promised to give federal officials “whatever they need”...