Articles By Alyson Martin
NY Senator: “There’s Absolutely Not the Votes” for Legalization if Excluded from State Budget
State Senator Diane Savino tells Cannabis Wire that legalization could be stalled for three years, and that “unless something changes within the next 36-48 hours, we will miss the opportunity to make New York the next state to adopt an adult use program.”
New Jersey Cannabis Legalization Bill Limps Toward Final Vote
Committees on Monday advanced the bill, but the hearings showed that state Democrats are deeply divided over legalization.
Can Cannabis Help Parkinson’s Patients?
Q&A: After a survey shows a hunger for answers among clinicians and patients alike, a foundation gathers experts to chart a research path. Here’s why.
The Leader of the DOJ Marijuana Working Group Has a Message for Regulators: Slow Down
In an exclusive interview, US Attorney Billy Williams weighs in on banking, hemp, overproduction, black-market diversion—and cannabis regulators who fail to think things out.
A Conversation with Ziva Cooper
The Research Director of UCLA's Cannabis Research Initiative talks opioids, how men and women experience cannabis differently, and Alex Berenson's misrepresentation of cannabis research.
Can Tax Breaks Quash California’s Illegal Cannabis Market?
Lawmakers introduced a bill that would use tax breaks to prop up the legal industry.
Florida Gov. Says Patients Should Be Able to Smoke Medical Cannabis by March
In a move that will almost certainly untangle the program from lawsuits and drop costs for patients, Ron DeSantis says he’s fixing a law that’s “not up to snuff.”
Our Top Stories of 2018
Cannabis Wire has published groundbreaking stories on the cannabis beat since our launch in June 2018.
Cannabis Research Took off in 2018
Here’s a list of 12 published studies and pieces of research that I found interesting or important since Cannabis Wire launched in June.