Cannabis News Round-Up: Memorial

Mark Kleiman, who changed the way we think about crime and drugs, has died at 68.

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Mark Kleiman, who fought to lift ban on marijuana, dies at 68.

Mark A. R. Kleiman, a prominent drug policy apostate who favored what he viewed as a sensible middle ground on marijuana — eliminate criminal sanctions for selling and using it but preclude full-blown commercial legalization — died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 68.

In memory of Mark Kleiman.

“I wake up every morning thinking, ‘This is the day they’re going to find out I’m not as smart as they think I am.'” -Mark Kleiman

Mark Kleiman was the nation’s greatest thinker on drug policy.

Mark Kleiman talks the future of marijuana industry.

Farewell to Mark Kleiman, a man who always went as far as his mind could go.

How Colorado legalization strengthened the black market. Oregon marijuana surplus a cautionary tale for other states. Oregon marijuana industry expresses concerns over possible federal legalization. Nevada plans to solve the marijuana banking problem.

Thailand’s unlikely embrace of cannabis. Is the UK about to legalize marijuana ahead of the US?

Marijuana arrests in Virginia reach highest level in at least 20 years, spurring calls for reform. How much money would legal marijuana produce for Virginia? Legalization of Arizona marijuana was always the goal. Arizona locals react to group pushing recreational marijuana on the 2020 ballot. Florida pot smugglers profit from weed—again. Texas legalized hemp, not marijuana, governor insists as prosecutors drop pot charges. Governor’s task force helps craft bill to make recreational marijuana use legal in New Mexico.

Marilyn Mosby, State’s Attorney for Baltimore: Marijuana legalization must include marijuana justice. Take a deep breath on pot: After more decriminalization, New York must pause and reconsider full legalization.

Senate schedules hearing on marijuana business banking access. US Rep Justin Amash files marijuana bill after leaving Republican Party. Three Republicans stand in the way of federal weed legalization. How the US tax code keeps the illegal market for marijuana alive and well. Legalizing marijuana leads to fewer illegal grow sites in national forests. Legalized recreational marijuana a substitute for alcohol, but not tobacco.

DEA growing a record 2-ton cannabis crop—but still won’t let others grow. As more states legalize, DEA chops down fewer marijuana plants, federal data shows.

There has been a paradigm shift in the weed industry. Jay-Z has entered the legal weed business.

There will be weed in Illinois, but where? Three states, numerous public pension funds aiming to profit off legal weed in Illinois. How Illinois employers might handle recreational marijuana. Online marijuana reviewers expect rush of new readers when recreational pot becomes legal in Illinois.

Western Massachusetts marijuana business is booming and New York is to thank. How much would recreational marijuana be worth to Minnesota? Revised initiative for North Dakota marijuana legalization. Indiana responds to effects from pot-legal states.

Why the legal marijuana industry is now struggling with diversity. Follow the weed money. Attitudes toward legalization of Marijuana in the United States, 1986-2016: Changes in Determinants of Public Opinion. CannTrust breach will damage legal pot market. When the law says weed is ok, but the boss disagrees.

Canada made its legal weed rules too tough and is going to pay for it. Marijuana legalization could be on the horizon for British Virgin Islands.