Rob Hoffman
Rob Hoffman is a health and drug policy reporter at Herb. His work has also appeared in Politico, ThinkProgress, and Fusion.
Science says that decriminalizing cannabis stops criminal records from preventing success later in life.
Vans are being retrofitted into cannabis labs to get around overly-strict research rules
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Researchers at the University of Colorado have been getting around cannabis research regulations by driving around in a van retrofitted into a mobile cannabis lab.
He’s running for re-election in November.
Trump wants to fire the head of Veterans Affairs. What will it mean for marijuana?
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Rumors bubbled up last night that President Trump wants to let VA Secretary David Shulkin go. Will his replacement be more open to marijuana for veterans?
Nearly half of all drug arrests are for marijuana.
There’s been a whole lotta fear-mongering happening.
States that arrest a lot of people have the same rate of drug use as states that don’t.
We look at the data.
Texas judge lets parents keep their autistic daughter who they treat with marijuana
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Child Protective Services accused the parents of abusing their daughter because they give her marijuana to stop her from hurting herself.
The much-anticipated opening of dispensaries quickly turned to frustration and disappointment.
These states want “sanctuary status” to protect cannabis consumers and businesses from the feds
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Alaska, California, and Massachusetts are trying to pass bills that would give cannabis sanctuary status and prohibit state resources from being used to enforce prohibition.
America’s biggest car retailer is no longer drug testing employees for marijuana
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Other major companies are expected to follow suit.
After the media caught wind of the poll, it suspiciously disappeared from the group’s website.
Republican and Democratic Congressmen Just Teamed Up to Protect Legal Marijuana
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The Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act would ensure that states’ marijuana laws are respected.
Senator Kristen Gillibrand publicly stated that pharmaceutical companies are only opposing medical marijuana for fear of competition.
Finally, a testing system that distinguishes between consumption and impairment.
Between 2015 and 2016, Maine experienced a 35.4 percent increase in its drug overdose death rate, exceeding the number of yearly deaths from car accidents.
Most of California’s small growers are still unlicensed as corporate cannabis takes over
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By January 15th, 15 companies had been awarded 10% of all licenses in the state.
Currently, when NFL players injure themselves, they’re met with two options: power through it and stay on the field, or recover and risk slipping into obscurity.
Representative Pete Sessions has control over what bills make it to the floor of the House for a vote.
