HuffPost: Obama’s Big Cannabis Conundrum
Huffington Post reporters publish one of the most insightful pieces to date on the friction between state and federal laws regarding cannabis in America.
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San Diego Medical Marijuana Mogul Gets Eight Years
Hester is the poster boy for the types of medical marijuana dispensaries that the federal government is criminally targeting, says US Attorney Laura Duffy.
Oregon Bill Would Make Cigarettes Controlled Substances
Oregon wants to make cigarettes a Schedule III controlled substance. It would be illegal to possess or distribute cigarettes without a prescription.
ASA, AHPA Collaborate to Enhance Marijuana Safety
Cannabis Committee of the AHPA issues recommendations for standards of marijuana safety to state officials in California, Colorado, and Massachusetts.
Is It Time for Another DC Marijuana Initiative?
A successful DC marijuana initiative would reverberate not only around the country, but around the world, particularly one that enacted legalization.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.23)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of January 23, 2013:
Indonesia Court Gives British Grandma Death for Drugs
Indonesia: A court Tuesday sentenced a British woman to death for trying to smuggle about 10 pounds of cocaine into the resort island of Bali...
NORML Women’s Alliance Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary
The NORML Women’s Alliance became the first nationwide female outreach program ever created in the marijuana and drug law reform movement.
Colombia's FARC Wants Legal Coca Cultivation
In peace talks in Havana Tuesday, Colombia's FARC guerrillas called on the Colombian government to consider legalizing coca cultivation.
Bills Filed in Oklahoma for Medical Marijuana and Penalty Reduction
State Sen. Constance Johnson has filed separate bills to establish a medical marijuana program in Oklahoma and to reduce the penalties for possession of...
Oklahoma Woman Seeks Medical Treatment, Is Jailed Instead, Dies
A pregnant Oklahoma woman who went to a hospital seeking treatment for extreme pain was instead jailed after police found pain pills on her and died in jail
Federal Court Denies Petition to Reschedule Marijuana
Federal Court of Appeals has denied requests to overturn the denial by the DEA to initiate proceedings to reschedule marijuana under federal law.
City Attorney Refuses Mayor's Request to Drop Cases
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith wrote a letter to litigants in medical marijuana dispensary cases indicating he is not answerable to his client the Mayor.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.21)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of January 21, 2013...
Senate Judiciary Chair: End Mandatory Minimums
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), the powerful head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for the end of mandatory minimum sentencing at both the state and fed...
Hawaii House Speaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill
Hawaii House Speaker Joseph Souki (D-8) Friday introduced a bill to legalize the possession of marijuana by adults...
Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories
One of the major public policy & business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government for industrial hemp reform...
Orlando, Florida Man is Year's Second Drug War Death
Man shot by Orlando police during a drug investigation. Karvis Jabbar Gamble, 19, becomes the second person to die in US drug war this year.