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The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed marijuana in the most restrictive use category, Schedule I, deeming it a drug with no medicinal value and high potential for abuse. To do clinical research with marijuana, you need a DEA license, and you need to get your study approved by the FDA.
Organizers of "The Great Atlanta Pot Festival" sued Atlanta, claiming the city violated their civil rights by refusing them a permit to hold their event.
Adam Scorgie, director of The Culture High, recently interviewed Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
In early April, Gov. Chris Christie proposed allocating $1.6 million to fund New Jersey’s medical marijuana program, doubling the initial spending plan.
Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced federal legislation that would establish a National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy.
On Tuesday, marijuana policy reform activists in Alaska presented a drafted ballot initiative that calls for taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol.
Leading scholar, author and activist for youth drug education, Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D, criticizes DARE’s ineffectiveness and expense for thirty years.
President Barack Obama’s drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, toed a strict line on marijuana Wednesday, saying federal laws will prevail regardless of state-level efforts to legalize pot.
Along with his general optimism for where the issue is going, Blumenauer predicted that the current Congress will legalize hemp growing.
A poll by Public Policy Polling, funded by Marijuana Policy Project and Drug Policy Alliance, revealed that 63% of DC voters support regulating marijuana.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law a bill that requires applicants for benefits to undergo a drug test if there is "reasonable suspicion".
The Illinois House voted to pass HB1, which creates a framework to protect physicians and qualified medical marijuana patients from arrest and prosecution.
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of April 10, 2013.
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of April 17, 2013:
Sen. Diane Savino and Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried introduced the medical marijuana bill and are optimistic about its chances in the Senate.
The US Court of Appeals rejected Dr. Lyle Craker's appeal of the decision to deny him a license to grow medical marijuana for research purposes.
There's a new congressional push to end the federal War on Pot in the states – and it's being spearheaded by some of the most conservative members of the Republican conference.
The city had no law on marijuana possession, so police had to enforce a more rigid state law, handcuffing and arresting suspects.
