DEA agent David White requested the records of seven San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries last September. At least one of those dispensaries is now being targeted by...
Rep. Carly Melin introduced her medical marijuana bill at Minnesota’s Capitol yesterday, but the proposal is little more than an informative placeholder for the 2014 session. While...
The NYPD has been under a lot of scrutiny for it’s “Stop-and-Frisk” tactic, which has been shown to unfairly target minorities. A new federal suit against the...
I am so excited to be attending the ASA California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit and Lobby Day this weekend. The event last year was absolutely brilliant. Steph and the...
Lots of action in California this past week, including more raids and more threat letters, plus action in various state legislatures. Let’s get to it: California Last...
In the wake of the marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and buoyed by a series of national public opinion polls showing support for...
Nearly nine out of ten Americans — including 80 percent of self-identified Republicans — now say that marijuana should be legal if its use is permitted by...
Maryland Governor, Martin O’Malley, is set to sign medical marijuana into law today. Maryland will become the 19th state in the nation to legalize medical marijuana, but...
As our nation edges cautiously toward majority support for marijuana legalization, the millennial generation is leading the way more than any other demographic in history. Our generation...
Louisiana’s HB 103 passed a House Committee yesterday, after more than an hour of debate. While far from marijuana decriminalization, HB 103 would reduce absolutely ridiculous current...
A couple of strange and disturbing items this week, plus some good, old-fashioned thievery. Let’s get to it: In Quincy, Illinois, an Adams County probation officer was arrested...
Marijuana Policy Project’s Rob Kampia published an article on Huffington Post about the parallels between the marijuana movement and the gay rights movement. In 1996, only 26%...
Grand Rapids residents voted in November to decriminalize minor marijuana offenses. People possessing up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana will receive a ticket rather than jail. The...
After a long debate, Colorado legislators have approved the high marijuana tax rates of 15% excise tax and 10% sales tax, this is down only slightly from...
Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate quietly passed a bill over the weekend that will re-criminalize some marijuana possession, reacting to warnings from the state’s crime...
Last week, the Narcotic Task Force headed by the DEA conducted a raid on ‘One on One Patients Association’, a legal medical marijuana dispensary in Downtown San Diego....
In a sharp break with the policies of his predecessor, recently installed Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is moving to restrict the open relationships US law enforcement,...
Last Tuesday, Connecticut’s Regulations Review Committee rejected, without prejudice, proposed regulations for the state’s new medical marijuana industry. Co-chairman of the committee, Andres Ayala, Jr., said the...
In another great article on CNN Money, Jose Pagliery explains the need for heavy security in legal marijuana businesses due to the high-value product and lack of bank...
In a great comprehensive article on CNN Money, Jose Pagliery describes the secret banking methods used by medical marijuana dispensaries and other businesses involved in legal marijuana sales....
