Florida's Black Market Cannabis Oil Ruffles Pharmaceutical Doctor
One Florida doctor is decrying the claims as the modernized version of snake oil. Sarah Steinhardt, a doctor of pharmacy, says people should be leery of cannabis oil
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Feds Propose 50% Marijuana Tax---as a Tax Cut
Should marijuana businesses pay tax on gross profits or net profits? It sounds like a silly question. After all, virtually every business in every country pays tax on net profits, after expenses. But the topsy-turvy rules for marijuana seem to defy logic. And taxes are clearly a big topic these days.
Dr. Gupta and Gov. Christie: Science vs. Fear Mongering
The canyon between actual truth (science) and fear-mongering (politicking) is beautifully displayed by two recent high-profile individuals. In the corner for science, we have Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In the corner of politics, we have New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie.
Indiana's Anti-Gay Law Inadvertently Clears Way for The First Church of Cannabis
Indiana's "Religious Freedom" law, which made it legal for businesses to deny service to the LGBTQIA community based on the proprietor's religious views, inadvertently allowed for the First Church of Cannabis.
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The End of the War on Drugs and the Emergence of the Venture-Backed Cannabis Industry
When news broke that Founders Fund, the proudly contrarian venture firm helmed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, was going to invest a major $75 million in Privateer Holdings, a company focused on producing, distributing and educating consumers about legal marijuana, it opened the floodgates for other investors to barrel in.
Sonoma County, California, Wages Quiet War On Weed
Yarrow Kubrin was recently to be sentenced to four years in prison. His crime? He was growing medical cannabis in complete compliance with state laws.
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Labor Unions Endorse Legal Weed in Ohio
Earlier this week, ResponsibleOhio, the organization currently collecting signatures to get their initiative to legalize marijuana on the ballot in the next presidential election, earned the support of the three largest labor unions in the state – a collective force that represents about 70,000 working class citizens all over Ohio.
It's Time for Congress to Act on Cannabis Legalization
What Judge Mueller did was an administrative passing of the ball to Congress. Judge Mueller felt the need to rule the way she did and risk disappointing cannabis advocates, because there is more at stake than just cannabis.
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Puerto Rico Governor Signs Order to Legalize Medical Pot
Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory in an unexpected move following a lengthy public debate. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said the island's health secretary has three months to ...
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Do Marijuana Prisoners Deserve Amnesty?
What to do with the prisoners of a failed war? Since 2012, when voters in Colorado and Washington approved the tax and sale of recreational marijuana, the cognitive dissonance of America's drug penalties has become even more absurd.
There Is No Excuse to Bring Up Freddie Gray's Drug History
Freddie Gray's criminal background of several drug related offenses has been being tossed around quite a bit by people who bring it up as though it somehow justifies what happened to him.
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New Bill Would End Federal MMJ Patient Prosecutions
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has introduced a new bill which appears to target the same aims of the so-called “Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment,” which many advocates claimed would end federal raids in medical marijuana states when it passed by bipartisan vote last year.
Cannabis and Child Care: Why Discretion Is Key
My advice: discretion until they are 18. A recent story out of Kansas illustrates perfectly why I feel this way. An 11 year old boy who's mother is a medical cannabis user took issue with some of the "factual" nonsense his school was saying about cannabis and spoke out in its defense, claiming that his mother used it.
Pregnant Medical Marijuana Patients Face Steep Legal Risks
For one of 4Front’s recent podcasts, I talked to medical professionals about the intersection of the healthcare and marijuana industries. After discussing the issues that medical professionals in the marijuana industry face, I wondered about the special case of pregnant women.
Cop Sexually Assaults Teen Caught With Weed, Avoids Felony Charge and Keeps Law Enforcement Certificate
Nebraskan law enforcement officer, Cory Cooper, discovered a small amount of cannabis during a traffic stop, and proceeded to use it to extort a teenager into performing sexual acts on him.
Back-Fire: How Getting Busted Made Me a Drug-Policy Activist
My experience, seeing the unfairness of the drug war laid bare before me, crystallized in my mind to form the nucleus of all my drug war efforts.
Fear Mongering Headlines Try to Demonize Cannabis
While headlines are meant to hook the reader, doesn't journalistic integrity mean anything? The most recent horribly unjust portrayal of cannabis comes from the UK's Daily Mail, a constant offender of bad journalism.
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Will California Legislature Tame the Wild West?
After 12 years of operating under little more legal guidance than an affirmative defense and a limited cooperative law with an iconic bill number, the workers of California's booming medical marijuana industry appear poised to get their first set of comprehensive state regulations.