As part of Harvard’s April 24th Tax Policy Seminar hosted by Professor Stephen Shay, American University Law School Professor Benjamin Leff presented a paper with the unvarnished title: Tax Planning for Marijuana Dealers.
On Wednesday, US Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, House Bill 1695, in the House of Representatives....
James Bond on LSD. That’s my succinct summary of Archer, the most over-the-top parody of secret agents since Peter Sellers and Woody Allen last made a movie...
There are problems at a Maryland state prison in Baltimore, fallout continues from a bust of crooked cops in suburban Chicago, and a jail guard goes down...
At about four feet in length, a gigantic joint in California would seem to smoke the competition. Or it would have, if police hadn’t stepped in before...
US Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske says marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington will not change his office’s mission, which is to fight addiction with treatment programs. His strategy...
Michigan Rep. Jeff Irwin introduced a marijuana decriminalization bill yesterday. The bill would make possession of up to an ounce a civil infraction rather than a misdemeanor....
The first dispensary in Phoenix has opened, dispensaries in Washington, DC, are ready to go, and there has been more federal enforcement activity in California. Let’s get...
The Colorado House of Representatives is reviewing proposed regulations for recreational marijuana. Among the proposed regulations are a purchasing limit of a quarter ounce for non-residents, a...
Puerto Rico has become the latest US state or dependency to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. Sen. Miguel Pereira earlier this month filed Senate Bill...
PopSci.com (Popular Science) has released a great infographic and article by Katie Peek, who reports: “hile cocaine, heroin and alcohol are all responsible for enough deaths to...
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP — the drug czar’s office) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Wednesday. The strategy is being billed as a “21st...
Access to medical marijuana continues to expand as more and more states embrace the healing power of the herb. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of...
Manna Wellness, Inc. has contacted city officials in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to discuss its proposal to build a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. Manna Wellness is working...
Legislation sponsored by Ron Wyden (D- Oregon) and Lisa Murkowski of (R-Alaska) would require Super PACs to reveal their sources of money, which spent $1 billion to influence 2012...
California Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) has proposed a bill that would turn most of the state’s legal medical cannabis patients into criminals. SB 289 will make it a...
