Medical marijuana supporters flocked to Capitol Hill to push for legislation prohibiting the federal government from restricting state medical marijuana laws. Has no one pointed out the...
Under the federal Controlled Substances Act, the attorney general has the authority to “remove any drug or other substance from the schedules if he finds that the...
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart told a congressional committee today her agency is “fighting back” against Justice Department policies tolerating marijuana in states where it is legal. The...
This afternoon, “The Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2013” was signed by the mayor after being approved by the city council in a...
It’s a sobering thing to hear the Congressional Research Service accurately talk about the penalties of violating federal marijuana laws. Usually, they try to sugar coat things and act...
Pot lobbyists are seeking legitimacy and taking the steps to achieve it. “We have the lobbyist who…can follow up with technical questions. What we want is to communicate that...
Washington, DC, is set to become the next entity to decriminalize small-time marijuana possession after the city council gave final approval Tuesday to a decriminalization bill. The bill...
Congressional Members Slam Drug Czar’s Office for Failing to Acknowledge Facts About Marijuana and Relying on Marijuana ‘Propaganda’ At Tuesday’s House committee hearing, the deputy drug czar...
In an interview with CNN Friday, President Obama expanded on his remarks regarding marijuana made in a recent New Yorker interview. In that latter interview, Obama described marijuana as not...
Continuing from Part 1 of my What the FAQ?, in regards to Whitehouse.gov’s rather exhaustive (and highly biased) FAQ section on marijuana: Question: Isn’t marijuana generally harmless? From the...
Obama’s recent bombshell comments on marijuana fired up my curiosity to do a bit more digging. Whitehouse.gov has quite an exhaustive (and highly biased) FAQ section on...
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The name of HR 1523 basically explains it all: Respect State Marijuana Laws Act. In summary, it would amend the Controlled Substance Act to not include anyone...
Tuesday’s historic hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary may not have marked the tipping point in ending the federal war on medical cannabis patients, but there...
Spurred by recent revelations of the DEA using NSA and CIA programs ostensibly designed to fight terrorism to try to make drug cases, but grounded in decades...
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), head of the Senate Appropriations Committee, last week blocked the release of $95 million in funds destined to help Mexico prosecute its war...
For medical marijuana dispensary owners and the patients who rely on them for access to their medicine, Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter’s (D) bill is common sense. Perlmutter introduced legislation...
Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach has been an outspoken advocate on the issue of marijuana law reform during his tenure in Harrisburg. Senator Leach made a splash legislatively this...
The Netflix binger/pot head demographic is growing in rapid numbers and no one is prouder than this blogger. All my devices rock Netflix and I rock Netflix...
