DEA Bans More Synthetic Pot Chemicals
The DEA found there was enough information available to determine that they pose "an imminent hazard to public safety."
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Oregon Must Hand Over Medical Marijuana Records to Feds
The DEA has obtained a warrant for Oregon's medical marijuana records, claiming to be investigating black market dealers.
Modest Changes in Obama's FY 2014 Drug Budget
The Obama administration released its Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal Wednesday, including its 2014 federal drug budget.
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Marijuana Eradication by Law Enforcement Plummets Over 60 Percent
The number of marijuana plants eradicated by law enforcement has plummeted from a record high of over 10 million plants in 2009 to under 4 million plants in 2012.
Feds' New Cell Phone Spying Device Raising Privacy Concerns
Federal investigators & other law enforcement agencies are turning to a new, more powerful & more threatening technology in their bid to spy. Cell phone...
DEA Targets FedEx, UPS in Online Pharmacy Battle
The Orlando Sentinel reported that both UPS and FedEx had admitted that they were the targets of DEA probes into packages of pills from online pharmacies.
Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal
Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access filed a petition with the federal court of appeals to reclassify marijuana for medical use.
TheFix.com: “The Drug Warriors Cashing In on Pot Prohibition”
Cannabis prohibition: “Former public servants, from DEA chiefs to cops, are using their clout to lobby for drug policies that enrich themselves.” The war...
Are Ex-DEA Reform Opponents Profiting from Prohibition?
Two of the former DEA officials who came out against new pot laws are facing criticism for running a company that may profit from keeping marijuana illegal.
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Congressman: Ex-DEA Chiefs 'Arrogant' to Press for Pot Law Nullification
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Tuesday blasted 8 former heads of the DEA for pressuring the Obama administration to crack down on laws legalizing the...
Ex-Heads of Marijuana Prohibition Industry Call on DOJ to Keep Mexican Marijuana Cartels in Business
It is not surprising that ex-heads of the marijuana prohibition industry are taking action to maintain the policies that kept them in business for so long.
Petition - DEA, Stop Misleading the Public About Medical Marijuana
William R. Sherman, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA San Diego Field Division has declared an outright war on medical marijuana patients in San Diego.
Blumenauer Pushes States Rights' Medical Marijuana Bill in Congress
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Monday gave a public event for a bill to stop federal government interference with medical marijuana patients in legal states.
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Silver Lining: Automatic Budget Cuts Would Hinder Drug War
The automatic budget cuts set for Friday could actually help lessen the federal drug war, costing the DEA $166 million of its $2.02 billion budget.
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Caltech Prof: If All Science Were Run Like Marijuana Research, Creationists Would Control Paleontology
In the face of obstacles to marijuana research from both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a theoretical physicist at Caltech and one-time MacArthur Fellow is calling out the federal government on its obstruction of science.
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UMass Professor Blocked From Growing Marijuana For Medical Research
An agriculture professor at UMass Amherst has been trying for over 10 years to get the ok from the federal government to grow cannabis for medical research.
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DEA, Police Raid Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Plus Home in San Bernardino
Federal drug agents, local police, city attorney's investigators and code enforcement officers fanned out across San Bernardino on Wednesday, raiding a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries and a private residence.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.06)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of February 6, 2013: