WA Governor Meets with DOJ on Marijuana Legalization
Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole to discuss her state's passage last week of an initiative...
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Feds Unsure What to Do About State Legalization
A Washington Post story reports that federal officials don't know what they are going to do about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington...
And the Federal Fast Talking Has Started...
It turns out that federal fast talking on cannabis hasn't even needed feds to get started, a "Network Media Fail" analysis by Peter Guither demonstrates:
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.07)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of November 07, 2012.
Expect Federal Fast Talking About CO and WA to Start Soon
If the state itself were to sell or traffic in marijuana, that would be a "positive conflict" with federal law. But CO and WA have no obligation to enforce
'No Grey Sky' Marijuana Dispensary Takes on Uncle Sam
A licensed medical marijuana dispensary sued the Justice Department and DEA, claiming that their illegal crusade threatens to cost thousands of patients...
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With a "Stingray," Cops Can Turn Your Mobile Devices Into Tracking Beacons
Law enforcement are using stingrays, which allows them to know who you are calling and the precise location of every device within the range...
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Former Drug Czars Try Cannabis Scare Tactics on CO, OR and WA
Yesterday, former DEA and Office of National Drug Control Policy czars voiced a strong reminder to the DOJ that even if voters in Colorado, Oregon and...
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DEA Sends Warning Letter to 23 Seattle Area Medical Pot Dispensaries
Yesterday, the DEA sent warning letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area.
DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please
The US Department Of Justice (DOJ) said continuing increases in the number of federal prisoners and spending are "unsustainable."