Where To on Cannabis Reform? Navigating Around Federal Apathy
Where To On Cannabis Reform? As Americans for Safe Access battles cannabis scheduling nationally, advocates need to push social movement locally...
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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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Obama Officials Stay Silent on Marijuana Initiatives
Despite pleas from drug enforcement experts, the Obama administration has not said how the federal government would deal with possible state marijuana laws.
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Aaron Sandusky Found Guilty: Judge, "California State Law Does Not Exist Here"
Major medical marijuana trial, pitting the federal government against state law, ends in Aaron Sandusky being found guilty on drug conspiracy charge.
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Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA
Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA.
Federal Trial Against Medical Marijuana Provider Set to Begin in LA
Aaron Sandusky, the operator of three state-compliant medical marijuana dispensaries, will be tried in federal court this week in Los Angeles.
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Aaron Sandusky Faces Federal Marijuana Trial Tuesday in LA
Aaron Sandusky, founder and owner of G3 Holistic that once had a store in Upland and Colton has been charged with six felony counts.
Women for Measure 80 Support Moms for Marijuana with Rally in Salem
Women for Measure 80 will join Moms for Marijuana on Monday, October 15, 2012 to support their joint venture with Overgrow the Government for the first...
Federal Cannabis Prohibition Turns 75-Years-Old Today
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the enactment of federal marijuana prohibition....
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Forbes: Credit Card Processors Discriminate Against Medical Marijuana
Legal in 17 States and the District of Columbia, medical marijuana dispensaries are not recognized as legal operations under federal law and are under siege
Federal Sentencing of Legally Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers Highlights Harmful Obama Policy
Justice Department uses prosecutorial discretion to seek decades in prison for legal Michigan medical marijuana cultivators.
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Feds Target 71 Los Angeles County Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Federal authorities on Tuesday took legal action against 71 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles County, part of an ongoing campaign to crack down on the establishments.
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If I-502 Passes in WA, How Will Federal Government Respond?
How would the federal government respond if Washington voters pass I-502 and legalize recreational marijuana sales. A big legal fight in federal court?
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Political Think Tank Looks At Legal Marijuana Revenue
The well-respected, non-partisan Pew Charitable Trusts wrote a fairly balanced article about the possible consequences of legal marijuana.
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NHTSA and NIDA Teaming Up For Marijuana DUI Study
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration & the National Institute on Drug Abuse will conduct the 1st DUI study under the effects of inhaled pot.
Cannabis Reform: From Local to Federal, Part 1
What if we're going about this all wrong? Is our path to cannabis reform playing right into the federal government's hands?
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Feds File Lawsuits Against Six Marijuana Stores In Anaheim, California
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday expanded their crackdown on California medical marijuana dispensaries, filing three lawsuits and sending warning letters to more than 60 clinics in two Orange County cities.
US Tax Court: No Medical Marijuana Dispensary Tax Deductions
A new US Tax Court decision is slapping SF's already shutdown Vapor Room dispensary with a massive tax bill by disallowing tax deductions.