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Assistant US Attorney Gregory Broderick stumbled badly in his cross-examination of Dr. Carl Hart in federal evidentiary hearings to determine the constitutional basis of the federal Schedule I classification of cannabis, appearing at times to even tacitly endorse the idea that cannabis has medical value.
Today’s hearing on cannabis policy is a very big deal. By finally taking updated testimony from eminent experts – including Dr. Carl Hart, Dr. Phillip Denny, and the Leaf’s co-founder Chris Conrad – the federal court system will permit itself to know what almost every American already knows: that the Schedule I classification of cannabis is bogus.
The U.S. government claims marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug with no medical benefits. But that claim will be up for debate Monday in California when a federal judge is scheduled to hear testimony from doctors that the war on marijuana is unconstitutional, and that ...
Family Law & Cannabis Alliance (FLCA), a national nonprofit organization providing information on Child Protective Services (CPS), family court, and marijuana is proud to officially launch its groundbreaking legal network, available at no cost ...
Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Texas, have filed paperwork to have Adrian Peterson's bail revoked and the Minnesota Vikings running back re-arrested after he told a drug tester that he had recently smoked marijuana before taking a urinalysis test Wednesday.
The job of attorney general is unbelievably hard, and it is easy to be critical. Yet on the day after Eric Holder's announced resignation, the outlines of his legacy are already clear based on the list of his significant accomplishments and the longer list of his significant failures.
Colorado's Supreme Court is considering whether its is lawful to fire someone who uses medical marijuana off the job when medicinal pot use is legal in the state, but still illegal federally.
Can you fire an employee for testing positive for marijuana? That question becomes more difficult to answer with every passing election. So far, 23 U.S. states have legalized medical marijuana, with Colorado and Washington voting to legalize recreational marijuana as well.
A former business partner stole secret formulas for "cannabis-based health products" for pets, two veterinarians claim in court. The defendants' website promises: "Your pet will not get 'high' or in trouble with the law."
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of September 24, 2014:
Last week, the D.C. Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously to support B20-467, legislation that would allow individuals to file a motion to seal records relating to offenses that were subsequently decriminalized or legalized.
Christen Deon-Sterling Moore's decision to throw a drug-filled football over a state prison fence resulted in a prison sentence of 17 to 60 months on two counts of furnishing contraband to a prisoner in prison. The football contained marijuana, ...
Hawaii residents will have a chance to voice their opinion on establishing a statewide system to dispense medical marijuana during a public hearing before the Hawaii Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task Force. The final hearing will be held ...
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of September 10, 2014:
A low-level marijuana case against 1980s subway shooter Bernie Goetz has been dismissed after a judge concluded the clock ran out for trying it. Goetz was busted in December on charges he sold $30 worth of marijuana to ...
The Oregon Health Authority has ordered nine unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries, six of them in Portland, to shut down since the state launched its dispensary program in March.
The federal government maintains the authority to curb funding to states that allow welfare recipients to use their EBT cards in liquor stores, casinos and strip clubs, but that power doesn't extend to marijuana dispensaries.
A judge Tuesday gave probation rather than a prison sentence to a dying Iowa man convicted of growing marijuana and using it to treat his terminal cancer.
