A high school basketball star caught selling marijuana off campus cannot sue the police for arresting him at school, though a federal judge was “deeply troubled” by...
Barred from stopping the shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary, the city of Oakland asked a federal judge to stay proceedings pending its appeal. U.S. Magistrate Maria...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday shut down opponents of the U.S. government’s warrantless surveillance program, finding they lack standing. It is an admitted fact that the government...
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction blocking Florida’s 2011 law requiring welfare applicants to take and pass a drug test....
The Supreme Court on Tuesday relaxed the standards for courts to consider vehicle searches prompted by an alert from a drug-sniffing dog. Writing for the unanimous panel, Justice...
An Arizona appeals court has ruled that marijuana users don’t need to be actually impaired to be successfully prosecuted for driving under the influence. The common sense-defying...
In a ruling issued Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court held that it is illegal to sell medical marijuana through dispensaries. That means Michigan patients will either have...
In a highly-publicized and widely-watched medical marijuana case, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on whether municipalities should be able to ban local medical marijuana distribution, an...
Court is expected to weigh in on whether municipalities can ban distribution, deny patients a legal medication The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning...
A Canadian Court of Appeals overturned a 2011 court ruling that stated sick people cannot get access to medical marijuana by appropriate means, and were forced to...
In a major victory for property rights advocates, a federal judge in Massachusetts last week struck down a scheme by federal prosecutors to seize a motel owned...
The agonizingly slow pace of implementing medical marijuana laws is causing problems in several states, while in California, the never-ending battles continue. Let’s get to it: Arizona...
Washington Governor, Jay Inslee, said that his marijuana talk regarding I-502 with Attorney General Eric Holder was a “confidence-builder.” Though Holder said nothing about whether or not...
An important federal court ruling, medical marijuana bills start popping up in the states, more providers get prosecuted, and LA continues to stumble toward a resolution of...
In a 28-page decision, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied petitioners’ request to overturn the July 2011 denial by the...
special to Drug War Chronicle by investigative journalist Clarence Walker, cwalkerinvestigate@gmail.com A case that began with reports of suspicious activity in northeast Wisconsin forest land last spring may...
New state medical marijuana bills are starting to roll out as the legislative season gets underway, progress comes in Arizona, and San Diego’s mayor steps up for...
The California Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments this week in a case that has received widespread attention inside and outside of the medical marijuana community. The appellate...
A federal magistrate in Oakland Monday ruled that landlords for the Harborside Health Center cannot stop it from selling medical marijuana in their properties in the cities...
Nine marijuana collectives claim in court that the Long Beach Police Department is using illegal, unconstitutional tactics to put them out of business. The nine collectives and...
