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Politics

Dana Rohrabacher Talks Trump & Why He Thinks Cannabis Will Likely Be Legal By 2020

Dana Rohrabacher, former Republican Congressman from Southern California, speaks to Cannabis Now about the outlook for...

Politics

What the Government Shutdown Means for Legal Hemp & Cannabis Protections

Thanks to the government shutdown, the Department of Agriculture hasn’t been able to build regulations for...

Politics

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Forced to Resign

Sessions is being replaced by his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker who will serve as acting...

Joint Opinions

Is The Cannabis Industry the New Prohibition Party?

Focusing on the politics of cannabis can cause other issues to be ignored.

Politics

Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol

Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.

Politics

AG Sessions Could Crackdown On Legal Weed, But ‘Unlikely’

Attorney general does not comment on Trump’s statement about supporting siding with the STATES Act.

Economics

Banks Are Pulling Out of the Medical Marijuana Business

The cannabis industry still deals in cash.

Politics

Should State-Legal Cannabis Growers Worry About Trump’s Death Penalty Threat?

After Jeff Sessions issued a memo urging prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those "dealing in...

Politics

Federal Medical Marijuana Protections Renewed Again

Rohrabacher-Blumenauer is included in government spending bill.

Politics

What Happens When Congress’s Medical Marijuana Protections Expire?

Spoiler: Nothing. The U.S. federal government is scheduled to shut down again later this month, which...

Politics

Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era Pot Protections

The nation’s top law enforcement officer and attorney made a bombshell announcement this morning that he...

Economics

How the Budget Crunch Could Hurt Medical Marijuana Patients

The federal government has been marijuana's number one enemy for years, but in this instance, cannabis...

Economics

Hawaii First State to Push for Cashless Pot Economy

The state is betting that the dangers of electronic banking through a single app and credit...

Politics

Pot Industry Gets Two Month Reprieve From DOJ Axe

Congress has extended the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment from Sept. 30 through Dec. 8.

Politics

Medical Pot Protections in Jeopardy on Capitol Hill

Only more one stage in the legislative process keeps Jeff Sessions away from prosecuting state medical...

Politics

Sessions vs The Senate: Committee Votes to Uphold MMJ Protections

National direction to protect medical marijuana advances forward.

Politics

AG Sessions to Congress: Let Me Prosecute Cannabis Patients

A recently revealed memo from AG Jeff Sessions urging Congress to overturn restrictions on DOJ prosecution...

In The Magazine

Legalization in Trump’s America: Skating on Thin Ice

With an aggressive executive branch openly defying constitutional checks on its authority and installing noted prohibitionists...

Politics

DOJ Task Force Gears Up to Talk Pot Policy

The Justice Department's Task Force on Public Safety and Crime Reduction has a set of initial...

Legal

AG Sessions Escalates Drug War with New Sentencing Rules

Nostalgia for the 1980s and '90s is hot right now, and that retro fever seems to...