Search results for "drug dog"
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Legal
Colorado Courts Tighten Legal Leash on Drug Dogs, With Fraught Implications for Cannabis
May 25, 2019Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that thanks to the constitutional changes instated by the 2012 cannabis legalization...
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Legal
Scent of Sinsemilla to No Longer Trigger Drug Dogs
March 24, 2015With nearly half of the United States legalizing cannabis for medicinal or recreational use, policy makers...
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Legal
The Racial Bias of Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs
November 30, 2017A new report from NPR is detailing the steps that some police departments are taking —...
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Joint Opinions
On Cannabis, Drug War Biden is Right About One Thing
November 20, 2019The drug-war architect is skeptical about marijuana legalization and has the wrong idea, but for the...
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Culture
Pot Culture: Miley vs. Walmart, Kardashian Kannabinoids & Snoop Dogg’s Blunt
August 23, 2019This week’s pot culture is jam-packed with celebrities getting buzzed, making a buck and acting out....
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Medical
‘False Positives’ Drug Testing Scandal Emerges in New Orleans
June 3, 2019A scandal in New Orleans over false positives in the city's drug testing program comes just...
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Politics
U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’
October 31, 2018Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?
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Politics
Once ‘Drug-Free,’ South Korea Now Moves to Permit Medical Marijuana Products
August 16, 2018The cannabis prohibition regime in South Korea is a harsh one, but the first crack has appeared...
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Legal
How to Pass A Drug Test: Employers Are Still Testing People For Marijuana
June 6, 2018Some tips for passing a drug test.
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Cannabis
Chem Dog — Tracing the Fuse of the Fuel Explosion
February 20, 2017Every dog has its day, but this one has a legacy that spans generations.
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Legal
Police Departments Telling K9 Units to ‘Sit and Stay’
August 10, 2017What happens to K9 cops when cannabis is decriminalized? For the most part, not much —...
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Legal
Police Struggle to Recruit Informants Because of Pot Legalization
October 24, 2019Cops used to flip low-level “offenders” busted with cannabis to become snitches. Now, with weed legal,...
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In History
Legendary Emerald Triangle Freedom Fighter B.E. Smith Dies at 72
January 10, 2020The Trinity County grower, who did time in federal prison for openly cultivating cannabis under California's...
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Legal
Cannabis’s Unlikely Friend in the Fight for Reform: The Courts
January 6, 2020As recent rulings in Mexico and Italy demonstrate, cannabis reform can sometimes be enacted through court...
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Politics
3 Worrying Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2020
December 31, 2019Political space for cannabis is generally on the upswing, but there are some intersecting trends that...
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Culture
MLB Set to Stop Testing Players for Marijuana
December 12, 2019Minor League Baseball proposes to join Major League Baseball in eliminating pot drug testing.
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Legal
Legal Marijuana Might Prevent Drunk Driving Accidents
December 4, 2019Research shows legal cannabis is a substitute for alcohol.
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Politics
U.S. Senate Looks At Cannabis Health & Policy
October 23, 2019Over the course of a few hours, the medical professionals and politicians whipped themselves into a...
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Politics
Low-Income Cannabis Patients Await CA Governor’s Signature on Compassion Bill
October 4, 2019After California legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016, new regulations and taxes put a squeeze on the...
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Hemp
Is ‘Smokable Hemp’ Legal?
October 3, 2019So-called "smokable hemp" is suddenly available in shops from coast to coast, legal under terms of...
