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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...

Politics

Obama Calls for Dramatic Cannabis Reform

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, president Barack Obama took a clear, pro-decriminalization stance...

Culture

Video: Obama Shows Support for Marijuana Reform

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Maher got an early holiday gift this week: a much-sought-after sit-down...

Politics

President Obama’s Marijuana Jokes a Bigger Hit Than His Policies

President Obama’s marijuana jokes over the last couple years proved more progressive than his administration’s policies. On...

Joint Opinions

New Obama Budget Could Allow DEA Interference

A couple of weeks ago, President Obama said that he had no plans to reform the...

Legal

Obama Commutes 5 Pot Sentences

President Barack Obama commuted prison sentences last Friday for five men convicted solely on marijuana possession...

Politics

Obama Says to Leave Colorado Pot Alone As Congress Rejects New Riders to Spending Plan

Although the federal government continues to wage a vicious war against the cannabis plant, the Obama...

Legal

Obama to Grant Clemency for More Non-Violent Drug Offenders

Over the course of the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to issue executive orders...

Politics

Obama Administration Lifts Restrictions on MMJ Research

The federal government is reportedly taking steps to more easily facilitate the research of medical marijuana....

Politics

Obama Talks Cannabis

President Obama has had a lot of varying stances on cannabis throughout his years as commander-in-chief....

Legal

Obama YouTube Interview: More States Likely to Legalize Cannabis

Just days after failing to address cannabis reform in his State of the Union, President Barack...

Joint Opinions

Obama Will Reschedule Cannabis by the Year’s End

I’m not the kind of person that makes big predictions based on a gut feeling but...

Politics

This 4/20 Tell Obama You Want Clemency For Prisoners Serving a Life Sentence For Marijuana

The United States Department of Justice has been making a lot of noise lately about reducing...

Joint Opinions

Obama Administration Shows Signs of Ending Cannabis Prohibition

President Barack Obama’s accomplishments in office are numerous and significant but for marijuana activists like myself,...

Joint Opinions

Want Us to Support Obamacare? Cover Our Medical Marijuana

The current administration’s history-defining attempt to overhaul the American health care system in order to (supposedly)...

Politics

Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification

A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...

Joint Opinions

Obama Ignores America’s Fastest-Growing Industry in State of the Union Address

During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama made the controversial declaration that he...

Politics

In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity

In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...

Joint Opinions

Barack Obama: “No More Dangerous Than Alcohol” Is Opinion, Not Fact

Last week, President Obama was quoted in New Yorker magazine establishing that he indirectly feels marijuana...

Joint Opinions

Bravery or Bull? Obama’s Stance on Legalizing Marijuana Moves Us Forward

By Marie Brand In the New Yorker’s recent interview with Barack Obama, the President discusses his,...