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Spicer: ‘Greater Enforcement’ Coming from DOJ on Cannabis
By Jimi Devine on February 23, 2017
There has been much speculation about what approach the Department of Justice will take when it comes to enforcement of federal cannabis laws. Now Press...
Georgia Senate Tries to Cut THC Oil Potency while State House Tries to Expand MMJ Scope
By Associated Press on February 20, 2017
Georgia's legislature is exploring an expansion of the conditions that qualify a patient for medical cannabis, but at the same time, it's moving to reduce...
Congressional Cannabis Caucus Kicks Off
By Chris Roberts on February 17, 2017
In the face of legal uncertainty surrounding the future of federal enforcement of drug laws in decriminalized states, four legislators in the House of Representatives...
Christie’s Lunch with Trump Fuels Appointment Speculation
By Jimi Devine on February 15, 2017
During the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary, then-candidate Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey made no bones about his fierce opposition to cannabis decriminalization and his desire...
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Alaska Update: CBD Oil Raids & Onsite Use
By Associated Press on February 10, 2017
Alaska has been a key part of the U.S. decriminalization landscape since the first wave of legalization actions in the mid 1970's. Now it's poised to...
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Vermont Has High Hopes for Legal Cannabis
By Jimi Devine on February 2, 2017
Pending legislation could mean a radical overhaul of the Green Mountain State's legal stance on several substances, which would include broad decriminalization of cannabis in...
Georgia Cannabis Advocates Push for Expanded Access
By Associated Press on February 2, 2017
Conservative legislators are pushing back against growing outcry for expanded access to cannabis medicine in Georgia. A new bill would remove some restrictions and add...
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SCOTUS Pick Aware of IRS Issues, Sessions Closer to Leading War on Pot
By Jimi Devine on February 1, 2017
In a today’s vote that went along party lines as expected, Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III inched closer to being the top law enforcement official...
Travel Guru Rick Steves Combats War on Drugs With ACLU Donation
By Jimi Devine on January 26, 2017
Longtime cannabis activist and GOAT travel expert Rick Steves raises $50K for the American Civil Liberties Union on Inauguration Day. After election day guidebook author...
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Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants 80 Percent Less Marijuana Legalization
By Chris Roberts on January 25, 2017
Massachusetts state senator Jason Lewis has no chill. Voters in the Bay State just legalized recreational cannabis, but if Lewis has his way, they’ll be...
Schoolhouse Pot: Bill Would Let MMJ in WA Public Schools
By Jimi Devine on January 18, 2017
A bill making its way through the Washington state legislature would require public schools to accommodate students who use medical marijuana by allowing their caregivers...
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NJ Dems Ignore Gov. Chris Christie On Legalization
By Associated Press on January 16, 2017
New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie, has made his opposition to cannabis legalization clear on several occasions. But the state's Democrat-led legislature is already looking...
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Will Jeff Sessions Try to Reverse Two Decades of Progress?
By Owen Poindexter on January 11, 2017
On Monday, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to give testimony on how he would approach the office of attorney general....
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D.C. Activists Promise Massive Marijuana Protest For Trump’s Inauguration
By Chris Roberts on January 5, 2017
Much pomp and specific circumstances mark the quadrennial swearing-in of the President of the United States, and Donald J. Trump’s inauguration will be no exception....
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Cannabis Decriminalization Movement Goes Global
By Chris Roberts on December 30, 2016
The United Nations' 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — the first international treaty to prohibit cannabis — has been at the center of over...
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Massachusetts Legislators Delay Adult Use Legalization
By Associated Press on December 28, 2016
A handful of Massachusetts state legislators held a small, informal session and voted to enact a six-month delay of key provisions in the state's voter-approved adult...
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GOP Legislator Crossed State Lines for Medical Marijuana
By Chris Roberts on December 28, 2016
Just over half the states in the union (and the District of Columbia) now have some form of decriminalized cannabis. But for medical marijuana patients...
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New Hampshire Senate Moves Towards Legalization
By Jimi Devine on December 21, 2016
New Hampshire's marijuana legalization movement just got a high profile endorsement in the state's senate. A senate bill (which has a similar counterpart in the...
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Mexico Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
By Max Savage Levenson on December 19, 2016
In a recent move that many observers see as a first step towards full legalization, an overwhelming majority of Mexico's senate approved a groundbreaking medical marijuana...
Bill Could Mean End of the No Bud Blues in Memphis
By Jimi Devine on December 16, 2016
A bill recently introduced in the Tennessee state senate could fully decriminalize medical marijuana and establish comprehensive regulations for cultivation and distribution. Full potency cannabis...