Search results for "Controlled Substance Act"
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Politics
Seattle Plans to Clear Cannabis Convictions
May 2, 2018The city of Seattle has filed a motion to vacate hundreds of marijuana convictions going back...
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Politics
Sessions Acknowledges ‘Some Benefits from Medical Marijuana’
April 27, 2018Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Trump administration's most notorious anti-cannabis hardliner, surprised advocates when he said...
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Legal
How Close Are We to Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition?
April 26, 2018The time to decriminalize cannabis on the federal level is now.
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Politics
Sanders, Schumer Support Pro-Pot Bills on 420
April 25, 2018Only the Hudson River separates the two best hopes for major federal marijuana reform in the...
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In The Magazine
Settling the Debate: Marijuana Is Medicine
April 22, 2018Scientists and researchers the world over agree on the therapeutic properties of cannabis.
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Economics
6 Cannabis Industry Trends Shaping the Future of Pot
April 16, 2018Cannabis industry trends aren't always easy to pin down in the fast-changing climate of legalized cannabis....
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Joint Opinions
The Future of Cannabis: Where We Are Heading vs. Where We Should Go
April 6, 2018Three major factors are in play for the future of cannabis: technological and scientific advancements, the...
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Economics
The IRS Has a New Weapon in Its War on Weed
April 3, 2018With the introduction of a new policy that targets cannabis lobbying and nonprofit advocacy groups, the...
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Economics
Study: Cannabis Industry Needs To Get Serious About Workplace Safety
April 1, 2018An examination of the cannabis industry shows the need to train employees on occupational hazards.
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Politics
Mitch McConnell Proposes Legalizing Industrial Hemp
March 28, 2018Some people may be shocked that the Republican Senate majority leader is proposing the federal decriminalization...
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Politics
DEA May Issue More Cannabis Importing Licenses
March 22, 2018It’s not impossible to import marijuana into the United States, though there are plenty of hoops...
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Economics
Inside Canada’s New Cannabis & Hemp Regulations
March 17, 2018As Canada moves towards legalizing cannabis for adult use, the government is in the process of...
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Legal
Decrim Among Four Pot Bills Filed in Louisiana This Week
March 16, 2018Several bills seek to bring more cannabis access to the American South.
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Cannabis
Judge Rules Texas Father Can Give Autistic Child Medical Marijuana
March 8, 2018Parents who administer medical marijuana to their children are often left unprotected under state and federal...
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Politics
Judge Dismisses Case Challenging Federal Prohibition
February 26, 2018Washington v. Sessions, a case that challenged marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug and made...
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Cannabis
Today Is the 40th Anniversary of America’s First Medical Marijuana Law
February 21, 2018New Mexico enacted the first medical marijuana law in the nation on Feb. 21, 1978, thanks...
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Politics
Oral Arguments Heard in Lawsuit Against Jeff Sessions’s Pot Prohibition
February 14, 2018A federal case seeks to deschedule cannabis, but government lawyers are confident that the court will rule once...
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Cannabis
Why Washington Patients Are Fighting to Grow Recreational Marijuana At Home
February 1, 2018As Washington's medical marijuana program dwindles down, medical marijuana patients are fighting for the right to...
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Politics
Vermont Legalizes Cannabis Consumption for Adults
January 23, 2018When a newly signed law goes into effect on July 1, Vermonters over the age of...
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Joint Opinions
New Year’s Resolution: Fight Against the War on Drugs
January 19, 2018Marijuana legalization is a small victory, a small step towards undoing the War on Drug’s legacy....