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Politics

Bill Filed to Expand Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana Has Promising Path to Passage

Advocates say that, unlike in years past, this time the bill could be championed by the...

Politics

The Marijuana Legalization Congress’s First Bill is S420

Bill, which would legalize, regulate and tax cannabis across the nation, has yet to find co-sponsors...

Politics

HR 420, a Bill to Deschedule Cannabis, Has a Decent Chance of Passing This Year

A House bill to legalize cannabis, wryly dubbed HR 420, isn't the first such bill in Congress...

Legal

Former House Speaker Hints Federal Marijuana Legalization Is Around the Corner, But Is it Real?

Boehner predicts cannabis will soon be legalized across the nation.

Politics

Trump Says He’s Likely to Support a Bipartisan Plan to Legalize Marijuana

Industry advocates are optimistic that pro-cannabis pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike has created a political...

Politics

McConnell Still Opposes Marijuana Legalization At National Level

Although the Senate majority leader supports hemp, he does not support cannabis.

Politics

Federal Medical Marijuana Protections Renewed Again

Rohrabacher-Blumenauer is included in government spending bill.

Joint Opinions

Stop Blaming Jeff Sessions for America’s Anti-Pot Drug Policy

The U.S. Congress is the real powerhouse refusing to stop federal prohibition. The Attorney General is...

Legal

Marijuana Crackdown? Not Yet: What Jeff Sessions’s New Memo Means For Legal Pot

Don’t panic — and please don’t allow confusion and misinformation to fool you into doing Jeff...

Politics

How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)

The most important Congressional action on cannabis — ever — is set to expire this Friday at midnight;...

Politics

Does Trump Even Have a Cannabis Policy? Signs Point to No

Initial cannabis industry responses to Trump's election and subsequent promotion of avowed "drug warriors" ranged from...

Legal

GOP Congress is Full of Marijuana Bills

Several pro-cannabis bills have been introduced in Congress.

Politics

Congressional Cannabis Caucus Kicks Off

In the face of legal uncertainty surrounding the future of federal enforcement of drug laws in...

Legal

PTSD Researcher: More Than Rescheduling Is Needed

Like you and a sizable contingent of members of Congress, Dr. Sue Sisley was disappointed the...

Legal

DEA Blasted For Failing to Reschedule Marijuana

The Drug Enforcement Administration is under severe criticism today after it failed to downgrade marijuana from...

Joint Opinions

Giant Joints, A Path to Legalization

In between the Bernie Bros. booing, Paul Simon… singing, and Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders tearing...

Cannabis

The Pesticide Dilemma

Colorado, Oregon, California and other legal states are tightening their list of allowed pesticides.

Current Events

Congressional Forces Push to Give Vets Access to MMJ

Federal lawmakers will march up to Capitol Hill this week in an effort to tear down...

Cannabis

Oregon Hosts the Cultivation Classic

A sold-out crowd of enthusiasts celebrated craft cannabis Saturday at the Cultivation Classic.

Economics

The DEA Drained $18 Million Last Year Destroying Pot Plants

The DEA’s mission is simple: Search and destroy. At the expense of hardworking taxpayers, the DEA...