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Politics
Congress Passes Amendments to End War on Cannabis
June 4, 2015Congress signaled its support for nationwide reform by voting in favor of several amendments that would...
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Politics
Modest Federal Bill May Repeal Prohibition Nationwide
May 5, 2015A clever group of bipartisan lawmakers may have just introduced a small piece of legislation that...
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Legal
Feds Admit Cannabis Kills Brains Tumor Cells
April 17, 2015A new report issued from a U.S. government-funded research group called the National Institute on Drug...
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Politics
U.S. Surgeon General Says Marijuana Can be Helpful
February 13, 2015These days, it seems like more and more people in high places are coming forward to...
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Joint Opinions
The State of the Union’s Glaring Omission
January 21, 2015One would think that this is the perfect time for Obama to start talking about cannabis....
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Politics
Addressing Cannabis in State of the Union
January 20, 2015Tonight the President of the United States will address the nation in the annual State of...
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Legal
Feds Tell Court Pot Still as Dangerous as Heroin
January 13, 2015Despite the progress marijuana made with the federal government in 2014, including the elimination of DEA...
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Politics
AG: Legalization in California is Inevitable
December 4, 2014With her defeat of Republican Ron Gold, California Attorney General Kamala Harris believes that the decision...
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Legal
Veterans to Attorney General: Reschedule Cannabis
November 21, 2014Veterans from across the country, united under the banner of Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, have...
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Economics
Big Cannabusiness: Reconciling the Recreational Boom and the Medical Marketplace
October 17, 2014On New Year’s Day, as retail sales of cannabis went legal in Colorado, the state’s dispensaries...
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Politics
Attorney General Announces Resignation, Shows Support For Cannabis Reform
September 26, 2014Cannabis legislation around the country is seeing rapid changes thanks to the growing support for the...
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Legal
FDA Evaluates the Reclassification of Cannabis as Schedule I Substance
June 25, 2014The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently evaluating the drug classification of cannabis, an action...
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Joint Opinions
Obama Will Reschedule Cannabis by the Year’s End
May 1, 2014I’m not the kind of person that makes big predictions based on a gut feeling but...
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Politics
Attorney General: It’s Unclear Whether Federal Government Can Force States to Criminalize Drugs
April 22, 2014Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee today for an oversight hearing in...
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Politics
Will Oregon Be the Third State To Legalize Recreational Cannabis?
April 21, 2014With legal sales in Washington expected this summer, Oregon finds itself in an interesting predicament. With...
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Joint Opinions
Why Advertisers Should Embrace Marijuana
April 18, 2014With the majority of Americans in favor of marijuana legalization and the recent legalization of marijuana...
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Legal
Attorney General Grilled For Not Reclassifying Cannabis
April 15, 2014Last week, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government is considering rescheduling cannabis...
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Joint Opinions
Obama Administration Shows Signs of Ending Cannabis Prohibition
April 14, 2014President Barack Obama’s accomplishments in office are numerous and significant but for marijuana activists like myself,...
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Politics
Senator Jeff Sessions Uses Lady Gaga As Scientific Source Proving Perils of Marijuana Use
February 3, 2014Obama’s recent comments about the relative dangers of cannabis have sparked a lot of opinion. Some...
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Politics
In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity
January 27, 2014In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...