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Legal

Berkeley Club Beats Federal Forfeiture Case

In another stunning rebuke for America’s war on medical cannabis, Berkeley institution Berkeley Patients Group announced...

Legal

Pot Patients’ Federal Cease-Fire Extended

Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and their providers can breath a little easier until election day.

Legal

Major Decision: Federal Court Affirms War on Medical Pot Is Over

In a major legal decision, a federal appeals court ruled that the United States government’s war...

Legal

Is the Federal War on Medical Marijuana Over?

With the pending dismissal of the federal government’s highest profile case against a state-legal medical marijuana...

Legal

Federal Court Ruling Stands: DOJ Cannot Target MMJ Providers Operating Within State Law

This week cannabis activists going to battle in the War on Drugs officially gained a huge...

Economics

Oregon’s New Marijuana Banking Bill Provides No Federal Protection

Banking services may soon be made slightly easier for those involved in the Oregon cannabis industry....

Cultivation

Canadian Federal Court: Patients Have Right to Grow Cannabis at Home

There is hope that the recent ruling will be a catalyst of change for both medical...

Economics

Federal Lawmakers Push to Cut DEA Marijuana Eradication Funds

Over the last year, the DEA has found themselves in a good amount of hot water...

Politics

New Federal Bill Would Protect Patients in Legal States

While some lawmakers remain convinced that simply attaching a few riders to a federal spending bill...

Politics

5 Ways Medical Marijuana Could Be Federally Legalized

Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Fifteen other states have...

Politics

Poll: GOP Voters Support Ending Federal Cannabis Prosecution

In the early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa, the majority of Republican voters believe...

Economics

Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve

Although the federal government recently issued a set of new rules technically allowing the banking industry...

Politics

Senate Hearing Calls for Federal CBD Medicine

Senators discussed the importance of developing federal cannabidiol (CBD) medicine in a hearing Wednesday, but also...

Legal

Federal Study Finds Stoned Driving Limits Need Adjusting

Stoned driving may not be as much of a detriment to public safety as originally believed,...

Politics

Sorry Federal Workers…You Can’t Smoke With Us

Although medical marijuana has been legalized in 23 states throughout the U.S. and in the District...

Politics

Congress Fails to Stop Federal Prosecution of Recreational Cannabis

An amendment that could have finally stopped the federal government from persecuting individuals and organizations who...

Politics

Modest Federal Bill May Repeal Prohibition Nationwide

A clever group of bipartisan lawmakers may have just introduced a small piece of legislation that...

Joint Opinions

Reschedule: Most Likely Scenario for Federal Pot Reform

President Obama recently said in an interview with VICE News that as the trend of marijuana legalization continues to spread...

Politics

A Closer Look at the Federal MMJ Bill

There was a historical piece of legislation introduced to Congress that aims to legalize medical marijuana...

Legal

Federal Bills Could End Prohibition

The snarling beast of prohibition, which has facilitated the enslavement of civil society, cannot be impaled...