Search results for "law enforcement"
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Medical
Hops Don’t Contain Cannabinoids: Experts Push Back on Corporate Claims
August 24, 2018A new product is being plugged as containing CBD derived from hops, but experts raise a skeptical...
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Legal
Former California Lt. Gov. Investigated for Illegal Cannabis Operation
August 15, 2018Former state lawmaker leased land to a marijuana cultivator.
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Politics
Pressure Builds for Cannabis Legalization in New Jersey & New York
July 21, 2018New York and New Jersey are notorious rivals, and the two states are now racing to...
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Politics
Sri Lanka to ‘Replicate’ the Philippines’ Drug-War Police State
July 19, 2018Sri Lanka has announced that it will start hanging drug convicts, as leaders explicitly hope to...
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Economics
Hedge Fund Interest Shows Big Money Slowly Turning to Marijuana
July 16, 2018Large investors are betting on marijuana.
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Legal
The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority
July 11, 2018The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...
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Medical
Former Navy SEAL Pushes the Feds to Legalize Medical Marijuana
July 11, 2018Co-founder of Veterans Cannabis Project is in a unique position to change national policy.
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Legal
The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis
June 27, 2018With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...
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Legal
New York City’s ‘New’ Marijuana Arrest Strategy Would Mean Lots of Marijuana Arrests
June 21, 2018Cops could still arrest minorities, former offenders — anyone, really.
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Politics
Can States or Citizens ‘Nullify’ Federal Cannabis Prohibition?
June 20, 2018The doctrine of nullification has a long and harshly contested legacy in the history of the...
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Legal
California’s Illicit Market Crackdown Budget Goes Up In Smoke
June 14, 2018California's state legislature has denied Gov. Jerry Brown the $14 million he requested in budget funding...
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Politics
Colorado’s Governor Vetoes 3 Cannabis Bills, Sparking Outrage
June 11, 2018Ahead of a presidential bid, Gov. John Hickenlooper nixes giving cannabis to autistic children, as well...
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Politics
Humboldt Mega-Busts Continue Despite Legalization
May 29, 2018In Humboldt County, long famous as the heartland of Northern California's cannabis-growing Emerald Triangle, big police raids...
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Politics
New York State Democratic Party Endorses Cannabis Legalization
May 25, 2018Things are moving fast in the Empire State, with cannabis legalization proposals striding toward mainstream acceptance...
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Politics
NYC Moves to Cancel Future Pot Arrests Following Public Pressure
May 22, 2018New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a major announcement about his city’s policing on...
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Politics
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis
May 18, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...
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Legal
Georgia Residents Want Recreational Marijuana Now
May 18, 2018An impressive 55 percent of Georgia's population supports legalizing cannabis.
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Politics
FBI Raids California Mayor’s Home Over Case Involving in Legal Marijuana Industry
May 15, 2018In a still-murky scenario of rare federal enforcement against municipal corruption, FBI agents last week raided...
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Medical
Deception, Lies & Accusations Fly in Bizarre Utah Medical Marijuana Battle
May 11, 2018Measure seems to qualify, but well-funded counter measure seeks to convince voters they made a mistake...
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Pushes for Racial Justice
May 8, 2018New York City's Cannabis Parade, a flagship entry in the Global Marijuana March movement and a...