Search results for "federal government"
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Politics
Why Dianne Feinstein Opposes Marijuana Legalization
March 20, 2014California’s senior senator Dianne Feinstein has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana...
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Economics
Health Canada Fires Designated Growers In Favor Of Large Scale Licensed Producers
March 13, 2014In April, all designated growers in Canada are to stop growing medicinal marijuana for their designated...
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Joint Opinions
I Am Serving a 10-Year Mandatory Minimum for Marijuana in Colorado
March 9, 2014Oh, the joy and heartbreak of being here in Colorado. It is somewhat ironic that the...
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Politics
Will 27,000 Annual Marijuana Arrests Stop in New York City Under Mayor Bill de Blasio?
March 6, 2014On New Year’s Day, Bill de Blasio was officially sworn into office as the mayor of...
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Economics
Washington State Could Manage Marijuana Commerce Using State-Run Banking
February 21, 2014So far, one of the biggest challenges surrounding legalized marijuana in Colorado has been what to...
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Joint Opinions
Blue Collar Cannabis Economics
February 13, 2014Way back during the Vietnam War days when I was just a sprout, I avoided Vietnam...
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Medical
Patients In Non-Medical States Likely Smoking Mold or Pest Covered Marijuana
February 6, 2014Photo courtesy of Quick Trading Company It’s not a secret and it no longer holds shock...
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Joint Opinions
Obama Ignores America’s Fastest-Growing Industry in State of the Union Address
January 29, 2014During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama made the controversial declaration that he...
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Joint Opinions
Dollars and Sense: Marijuana Investment Group Hosts Shark-Tank Like Pitch Session for Cannabis Industry Investment
January 29, 2014On Jan. 24, the Arcview Group, an investment group looking to finance new cannabis industry businesses, held...
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Joint Opinions
Barack Obama: “No More Dangerous Than Alcohol” Is Opinion, Not Fact
January 21, 2014Last week, President Obama was quoted in New Yorker magazine establishing that he indirectly feels marijuana...
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Legal
CO Stoners Can’t Use Food Stamps to Buy Weed
January 16, 2014Rocky Mountain stoners may be using food stamps to buy weed, and although this potential trend...
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In History
The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide
November 25, 2013The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...
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Current Events
Mastermind Behind Online Black Marketplace Silk Road Busted in San Francisco
October 9, 2013Silk Road, the website known as the black market version of eBay, connected criminals to more...
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Cannabis
Canada Opens Doors to Big Marijuana
October 2, 2013An overhaul of the Canadian medical marijuana program began yesterday with a new system designed to...
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Legal
Obama Administration Expands Mandatory Sentencing Reform
September 25, 2013The Justice Department is expanding its recent mandatory sentencing reform. Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder...
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Legal
The New Paradigm
March 27, 2013Colorado’s Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force, a hodgepodge of qualified experts and well-positioned bureaucrats, has fired...
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Legal
Montana Fights For Medical Cannabis
March 14, 2013By Charles S. Johnson Montana medical marijuana advocates push final bill aimed at 2011 law. Sen....
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Legal
DEA Wants President Obama to Crack Down on Cannabis
March 6, 2013Former DEA head Peter Bensinger and the seven other DEA top heads slammed the Obama administration...
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Politics
Holder’s “Open Door” to Legalization?
February 24, 2013Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says feds may let his state's historic cannabis law stand
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Politics
From Marijuana Dealers to Businessmen
February 4, 2013Not only are Colorado and Washington hiring cannabis-savvy men and women to help the government figure...