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Politics
Obama Calls for Dramatic Cannabis Reform
November 30, 2016In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, president Barack Obama took a clear, pro-decriminalization stance...
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Legal
Vindicated: BPG & Berkeley Beat Feds
November 3, 2016In what may be remembered as the last great battle for California’s medical cannabis industry prior...
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Legal
Berkeley Club Beats Federal Forfeiture Case
October 21, 2016In another stunning rebuke for America’s war on medical cannabis, Berkeley institution Berkeley Patients Group announced...
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Legal
Pot Patients’ Federal Cease-Fire Extended
October 5, 2016Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and their providers can breath a little easier until election day.
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Legal
DEA Blasted For Failing to Reschedule Marijuana
August 11, 2016The Drug Enforcement Administration is under severe criticism today after it failed to downgrade marijuana from...
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Legal
Is the Federal War on Medical Marijuana Over?
May 5, 2016With the pending dismissal of the federal government’s highest profile case against a state-legal medical marijuana...
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Legal
Breaking: Feds Drop Case Against Harborside
May 3, 2016In an unprecedented step forward for states’ rights in regards to medical marijuana, the U.S. Attorney’s...
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Politics
Drug Policy Reform on Center Stage at UNGASS
April 19, 2016This 4/20, while many cannabis users will be somewhere at a smoke out, the most hardcore...
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Economics
The Cannabis Industry: Meet the Wolf of Weed Street
April 15, 2016The cannabis industry is booming. It’s currently looking at possibly generating nearly $7 billion in sales...
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Joint Opinions
New Obama Budget Could Allow DEA Interference
February 12, 2016A couple of weeks ago, President Obama said that he had no plans to reform the...
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Industry Events
Bipartisan Legalization on Display at ICBC
February 1, 2016With a presidential election season in full swing, most political discussions highlight the stark divisions between...
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Economics
Tax Code 280E: The Dagger Pointed at the Heart of Medical Cannabis
January 29, 2016Near the end of 2015, in the case of Canna Care Inc v. Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service...
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Joint Opinions
Christie’s Pot Comments Draw Heckling at Republican Debate
January 21, 2016“We want Rand! We want Rand!” Somewhere near the two-and-a-half hour mark of last week’s Republican presidential...
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Economics
Federal Lawmakers Push to Cut DEA Marijuana Eradication Funds
December 2, 2015Over the last year, the DEA has found themselves in a good amount of hot water...
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Politics
5 Ways Medical Marijuana Could Be Federally Legalized
September 2, 2015Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Fifteen other states have...
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Legal
FBI Hints At Softer Attitude Towards Cannabis
August 24, 2015Two weeks ago, a prominent cannabis industry figure in California was indicted on federal charges of...
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Politics
Congress Fails to Stop Federal Prosecution of Recreational Cannabis
June 5, 2015An amendment that could have finally stopped the federal government from persecuting individuals and organizations who...
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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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Cultivation
How the Peace-Pipe May Be a New Way to Exploit Tribes
June 2, 2015International sovereignty is more gray area than it is black and white and tribes growing cannabis...
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Grow
Cannabis Sprouts Roots on Tribal Land
February 18, 2015Photo by Azel Praer Barry Brautman, CEO of FoxBarry Farms and United Cannabis Corp., has made...