Search results for "prohibition"
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Industry Events
Cannabis Goes Corporate: The National Cannabis Business Summit In Denver
July 10, 2014Story and photo by Matt Cote Hundreds of cannabis industrialists filled the bustling auditorium: entrepreneurs, investors,...
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Joint Opinions
Bill Clinton in No Way Endorsed Medical or Legal Marijuana
July 1, 2014People around the country are praising the bold statement former President Bill Clinton made on cannabis...
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Medical
$9M to Go to Medical Marijuana Research in Colorado
June 25, 2014In an effort to bridge the gap between science and politics, Colorado has just approved the...
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Books
The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis
June 18, 2014“The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis” provides a political and scientific look into the...
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Legal
Candy vs. Cannabis: Hershey’s Sues Seattle Dispensary over Reefer’s Cups
June 10, 2014The Hershey Company has filed a federal lawsuit against Seattle Conscious Care Cooperative for trademark infringement,...
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Joint Opinions
Conservatives’ Culture War Withdrawal
June 10, 2014Are conservatives surrendering the drug war? You’d be forgiven for thinking so after a nine-page manifesto...
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Hemp
Hemp Week
June 5, 2014We know that here in the U.S. we should have been celebrating Hemp Week all along....
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Economics
The Fight Behind the New Kentucky Hemp Farm
May 16, 2014In news that has swung wildly by day, the state of Kentucky is suing the DEA...
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Politics
Three Bills In Illinois Legislature Aim to Decriminalize Cannabis
May 6, 2014Just as Illinois residents, politicians and law enforcement officials begin to prepare for the implementation of...
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Joint Opinions
Reefer Madness Surrounds Fatal Colorado Shooting Case
May 3, 2014Contributing to a refreshing new form of mass media propelled Reefer Madness, Denver police say Richard...
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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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Joint Opinions
Growers Must Work To Stop the Sacramento County Marijuana Cultivation Ban
April 30, 2014Last week, Sacramento County Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan introduced two measures to ban marijuana growing in unincorporated Sacramento...
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Politics
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Supports Marijuana Legalization
April 28, 2014In an interview with NPR’s Scott Simon last week, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said...
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Politics
DPA’s Amanda Reiman On Why Women Are Underrepresented in the Marijuana Industry
April 26, 2014There is a lot of talk about women in the marijuana movement coming to the mainstream...
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Politics
Democratic Governors Split on Marijuana Legalization
April 23, 2014Democratic governors across the country are stuck at a crossroads when the issue of legalizing marijuana...
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Joint Opinions
A House Divided Will Fall: How Marijuana Legalization Brings Society a “Democracy Dividend”
April 22, 2014One of the greatest and least acknowledged failures of marijuana prohibition is the damage it has...
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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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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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Joint Opinions
Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform
April 14, 2014Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...
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Joint Opinions
New Yorkers: Protest #HighNYC Ad Ban in Times Square on 4/20
April 10, 2014Just when you thought that New York had returned to the forefront of progression in America,...