Search results for "drug war"
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Joint Opinions
Veterans are Winning the Legalization War
May 30, 2016In recent months, America has seen what a potent force veterans can be when it comes...
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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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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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Politics
Student Aid Penalty for Drug Convictions May End
February 13, 2016In 1998, the famously educated, youthful pot-sampling President Bill Clinton signed a law that took away...
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Legal
Warren To CDC: MMJ Can Treat Opioid Crisis
February 10, 2016Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote Centers for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden this week. Her message:...
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Medical
Drug Causing Brain Death Was Not Derived From Cannabis
January 19, 2016Last Thursday, the French media published a number of shocking stories implying that an experimental drug...
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Joint Opinions
The Next President Must End the War on Cannabis
October 25, 2015When the latest round of Democratic presidential candidates stepped out on to the stage in Nevada...
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Legal
Massachusetts Moving Towards Legalization
October 15, 2015Massachusetts is known as a liberal haven for progressive policy. It was the first state to...
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Medical
The Doctor Synonymous with THC Research Forges Onward
October 10, 2015Zack Klein and Professor Raphael Mechoulam have joined together in creating a film to emphasize the importance of the...
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Medical
History of Drugs Chronicled in New Book
October 6, 2015Dr. David Bearman's new book "Drugs Are Not the Devil’s Tools: How Discrimination and Greed Created...
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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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Legal
CO Launches New Cannabis Awareness Campaign For Minors
August 23, 2015The State of Colorado, which has operated a successful cannabis industry for over the past year...
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Legal
AZ Court: Cannabis Odor Not Sufficient for Search Warrant
August 7, 2015The smell of cannabis, while appealing and quite fragrant, can be a smoker’s worst nightmare when...
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Politics
Sen. Warren Pushes to Ease Research Restrictions on Cannabis
July 15, 2015Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with a group of eight other concerned Democrats, has demanded the federal...
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Legal
Obama to Grant Clemency for More Non-Violent Drug Offenders
July 8, 2015Over the course of the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to issue executive orders...
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Politics
Delaware Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
June 22, 2015Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a bill into law on June 18 that has decriminalized the...
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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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Legal
Scent of Sinsemilla to No Longer Trigger Drug Dogs
March 24, 2015With nearly half of the United States legalizing cannabis for medicinal or recreational use, policy makers...
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Legal
USDA Reminds Georgia That Drug Testing Welfare Recipients is Illegal
June 13, 2014The separate powers that dictate federal and state law have locked horns once again, this time...
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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...