Search results for "drug war"
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Joint Opinions
Can the Poor Afford Not to Smoke Marijuana
January 12, 2014It is no big secret that the War on Poverty has somehow turned into a War...
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Economics
Investing In the Future: Q&A with Christian Groh of Privateer Holdings
January 8, 2014With the dawn of the era of legal recreational cannabis sales, the business climate for cannabis...
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Politics
Michigan as a Cannabis Battleground
December 12, 2013Two bills that would restore the state of Michigan’s medical marijuana program are being fast-tracked for...
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Politics
Uruguay to Become First Country to Legalize Cannabis
December 10, 2013Update: The bill was signed into law by President Jose Mujica on Dec. 24. Today, barring...
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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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Politics
DEA Raids Denver Dispensaries
November 21, 2013Federal agents executed search and seizure warrants on several medical marijuana facilities in the Denver area...
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Joint Opinions
Majority of Americans Now Favor Cannabis Legalization
October 31, 2013As Washington and Colorado continue to blaze a path toward the retail sale of cannabis a...
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Current Events
Flying with Cannabis Remains in Grey Zone
October 10, 2013While several news sources are reporting the TSA may be allowing passengers to travel with marijuana,...
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Current Events
Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Reclassify Cannabis
October 9, 2013The nations’s highest court on Monday denied the appeal of a lower court’s decision against Americans...
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Legal
D.C. Councilman Calls for Cannabis Legalization
September 25, 2013Although medical marijuana retail outlets have only been open in the nation’s capital for less than...
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Politics
VIDEO: Feds Green-Light Cannabis Legalization
August 29, 2013Attorney General Eric Holder has told the governors of both Washington and Colorado the federal government...
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Current Events
DEA Pressuring Armored Cars to Halt Business with Cannabis Industry
August 29, 2013The Drug Enforcement Administration has reportedly ordered armored truck companies to cut ties with medical marijuana...
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Joint Opinions
Paging Dr. Riggs
August 13, 2013Response to Dr. Paula Riggs, criticizing Dr. Gupta Dr. Paula Riggs, a professor of psychiatry at...
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Cannabis
BUZZKILL: Colorado Releases Rules For Legalizing Cannabis
July 26, 2013On New Years Day 2014, cannabis will be legally sold in Colorado. But on Monday the...
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Cannabis
NIH Funds Study of Medical Marijuana Use in Young Adults
July 22, 2013The National Institute of Health has awarded a $3.3 million grant towards five year study assessing...
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Economics
Plans For “Cannabis Starbucks” Come Under Fire From All Sides
June 24, 2013When former Microsoft CEO Jamen Shively, top executive of Diego Pellicer, declared last month that he planned to...
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Legal
Cannabis Publications Push Back On Porn In Federal Lawsuit
June 8, 2013Booksellers and cannabis publications are pushing back at Colorado’s plans to hide cannabis magazines with porn...
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Legal
California Supreme Court Rules Local Governments Can Ban Cannabis Centers
May 9, 2013In a unanimous decision the California Supreme Court ruled on May 6, that city and county...
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Economics
One Million Hours Spent On Marijuana Arrests
April 29, 2013NYPD Spent One Million Hours On 440,000 Cannabis Arrests, A “Huge Waste” Says Report A joint...
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Legal
Maryland Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana
April 10, 2013Both houses of the Maryland state legislature have approved a bill to allow medical marijuana for...