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Medical

Drug Causing Brain Death Was Not Derived From Cannabis

Last Thursday, the French media published a number of shocking stories implying that an experimental drug...

Economics

You’ve Got a Genius Weed Idea, Now What?

Let’s say you’ve just come up with that brilliant-but-practical cannabis idea that’s going to get you...

Legal

DEA Eases CBD Research, But Only Big Pharma Will Benefit

Marijuana advocates across the United States waited eagerly on bended knee earlier last week upon the...

Politics

Growers Face Being Shut Out of MMRSA Priority Status as Deadline Looms

With the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA) set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2016,...

Legal

Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Initiative Is Dead

Although there was a great deal of hope that Florida would become the first southern state...

Economics

Federal Lawmakers Push to Cut DEA Marijuana Eradication Funds

Over the last year, the DEA has found themselves in a good amount of hot water...

Politics

New Bill Could Eliminate DEA’s Marijuana Eradication Program

Despite an increasing number of states passing laws allowing cannabis to be cultivated and used for...

Politics

DEA Admits Cannabis Is Less Dangerous Than Heroin

The Drug Enforcement Administration has long stood by the outdated and unscientific classification of cannabis as...

Reviews

New Web Series Looks Into the Life of a Dealer

It’s happening. It’s been happening for some time now but every few days something pops up...

Medical

New Study Proves Cannabis Helps Prevent Death in Brain Trauma Patients

A new study published by the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute shows that cannabis plays a...

Joint Opinions

DEA Reclassifies Hydrocodone While Cannabis Remains Schedule I

No one dies of marijuana overdose. At least, no one did in 2010, according to statistics ...

Legal

New Report Slams DEA Scheduling Practices

The Drug Enforcement Administration is responsible for impeding and rejecting the science of marijuana and other...

Economics

Weed Firm: Pot Dealing Game Tops the iTunes Chart Before Removal

So, this is what happens when The Sims get stoned. There is no way of denying...

Politics

Congressional Vote Will Not End DEA Cannabis Raids

While last night’s 219-189 U.S. House vote in favor of amending HR 4660, a criminal justice funding...

Economics

Seeds of Hope: The DEA and Kentucky Hemp

The DEA has agreed to expedite a permit application needed to release more than 250 pounds...

Legal

More DEA Raids in Denver

Last November, several dispensaries began their day with an aggressive visit from the DEA, most notably...

Politics

In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity

In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...

Legal

Journalist given 5 years of probation surrounding DEA raid

Jose Gutierrez, a journalist and marijuana activist brutally arrested during the April 2012 federal raids on...

Economics

WA Recreational Cannabis Deadline Approaching

Those hopeful of growing, processing and selling recreational marijuana in Washington state have until Dec. 19...

Politics

DEA Raids Denver Dispensaries

Federal agents executed search and seizure warrants on several medical marijuana facilities in the Denver area...