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Hemp

Hemp Week

We know that here in the U.S. we should have been celebrating Hemp Week all along....

Legal

Ambiguity Remains for Medical Cannabis in MA

Massachusetts has had a medical marijuana law since 2013, but no one seems to know what...

Legal

Colorado Border States Decry Marijuana Crime Increases

States bordering Colorado are reporting large increases in illegal marijuana coming in from the border. Least...

Economics

Marijuana Retailers are Skeptical of New Banking Regulations

The Colorado legislature voted earlier this month to create the first state-run banking cooperative for marijuana sellers; however,...

Legal

Legal Weed Has Not Increased Crime in Colorado

While some of the more conservative opinions against legal marijuana predicted that as soon as Colorado...

Politics

Three Bills In Illinois Legislature Aim to Decriminalize Cannabis

Just as Illinois residents, politicians and law enforcement officials begin to prepare for the implementation of...

Joint Opinions

Obama Will Reschedule Cannabis by the Year’s End

I’m not the kind of person that makes big predictions based on a gut feeling but...

Politics

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Supports Marijuana Legalization

In an interview with NPR’s Scott Simon last week, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said...

Legal

The Rise of “Marijuana Profiling” On Colorado Borders

“Marijuana profiling” is a term being used to describe a series of seemingly random stops of...

Books

Joint Ventures: Inside America’s Almost Legal Marijuana Industry

Trish Reagan, host of CNBC’s infamous sensationalized cannabusiness documentaries “Marijuana, Inc.”, doesn’t smoke marijuana and never...

Books

A Federal Marijuana Prisoner Reviews Two Books About the End of Cannabis Prohibition

It is somewhat strange and ironic to me to really be sitting in prison for federal...

Legal

Michigan Plans to Implement Roadside Saliva Tests to Bust Stoned Drivers

Michigan lawmakers are hell bent on supporting zero-tolerance police tactics that will ultimately make life much...

Joint Opinions

A House Divided Will Fall: How Marijuana Legalization Brings Society a “Democracy Dividend”

One of the greatest and least acknowledged failures of marijuana prohibition is the damage it has...

Politics

Attorney General: It’s Unclear Whether Federal Government Can Force States to Criminalize Drugs

Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee today for an oversight hearing in...

Politics

All Over America Police Are Being Ordered To Return Seized Cannabis To Medical Marijuana Patients

While there once was a time that any seized pot was thought to be destroyed (or...

Joint Opinions

Obama Administration Shows Signs of Ending Cannabis Prohibition

President Barack Obama’s accomplishments in office are numerous and significant but for marijuana activists like myself,...

Joint Opinions

Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform

Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...

Joint Opinions

Why Arizona Blocking the PTSD Study Isn’t Surprising

Well before the passage of S.B. 1070 put them on the extreme-right map, Arizona established itself...

Joint Opinions

California Police Chiefs Association Unwilling To Work With Cannabis Industry

In a piece for the Sacramento Bee, “California Police Have No Interest in Setting Pot Rules,”...

Economics

MJNA’s HempmedsPX™ Launches “Don’t Move” for Marijuana Campaign

Last year, Boise mom Lindsey Rinehart had her children removed from her custody for 17 days...