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Politics

Will Washington Ever Legalize Marijuana Home Grows?

Washington is the only state with recreational cannabis that doesn’t allow home growing, and the barriers...

Economics

Insurance Companies, Not Laws, Are Preventing Widespread Cannabis Insurance

In the aftermath of the deadly California fires, the lack of insurance in the cannabis industry...

Cannabis

Oregon Patients Are Getting Lost in the Legalization Hustle

Medical marijuana patients in Oregon are losing out to legalization.

Politics

The U.S. Army Will Recruit More Cannabis Smokers

This October, the military announced that it will be issuing more waivers to recruits who admit...

Politics

Former Attorney General Says Sessions Has a Pot ‘Obsession’

The man who oversaw raids on more than 100 marijuana dispensaries stepped forward on Tuesday to...

Cannabis

Shaky MMJ Health Claims Could Trigger Federal Crackdown

The FDA is hinting they’ll investigate cannabis products that claim, among other things, to cure cancer.

Politics

DEA Chief Quits in Protest of Trump. Who Will Replace Him?

Trump’s disregard for the law is too flagrant — even for the DEA. We speculate on...

Joint Opinions

The People vs. Marijuana

Cannabis prisoner Luke Scarmazzo speaks from solitary confinement.

Legal

The Legal Cannabis Diversion Problem

How marijuana legalization’s great success could give Jeff Sessions the excuse he needs to crack down.

Cannabis

We Want the Funk: Talking Ganja with George Clinton

Funk icon and music legend George Clinton breaks down the ways he enjoys cannabis and the...

Politics

DOJ vs DEA: AG Sessions is Blocking Cannabis Research

Anonymous law enforcement officials say the DOJ is blocking approval of permits for research grows —...

Politics

Safe Cannabis Access for Veterans Moves Forward in Congress

A major Senate committee has approved an amendment to the military appropriations bill that would allow military...

Politics

Former Deputy AG Yates: Sessions Drug Policy is Based on Fear

A recent op-ed reveals that the former deputy attorney general does not agree with DOJ plans...

Cannabis

Marin County’s ‘Godmother of Marijuana’ Is Back in Business

She's baaaaaack! Lynette "Bluesetta" Shaw is a first-generation pioneer of California's massive medical marijuana market. Her...

Politics

AG Sessions to Congress: Let Me Prosecute Cannabis Patients

A recently revealed memo from AG Jeff Sessions urging Congress to overturn restrictions on DOJ prosecution...

In The Magazine

Legalization in Trump’s America: Skating on Thin Ice

With an aggressive executive branch openly defying constitutional checks on its authority and installing noted prohibitionists...

In The Magazine

Left Behind by Clemency

What's beef? Beef is when a rap video means the difference between a four-year sentence and...

Politics

DOJ Task Force Gears Up to Talk Pot Policy

The Justice Department's Task Force on Public Safety and Crime Reduction has a set of initial...

Legal

AG Sessions Escalates Drug War with New Sentencing Rules

Nostalgia for the 1980s and '90s is hot right now, and that retro fever seems to...

Politics

How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)

The most important Congressional action on cannabis — ever — is set to expire this Friday at midnight;...