All posts tagged "Barack Obama"
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In History
Presidents’ Day: (In)hale to the Chiefs
February 19, 2024A cannabis timeline featuring America’s most plant-friendly presidents.
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Legal
CA Cannabis Pioneers Hoping for Presidential Pardon
December 27, 2016President Barack Obama has granted pardons and commutations of sentence to over 200 federal prisoners, most...
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Culture
Video: Obama Shows Support for Marijuana Reform
November 7, 2016NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Maher got an early holiday gift this week: a much-sought-after sit-down...
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Politics
White House Still Opposes Marijuana Legalization
March 30, 2016Although the federal government seems to be coming around to some degree in terms of loosening...
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Joint Opinions
Christie’s Pot Comments Draw Heckling at Republican Debate
January 21, 2016“We want Rand! We want Rand!” Somewhere near the two-and-a-half hour mark of last week’s Republican presidential...
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Politics
Obama Says to Leave Colorado Pot Alone As Congress Rejects New Riders to Spending Plan
December 18, 2015Although the federal government continues to wage a vicious war against the cannabis plant, the Obama...
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Legal
Jeff Mizansky Freed From Life In Prison For Marijuana
September 2, 2015After 21 years behind bars, a man who had been sentenced to life without parole for...
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Politics
5 Ways Medical Marijuana Could Be Federally Legalized
September 2, 2015Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Fifteen other states have...
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Economics
Hundreds of Sheriffs Request Armored Assault Vehicles to Fight Cannabis
August 13, 2015Although the Pentagon has been supplying state and local police departments with military grade weaponry to...
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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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Joint Opinions
On Science and Ideology: Why the Feds Aren’t Going Far Enough On Cannabis Policy
April 30, 2015Many Americans are excited about the federal bill to legalize medical cannabis nationwide. If passed, the...
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Politics
Obama Talks Cannabis
March 19, 2015President Obama has had a lot of varying stances on cannabis throughout his years as commander-in-chief....
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Legal
Obama YouTube Interview: More States Likely to Legalize Cannabis
January 22, 2015Just days after failing to address cannabis reform in his State of the Union, President Barack...
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Joint Opinions
The State of the Union’s Glaring Omission
January 21, 2015One would think that this is the perfect time for Obama to start talking about cannabis....
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In History
Feds Legalize Cannabis on Native American Lands
December 18, 2014Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli In a completely unexpected move from the United States Justice Department,...
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Economics
U.S. Takes a New Course on Cuban Relations
December 17, 2014Today President Obama made a historic declaration to improve relations with Cuba, a country diplomatically estranged...
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Politics
Congress Passes Landmark MMJ Protection Spending Bill
December 16, 2014Congress recently passed a landmark federal spending bill including a provision that will effectively end the...
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Economics
Branded Cannabis: As the Industry Matures, So Does the Marketing
July 29, 2014Obama OG was flying off the shelves of dispensaries in October 2008. The jars had cute...
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Joint Opinions
Obama Will Reschedule Cannabis by the Year’s End
May 1, 2014I’m not the kind of person that makes big predictions based on a gut feeling but...
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Politics
Attorney General: It’s Unclear Whether Federal Government Can Force States to Criminalize Drugs
April 22, 2014Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee today for an oversight hearing in...