All posts tagged "Cole Memo"

Legal

How Native Tribal Cannabis Can Beat States to Legalization

South Dakota's Flandreau Santee Sioux could be the first Native tribe to seize a foothold in...

Joint Opinions

Attorney General Nominee William Barr Would Be Good For Legal Cannabis

In his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15, William Barr made...

Economics

What Sets Cannabis Entrepreneurs Apart

Risking freedoms and fortunes for cannabis companies takes a special kind of person.

Politics

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Forced to Resign

Sessions is being replaced by his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker who will serve as acting...

Politics

Jeff Sessions Resigns & the Cannabis Industry Celebrates With Caution

At Trump’s request, the famously anti-cannabis attorney general Jeff Sessions resigned today.

Joint Opinions

The DEA Should Deschedule Cannabis, Not Move it to Schedule II

The debate around the medical value of cannabis often perpetuates a few crucial lies: that our...

Politics

Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol

Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.

Politics

AG Sessions Could Crackdown On Legal Weed, But ‘Unlikely’

Attorney general does not comment on Trump’s statement about supporting siding with the STATES Act.

Legal

The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority

The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...

Politics

Sessions Acknowledges ‘Some Benefits from Medical Marijuana’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Trump administration's most notorious anti-cannabis hardliner, surprised advocates when he said...

Joint Opinions

The Sessions ‘Marijuana Crackdown’ Is Backfiring

Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions revoked the cannabis-friendly Cole Memo on Jan. 4, two state legislatures...

Economics

The Rise (& Immediate Fall) of Cannabis Stocks in 2018 So Far

The stock market is notoriously fickle, and cannabis stocks are no exception.

Joint Opinions

Why Jeff Sessions is Going After Legal Marijuana

Rescinding the Cole Memo is part of a long-term game plan.

Legal

Marijuana Crackdown? Not Yet: What Jeff Sessions’s New Memo Means For Legal Pot

Don’t panic — and please don’t allow confusion and misinformation to fool you into doing Jeff...

Politics

Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era Pot Protections

The nation’s top law enforcement officer and attorney made a bombshell announcement this morning that he...

Legal

FBI Hints At Softer Attitude Towards Cannabis

Two weeks ago, a prominent cannabis industry figure in California was indicted on federal charges of...

Medical

New App Designed to Deter Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana

Thanks to a new application for smartphones, cannabis users no longer have to guess if they...

Legal

South Dakota Tribe Votes to Legalize Cannabis

Leaders of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in South Dakota have announced that they will become...

Cultivation

How the Peace-Pipe May Be a New Way to Exploit Tribes

International sovereignty is more gray area than it is black and white and tribes growing cannabis...

Economics

Nation’s First Weed Bank to Open in Colorado

When finding places to put your cash becomes a problem, more than likely you’re a success....