All posts tagged "DEA"

Joint Opinions

New Obama Budget Could Allow DEA Interference

A couple of weeks ago, President Obama said that he had no plans to reform the...

Legal

The Racial Divide – Discriminatory Policing in the Cannabis Industry

Brionne Corbray’s friends warned him against opening a dispensary. The 50-year-old, Seattle-area native had never sold...

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...

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...

Economics

Canada On the Verge of Becoming Global Kingpin with Cannabis Investors

The morning after Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau snuffed out Stephen Harper in the election, making...

Culture

10 Costumes To Get In the Halloweed Spirit

It’s almost that time of the year where people let their hair down, put on fun...

Politics

Senator Gillibrand Asks for Cannabis Industry Support in Passing the CARERS Act

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood before a legion of cannabis industry leaders earlier this week in...

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

5 Ways Medical Marijuana Could Be Federally Legalized

Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Fifteen other states have...

Joint Opinions

Stop Calling it Synthetic Marijuana, Spice Is Nothing Like Weed

Although the imitation herb commonly referred to as “Spice” or “K2” is often passed off as...

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The Drug Enforcement Administration has long stood by the outdated and unscientific classification of cannabis as...

Politics

Sen. Warren Pushes to Ease Research Restrictions on Cannabis

Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with a group of eight other concerned Democrats, has demanded the federal...

Politics

Senate Hearing Calls for Federal CBD Medicine

Senators discussed the importance of developing federal cannabidiol (CBD) medicine in a hearing Wednesday, but also...

Legal

Fewer Arrests for Mailing Cannabis Since Legalization

A new report shows that the legalization of cannabis in western states has led to fewer...

Politics

Congress Passes Amendments to End War on Cannabis

Congress signaled its support for nationwide reform by voting in favor of several amendments that would...

Medical

Patients Over Profits: Help Save WAMM

Photo courtesy WAMM The non-profit farm that defiantly distributed cannabis on the steps of city hall...

Politics

Modest Federal Bill May Repeal Prohibition Nationwide

A clever group of bipartisan lawmakers may have just introduced a small piece of legislation that...

Politics

CA Judge: Cannabis Remains Schedule I

Recently, a federal judge from California passed on a chance that could have made history cannabis...

Legal

Federal Government Wants to Grow More Pot

Last when the U.S. federal government discreetly posted an an ad looking for more cultivators to...

Joint Opinions

Reschedule: Most Likely Scenario for Federal Pot Reform

President Obama recently said in an interview with VICE News that as the trend of marijuana legalization continues to spread...