All posts tagged "DEA"

Medical

Former NFL Player Calls For Marijuana Policy Change

Former Broncos tight end Nate Jackson speaking at a marijuana business conference in Denver. Photo by...

Politics

Medical Marijuana Defeated by Single Vote in Utah Senate

A bill that would have brought much-needed medicine to patients in Utah was defeated by a...

Medical

Bud in the Bible Belt

Photo of rally in Athens, GA courtesy of Georgia Care Project Many Southern medical cannabis supporters...

Medical

The American Academy of Pediatrics Supports MMJ Research

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the most recent organization to recommend the decriminalization and...

Grow

Colorado Seeks Federal Approval for State Colleges to Grow Cannabis

Photo by Brett Levin Colorado is pushing barriers once again with its most recent request to...

Legal

Feds Tell Court Pot Still as Dangerous as Heroin

Despite the progress marijuana made with the federal government in 2014, including the elimination of DEA...

Politics

Federal Pot Farm Selection in Process

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which has overseen the production of cannabis for federally-approved...

In History

The Year in Weed: Biggest Cannabis Moves in 2014

Photo by Monkiphoto It’s been an exciting year of ups and downs for everyone’s favorite plant,...

Joint Opinions

Legal Marijuana: Regulatory Models Matter

Cannabis quality in the average Denver adult-use dispensary is usually far below the quality found in...

Legal

California Judge Hears Case on Cannabis’ Schedule I Classification

A judge in California just finished a five-day hearing regarding a pot case that focuses on...

Joint Opinions

Federal Marijuana Legalization by 2024: How Will It Happen?

Over the past year, a number of lawmakers and industry experts have speculated the end to...

Joint Opinions

DEA Reclassifies Hydrocodone While Cannabis Remains Schedule I

No one dies of marijuana overdose. At least, no one did in 2010, according to statistics ...

Politics

The Federal Government is Looking for Pot Farmers

There’s no need to reread that headline. Although it may seem like some sort of cruel...

Medical

The Current State of Marijuana’s Drug Classification

Photo by Dave Lobby The only marijuana available for research in the United States has remained...

Legal

New Report Slams DEA Scheduling Practices

The Drug Enforcement Administration is responsible for impeding and rejecting the science of marijuana and other...

Legal

FDA Evaluates the Reclassification of Cannabis as Schedule I Substance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently evaluating the drug classification of cannabis, an action...

Legal

One Small Town Could Impact Federal Prohibition of Marijuana

A lawsuit against a small town in Washington state could have widespread implications for marijuana legislation...

Medical

Marijuana and Sleep, the Debate Rages On

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania recently published a report...

Hemp

Hemp Week

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

Politics

Congressional Vote Will Not End DEA Cannabis Raids

While last night’s 219-189 U.S. House vote in favor of amending HR 4660, a criminal justice funding...