All posts tagged "federal government"

Legal

Lawmakers Slam DOJ: Stop Prosecuting Against State MMJ Law

The battle between Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) and the Department of Justice...

Medical

NIDA Director Admits CBD Is Safe Medicine

"CBD appears to be a safe drug with no addictive effects," Nora Volkow said.

Medical

Hawaii Allows MMJ Dispensaries After 15 Years

Hawaii will finally allow medical marijuana dispensaries to open.

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...

Economics

Bipartisan Support for Bill Allowing Marijuana Banking

In an attempt to make banking more accessible to the cannabis industry, a group of bipartisan...

Legal

Feds Want to Analyze Sewer Samples For Marijuana Use

Citywide pee-tests of sorts are underway in two Washington cities. The University of Puget Sound announced...

Cultivation

Nevada Governor Signs Hemp Cultivation and Research Bill

Republican Governor Brian Sandoval signed a new bill that will allow for the cultivation and research...

Politics

Congress Fails to Stop Federal Prosecution of Recreational Cannabis

An amendment that could have finally stopped the federal government from persecuting individuals and organizations who...

Politics

Modest Federal Bill May Repeal Prohibition Nationwide

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

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...

Legal

Federal Bills Could End Prohibition

The snarling beast of prohibition, which has facilitated the enslavement of civil society, cannot be impaled...

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...

In History

Feds Legalize Cannabis on Native American Lands

Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli In a completely unexpected move from the United States Justice Department,...

Legal

Majority of Australians Support Full Cannabis Legalization

According to reports, preliminary results show that more than the majority of Australians support the full...

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...

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...

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...

Politics

Federal Government To Increase Its Supply Of Marijuana For Clinical Research

Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the U.S. government’s production of research-grade cannabis....

Legal

Attorney General Grilled For Not Reclassifying Cannabis

Last week, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government is considering rescheduling cannabis...