All posts tagged "Supreme Court"

Legal

Legalization vs. The Constitution: Why Most States’ Cannabis Laws Are at Risk

Recent federal court decision is mixed news for Big Weed, but experts say it’s bad news...

Legal

Will the Supreme Court Legalize Cannabis?

A cannabis company CEO says he’ll sue the federal government to overturn cannabis prohibition. What are...

Legal

Advocates Push Workers’ Right to Cannabis Use

Advocates increasingly assert that cannabis legalization is not fully realized unless workers are guaranteed their right...

Legal

Colorado Courts Tighten Legal Leash on Drug Dogs, With Fraught Implications for Cannabis

Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that thanks to the constitutional changes instated by the 2012 cannabis legalization...

Politics

RBG & The Supreme Court Strike a Major Blow Against Drug War — Sort Of

Ruling limits states’ use of asset forfeiture, but widely abused practice will continue.

Legal

How Marijuana Smoking in Florida Could Affect the U.S. Supreme Court

In a real way, Gov. Rick Scott’s attitude towards smoking cannabis could affect abortion rights, gun-control...

Politics

Judge Dismisses Case Challenging Federal Prohibition

Washington v. Sessions, a case that challenged marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug and made...

Legal

Montana Supreme Court Delays Medical Marijuana Ruling

The Montana Supreme Court says it will delay enforcement of the punishing medical marijuana ruling it...

Medical

AZ Will Allow Probationers to Use MMJ

Photo courtesy Weed Journal A recent ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court states that citizens who...

Legal

Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Legalization

Hater alert. Colorado’s two neighboring states have had enough of the happy, high and freewheeling time...

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...

Legal

Lawsuit Over Using Medical Marijuana Off Business Hours Goes to Colorado Supreme Court

In 2013, the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld the decision by satellite service provider, Dish Network,...

Politics

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Supports Marijuana Legalization

In an interview with NPR’s Scott Simon last week, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said...

Legal

Medical Cannabis Will Appear on Florida Ballot

With Monday’s 4-3 Florida Supreme Court ruling stating the intent of a citizen-backed constitutional amendment is...

In History

The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide

The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...

Current Events

Supreme Court Denies Appeal to Reclassify Cannabis

The nations’s highest court on Monday denied the appeal of a lower court’s decision against Americans...