Eighteen of Twenty-two Hemp Crops Tested So Far By AG Below Allowable THC Limit
As many cannabis lovers (and readers of this fine newspaper) know, hemp is now legal in Colorado. But it's not an unregulated free-for-all.
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AG Holder Supports Making Federal Drug Sentence Reductions Retroactive
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department is formally supporting a US Sentencing Commission proposal
Colorado AG Backs Company’s Firing Of Medical-Marijuana Patient
The state attorney general’s office says Coloradans do not have a right to use marijuana off-the-job, siding with a satellite television company in its firing of a medical-marijuana patient.
Obama Administration Calls to Restore Felons Voting Rights
Recently, the Obama administration continued to focus on criminal justice reform by zeroing in on felony disenfranchisement and calling for the restoration of voting rights to former felons.
Justice Department Wants More Drug Clemency Applicants
In an unusual move, the Obama administration Thursday told defense lawyers they should suggest more inmates serving time on drug charges who might be deserving of clemency.
Holder Says Marijuana Banking Rules Coming Soon
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the Obama administration would soon announce regulations that would allow banks to business with legal marijuana businesses.
New York AG Report Slams NYPD Stop-and-Frisk
In a report issued late last week, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman analyzed the impact of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk search policies on the state's criminal justice system—and on the people victimized by them. The results are illuminating, but not pretty.
An Amnesty for Prisoners of the War on Drugs
Attorney General Eric Holder's long overdue realization that "too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason" was an important step toward a national recognition that our decades long war on drugs has been ineffective, expensive, and cruel. As bipartisan support grows in Congress for overhauling U.S.
Aggressive California U.S. Attorney Says She’ll Keep Prosecuting On Marijuana
In the past few years, as some medical marijuana business people have been made into criminals in states with their own laws, no state has been more center stage than California.
Cops Cry Foul Over Holder Marijuana Policy Move
Organized law enforcement has some problems with Attorney General Holder's announcement last week that the Justice Department would not seek to block Colorado and Washington from implementing their marijuana legalization laws.
