Washington Medical Marijuana Trial Ends With Acquittal on All But One Charge
Supporters characterized the verdict as a significant victory.
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‘Silk Road’ Was A Better, Safer Way to Buy and Sell Drugs
Whether Ross Ulbricht was guilty or not of being the Silk Road drug sales "mastermind" misses the point: Silk Road has created a new drug sales model.
After Legalization, Why Can’t People’s Prior Pot Convictions Be Wiped Clean?
In states where marijuana is now legal, many people still have small-scale possession convictions on their records. Advocates for "expungement" face uphill battles, from Washington state to Washington, DC
Colorado Approves Retroactive Reversal of Marijuana Convictions
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that residents there convicted of marijuana possession before recreational weed was legalized may be eligible to have those decisions overturned.
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Medical Marijuana Rally Protests 10-Year Prison Sentence for Monroe-Area Farmer
Medical marijuana users have long decried Michigan’s state and local police and prosecutors as unfair but Tuesday’s target was the federal government.
California Appeals Court Reverses Compassion Club Operator’s Conviction
Chalk up a victory for lawful medical marijuana patients today in California. If you get busted running a collective, you should be able to raise a medical marijuana defense in court.
Montana Medical Marijuana Provider Chris Williams Convicted of Drug Trafficking
A jury on Thursday convicted a medical marijuana provider of drug trafficking and firearms charges, upholding the U.S. government's raids of state-regulated pot dispensaries in its first test at trial.
Montana Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners Sentenced On Drug Charges
A Bozeman couple that operated medical marijuana dispensaries in Dillon, Big Sky and Bozeman were sentenced in federal court this week.
Oregon Medical Marijuana Grower Convicted
The owner of a Grants Pass bicycle shop has become the first registered medical marijuana grower in Oregon to be convicted on federal charges since the U.S. attorney’s office started cracking down on abusers of the state law.
Former Lawman Pleads Guilty To Aiding Violent Tijuana Cartel
A former Mexican law enforcement official who worked closely with US authorities in the drug war pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Diego to aiding members of a violent Tijuana-based cartel, including helping traffickers get away with a double homicide in 2010.
