Sanders Proposes Nixing Marijuana from Federal List of Dangerous Drugs
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his support Wednesday for removing marijuana from a list of the most dangerous drugs outlawed by the federal government
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Cannabis Banking Efforts Take Another Blow
The legal cannabis industry took another financial blow this week after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that chartering a bank specifically for funds from cannabis businesses is “criminal.”
New Bill Would Protect Legal Cannabis States from Asset Seizures
An innovative new bipartisan bill called the “Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act” has been introduced by Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Justin Amash (R-MI).
Supposedly Neutral Federal Report Stacks the Deck Against Marijuana Legalization
In 2012 Coloradans approved Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for recreational use, by a vote of 55 percent to 45 percent.
Federal Medical Marijuana Raids not Part of Vancouver Police Plans
Health Canada emails warn medical marijuana shops they have two weeks to shut down
Republican Voters to Feds: Butt out of Marijuana reform
By significant margins, Republican voters in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire say that states should be able to carry out their own marijuana laws without federal interference.
Federal Spending on Medical Marijuana Research is Pathetic
The federal government’s most disputed marijuana policy decision may come down to funding — for research.
Federal Reserve Denies Credit Union for Cannabis
Banking regulators just said no to a financial institution that aims to be the first to serve the expanding marijuana industry in Colorado.
Ninth Circuit: Legal or Not, Marijuana Facility Cannot Deduct its Expenses
Legalized medicinal marijuana is yesterdays’ news; legal recreational marijuana is the way of the world now, and with each passing year, additional states are considering the legalize-and-tax regime first instituted by Colorado and Washington.
Feds Tell Their Employees to Stay Away from Marijuana, Even in States That Have Legalized
The federal government wants to be clear with its federal employees that might live in states that have reformed their marijuana laws: Marijuana remains illegal, so don't use it.
