Marijuana Arrests Drop 40% this Year as NYPD Mellows Out
Cops are following through on Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to stop locking people up for carrying small amounts of pot.
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Ireland to ‘Decriminalise’ Small Amounts of Drugs, Including Heroin, Cocaine and Cannabis, for Personal Use
Minister also announced intention to implement ‘injection rooms’ in Dublin for addicts
Federal Court Tells the DEA to Stop Harassing Medical Marijuana Providers
In a scathing decision, a federal court in California has ruled that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s interpretation of a recent medical marijuana bill “defies language and logic,” “tortures the plain meaning of the statute” and is “at odds with fundamental notions of the rule of law.” The ruling could have a broad impact on the DEA’sRead More
Did the Industrial Value of Hemp Spark Cannabis Prohibition?
The legalization of medical and recreational cannabis has received a lot of attention over the past few years, but what most people don’t know is that it may have been industrial hemp that triggered prohibition in the first place. Let’s dive into this cannabis “conspiracy theory” to see if it holds weight. Hemp’s Glory DaysRead More
Health officials discussed legalization of marijuana across B.C.
As Vancouver struggled to regulate its explosion of marijuana dispensaries, top provincial health officials considered how they could legalize the recreational use of the drug across British Columbia.
Michigan Marijuana Legalization Groups Collect Campaign Cash, Petition Signatures
LANSING, MI — Competing groups seeking to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults in Michigan both say they are off to a good start as they seek to raise funds and collect signatures for potential 2016 ballot proposals.
ResponsibleOhio Short on Signatures for Marijuana Legalization, Has 10 more Days
COLUMBUS, Ohio- ResponsibleOhio’s petition to put a marijuana legalization amendment on the November ballot is short on signatures.
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Spread Like Weeds in Vancouver
It seems like medical marijuana dispensaries are popping up like weeds in the City of Vancouver, and they're spreading to nearly every part of the city.
Canadian Lawyers Scent Profit as Medical Marijuana Industry Prepares To Go Legit
Top corporate law firm hopes to benefit if legal hurdles to commercial cannabis trade can be overcome but grow-your-own medical users fear being priced out
At Law Schools, a New Crop of Marijuana-Themed Courses
The push to legalize recreational marijuana has been a fertile topic of discussion at law schools, which are offering students classes focusing on the legal questions surrounding the loosening of pot laws in several states.
