Senator Leahy Says Feds Shouldn’t ‘Waste Time’ on State Marijuana Laws
The Judiciary Committee chair worries that a "dysfunctional" Congress won't press for needed drug reforms.
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U.S. Allows States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Within Limits
In a move marijuana advocates hailed as an historic shift, the Obama administration on Thursday began giving U.S. states wide leeway to experiment with pot legalization
Holder Gives Legal Pot Some Smoking Room
The Administration announced it wouldn't sue to stop recreation pot use in Colorado and Washington.
Obama Administration Gives States Okay on Marijuana Legalization
Attorney General Eric Holder told the governors of Colorado and Washington Thursday that the Justice Department would not -- at least for now -- block their states from implementing regimes to tax, regulate, and sell marijuana.
Obama Won’t Support Medical Marijuana For Now
US President Barack Obama doesn’t support medical marijuana — for now.
Obama’s Paltry Pardon Record Contradicts Eric Holder’s Concern Over Drug War Incarceration
Attorney General Eric Holder's remarks about criminal justice to an American Bar Association gathering this week were in many ways groundbreaking.
Feds Should Stop Fighting Connecticut Medical Marijuana
To all appearances, Connecticut is well on the way to making medical marijuana available to people who are suffering from certain serious illnesses.
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Federal Prosecutors’ Unchecked Power and Zeal Creates Prison Nation
No other arm of the federal government is less accountable.
Obama Imprisons 80% More Medical Marijuana Growers Than Bush
Medical marijuana users sent to prison under federal law, while complying with state law
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Obama Administration Has Spent Nearly $300 Million Cracking Down On Medical Marijuana
An analysis from pro-medical marijuana group Americans For Safe Access found that President Barack Obama's administration has spent nearly $300 million on combatting medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug.
