As States Weigh Legalizing Marijuana, the Feds Legalize Hemp
It might be a long time before the federal government legalizes recreational marijuana.
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Dude, Where’s My Pardon?: Colorado’s Marijuana Law Raises Serious Legal Conundrums
Now that pot's legal in Colorado, it brings up a host of thorny legal questions regarding past and future offenders
Obama’s War on Pot
While the press has hailed the president’s “public health” approach, the White House has cracked down on cannabis.
Eric Holder’s Drug War Deception
CANNABIS CULTURE - While some are celebrating recent announcements by the United States Department of Justice regarding the enforcement of marijuana laws in the US, a more sober analysis of federal cannabis laws is deeply disturbing.
Obama Wants More Green Jobs? Let’s Start with Hemp
Hemp could bring back sorely needed employment in the American heartland. But the drug warriors stand in the way.
US Drug Czar Weighs in on Canada’s Pot Habit
Gil Kerlikowske on the perils of pot legalization, and how Canada creates drug problems for the US
Marijuana Legalization Would Promote Drug Use, DEA Contends
Recent state efforts to legalize marijuana pose a challenge for the Drug Enforcement Administration because they would increase marijuana's availability and promote drug use, the DEA said in a filing released Wednesday.
Patrick Leahy Floats Legalizing Marijuana Possession At Federal Level For Pro-Pot States
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reached out to Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, on Thursday in an effort to find out how the federal government intends to deal with states like Colorado and Washington that have recently legalized marijuana possession.
Marijuana Not High Obama Priority
President Obama says recreational users of marijuana in states that have legalized the substance should not be a "top priority" of federal law enforcement officials prosecuting the war on drugs.
25,900 People Want Obama to Pardon a Medical Marijuana Provider Facing Life in Prison. Will He?
A few weeks from today, Montana medical marijuana provider Chris Williams will be sentenced on four counts of "using firearms in furtherance of a drug crime," due to the presence of guns at Montana Cannabis, the dispensary where Williams worked, and which the DEA shut down in 2011.
