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
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Holder Gives Legal Pot Some Smoking Room
The Administration announced it wouldn't sue to stop recreation pot use in Colorado and Washington.
Mother Faces Losing Three-Year-Old Son For Treating Him With Medical Marijuana
A desperate mother faces losing her son because she has decided to treat his cancer with medical marijuana rather than subject him to more grueling chemo and radiotherapy.
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.
Connecticut Medical Marijuana Program OK’d, Paving Way To License Growers and Dispensaries
Sen. Len Fasano, R-North Haven, and Rep. Vince Candelora, R-North Branford, were among those on the committee who voted against the regulations.
Holder Pressed on DEA Use of NSA Intelligence
A group of Democratic senators and congressmen want Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a Reuters report earlier this month revealing that the National Security Agency (NSA) supplied the DEA with intelligence information aimed not at fighting foreign terrorism, but at making drug cases in the US.
US Air Force Bans Greek Yogurt With Hemp Seeds
Hemp contains trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive ingredient also found in marijuana, classified alongside heroin and LSD as a Schedule I drug under federal law.
D.C. Lawmakers May Require Discount to Low-Income Patients
Medical marijuana is legal in the District – but it doesn't come cheap.
Senate Judiciary Holding Marijuana Hearing Next Month
As promised, Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has scheduled hearings on marijuana policy. "Conflicts between State and Federal Marijuana Laws" will take place September 10 at 10:00am EST in Hart 216.
Medical Marijuana In Connecticut: Getting Down To Details
Can medical marijuana distributors advertise their product? (Yes, but with certain restrictions). How much can they charge? (Market forces will determine prices).
