A Life Sentence… For Pot?
U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter is on a quest to lock up pot growers -- despite his state's medical marijuana law
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Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along with Farm Bill
The Farm Bill (House Bill 1947) died in the House Thursday morning as Democrats rebelled against deep cuts to food stamps.
New Jersey Panels Approve Bill Helping Minors Use Medical Marijuana Program
The state Senate and the Assembly Budget Committee today voted separately to approve a bill that would make it easier for children to participate in New Jersey's medicinal marijuana program.
I Went From Selling Drugs to Studying Them — And Found That Most of What We Assume About Drugs Is Wrong
A scientist with a rough past explains how he used his life experiences to blow the lid off modern drug research.
Federal Farm Bill Has Drug Policy Implications
The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Senate Bill 954), generally referred to as the Farm Bill, passed out of the Senate earlier this month and the House is now considering its version of the bill, House Bill 1947.
War on Drugs Is Worse Than Prohibition
As Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS, and other assaults on our freedom, I can't get my mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
Three Making Plans for Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
State officials are finalizing process to license medical marijuana shops.
Industrial Hemp’s Future As a Crop in Colorado Awaits Federal Action
If industrial hemp can grow on the plains of Manitoba, it can grow in semi-arid Northwest Colorado, Anndrea Hermann said Tuesday.
D.C. Doctors Able to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Be Kept a Secret, Department of Health Says
Looking for a doctor to recommend medical marijuana in the District? You'll have to do some searching.
New Hampshire Nears Approval of Medical Marijuana Law
New Hampshire is set to become the final state in New England to allow medical marijuana after negotiators from the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled House agreed Tuesday on a bill backed by Governor Maggie Hassan.
