Challenging the DEA’s War on Medical Marijuana
The federal agency insists it has no legitimate use. So are all the cancer, glaucoma, and multiple sclerosis patients lying?
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Mardi Grass: Downtown Oakland To Host Huge, Open-Air Cannabis Expo
Organizers expect up to 30,000 cannabis fans to flood into Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall September 3rd and 4th for The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo 2011.
Kentuky Company Says D.C. Law on Cigar Wrappers Illegal
A District of Columbia law aimed at making it tougher for kids to get materials that can be used to smoke marijuana is under fire from a tobacco company.
Indiana Senator Surprised By Support For Legalized Marijuana Bill
When state Sen. Karen Tallian first floated the idea of introducing a bill to look at legalizing marijuana, her Statehouse colleagues warned the Portage Democrat that it could kill her chances for re-election.
GOP Candidate Gary Johnson Backs Legalization of Marijuana
GOP candidate believes that legalization will lead to reduced violence and harm reduction
Why Is U.S. Pumping AK-47’s and Military Rifles Into the Hands of Mexican Drug Cartels?
The atmosphere was tense and emotions were running high at the Phoenix field office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) late last year. “Are you prepared to go to the funeral of a federal officer killed with one of [our] guns?” an ATF agent shouted at one of his superiors.
Hemp Is Serious Business
Hemp is fast becoming a staple of daytime TV as Oprah, Dr. Oz and others extol the health virtues of hemp oil, protein powders and pasta.
Seattle May License, Regulate Medical Pot Shops
Left in the lurch by a gubernatorial veto, the Seattle City Council this week will begin attempts to license and regulate the growing medical marijuana industry here.
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Colorado
The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 is an effort to allow free use of cannabis by adults as well as allow the plant to be cultivated for industrial purposes
White House Admits Marijuana Has ‘Some’ Medical Value
Just days after the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) insisted that there is no medical value to marijuana, the White House appeared to contradict the position, saying in a report that there may actually be "some" medical value to "individual components of the cannabis plant" after all.
