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Senate Stunner: Orrin Hatch Passionately Defends Medical Marijuana

Senate Stunner: Orrin Hatch Passionately Defends Medical Marijuana Bruce Barcott | September 13, 2017 In a surprising move, US Sen. Orrin Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican and longtime cannabis prohibitionist,Read More

Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment extended until December

Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment extended until December September 8, 2017 | John Schroyer A key federal law protecting the medical marijuana industry from interference by the U.S. Department of Justice has been Read More

House GOP blocks vote protecting medical marijuana states

House GOP blocks vote protecting medical marijuana states Molly K. Hooper | 09/06/17 Several lawmakers said Wednesday that GOP leaders won’t allow the full House to vote on an amendment that bars Read More

DOJ is secretly using IRS to investigate Colorado pot shops in guise of audits, lawsuit says

DOJ is secretly using IRS to investigate Colorado pot shops in guise of audits, lawsuit says David Migoya | September 1, 2017 The U.S. Department of Justice is secretly using Read More

How Anti-Mafia Laws Could Bring Down Legal Pot

How Anti-Mafia Laws Could Bring Down Legal Pot Amanda Chicago Lewis Most people have strong feelings about marijuana’s distinctive dank odor. Suspicious landlords sniff for it. High-school hot-boxers roll down Read More

This Hospice Is Hoping To Prove That Cannabis Can Make Dying Less Painful

This Hospice Is Hoping To Prove That Cannabis Can Make Dying Less Painful Alyson Martin | August 22, 2017 Ernestine Coon reclined in her hospital bed at The Connecticut Hospice Read More

The Great Pot Monopoly Mystery

The Great Pot Monopoly Mystery Amanda Chicago Lewis | August 23, 2017 The search for the hidden forces that might soon control the marijuana industry began, as many wild journeys Read More

Why the Marijuana Justice Act legalizes marijuana the right way

Why the Marijuana Justice Act legalizes marijuana the right way Jim Patterson | 08/16/17 Earlier this month, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Marijuana Justice Act. To some, this bill may look like another liberal attempt Read More

The Official Guide to Being a Good Weed Citizen

The Official Guide to Being a Good Weed Citizen Amanda Chicago Lewis Like it or not, using cannabis in 2017 is a political statement. Gone are the days when potheads Read More

Powerful Senate Committee Ties Jeff Sessions’s Hands on Medical Marijuana

Powerful Senate Committee Ties Jeff Sessions’s Hands on Medical Marijuana Press Release | 07/27/2017 Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted by voice vote to approve an amendment that would block the Read More