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Federal Lawmakers Introduce Sweeping Marijuana Policy Legislation | Marijuana Policy Project Measures filed in the House and Senate on Thursday would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and create a federal regulatory process for states that choose to regulate the cultivation and sale of marijuana for adult use Additional bills filed in the House […]

Houston District Attorney to Expand Policy Shielding Minor Marijuana Offenders From Jail, Criminal Records | NORML HOUSTON, TX — Houston County District Attorney Kim Ogg has announced plans to expand a countywide program shielding marijuana possession offenders from criminal records. The county is the third largest in the nation. Under current policy, first-time offenders found […]

Did you know that President Trump’s press secretary said the administration won’t go after legalized marijuana? Or that President Trump’s new Supreme Court pick, Judge Gorsuch, supports marijuana legalization? Or that Senator Bernie Sanders was against California’s marijuana legalization? Or that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pardoned every Canadian with a weed conviction? Or that […]

In the Time of Trump, Can Congress Take the Lead on Marijuana Policy? | Phillip Smith While the marijuana community — consumers, industry, and advocates alike — eyes with trepidation the reign of avowed anti-pot Republican Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department, the Trump executive branch isn’t the only game in town when it comes […]

We all know the weed industry is on fire. Why then are wholesale pot prices bottoming out? Big business is getting the blame for growing more marijuana than the market demands and for pushing out smaller businesses that can’t keep up. In the past year, according to CannaSaver.com CEO Brian Shapiro, wholesale weed prices fell […]

DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation from Website After Months of Public, Legal Pressure | Americans for Safe Access WASHINGTON, DC — After months of public pressure, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has removed factually inaccurate information from its website. The change comes after Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal […]

In a speech to police chiefs and sheriffs at the Washington DC meeting of the Major Cities Chiefs Association this week, Donald Trump dealt a harsh blow to any activists who may have been hoping for a tolerant stance on drugs from the United States’ new president. As the conservative RedState.com blog happily headlines: “Trump Promises to Ramp Up the War on Drugs.” With an almost […]