Bernie Sanders, who wants to to decriminalize and reschedule marijuana, said marijuana should not be a federal crime at a campaign rally in Wisconsin. Read article here: High Times
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No Federal Charges in Ramarley Graham Case
On Tuesday, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office announced that it will not prosecute the NYPD officer who killed unarmed teen Ramarley Graham—almost four years to the day after he was slain by undercover officers who had chased him into his own apartment in the… Read article here: High Times
Right to Film Cops in Dispute in Philly Federal Case
According to thePhilly Voice,thePennsylvania ACLUis planning to appealadecision made last month by a federal court stating that a citizen has no First Amendment right to record police activity without a specific, critical reason for doi… Read article here: High Times
Federal Bill Would Prevent College Kids With Drug Convictions From Losing Financial Aid
A group of bipartisan lawmakers emerged this week with a piece of legislation intended to repeal the law that has crippled so many students from furthering their education because a drug offense disqualified them from financial aid. Read article here: High Times
Federal Judge Dismisses Colorado RICO Case
Earlier last week, a federal judge dismissed the charges against Pueblo County and a legion of Colorado officials in a lawsuit suggesting that marijuana legalization violated a number of statutes overseen by the thugs in the District of Columbia. Read article here: High Times
Federal Lawmakers Concerned the FDA Is Sustaining a Painkiller Epidemic, Pot Prohibition
Federal lawmakers are concerned that the United States painkiller epidemic is destined to continue driving tens of thousands of citizens every year into an early grave because the national agencies responsible for controlling this madness are being paid by the very indust… Read article here: High Times
Will Congress Approve Marijuana Proposals for the 2016 Federal Budget?
Federal lawmakers are burning the candle at both ends on Capitol Hill today in an attempt to hash out the final details of Uncle Sam’s new budget before the clock runs out on the current spending bill at the end of the day. Among the legislation wrapped up in this h… Read article here: High […]
Federal Lawmakers Apply Pressure to Eliminate DEA Funds
Days after a legion of activists and federal lawmakers petitioned to have DEA acting chief, Chuck Rosenberg, tarred and feathered in the streets of Washington D.C. for calling medical marijuana “a joke,” a mob of influential bruisers on Capitol Hill have stepp… Read article here: High Times
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill Ending The Federal Ban On Marijuana
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced a bill that would end federal prohibition of marijuana, marking the latest move the Democratic presidential candidate has made toward ending the war on drugs. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act, introduced Wednesday, is modeled after a bill first proposed by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) in 2013, which was […]
Court Ruling Highlights Federal, State Discord Over Medical Marijuana
In 1991, amid the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, a former jazz and blues singer named Lynnette Shaw was hired as the intake officer at the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, California’s first medical marijuana dispensary. The modest Cannabis Buyers Club would eventually transform into a flamboyant weed emporium on Market Street that founder Dennis […]