The United States government has been dangling the proverbial carrot in the faces of law enforcement agencies all across America in a ploy to exchange minor marijuana-related arrests for federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. High Times
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Paying Marijuana Tax = Confession to Breaking Federal Law?
There is a interesting legal conundrum now underway in Colorado, which has resulted in a controversial court case that claims anyone who pays taxes on marijuana is offering a confession to Uncle Sam that they have been willingly breaking federal law. High Times
Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Returns to Washington, D.C. to Lobby Senate Ahead of Imminent Vote
U.S. Senate could vote as early as next week on measure to restrict DOJ funds for medical marijuana enforcement Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Congress Can Stop Federal Medical Marijuana Raids
May 27, 2014 The Daily Caller Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana
Medical Cannabis Milestone: House Votes to Stop Federal Raids on Legal Medical Marijuana States
Members of the House has voted to stop federal law enforcers from interfering with medical marijuana operations in states that have made them legal. The 219-189 expresses a significant change in Congress on the issue of marijuana. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Thur: House Voting on Bipartisan Amendment to Stop Federal Medical Marijuana Raids
More Than Half of All States Have Some Kind of Medical Marijuana Law Support for Changing Federal Law at Unprecedented Level in Congress As early as this Thursday the U.S. House could vote on a bipartisan amendment to the Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill that would prohibit the federal government from wasting taxpayer money interfering with state […]
Federal Government Ordered 1000 Lbs Of Marijuana
The federal government just ordered all the marijuana it wants — something it would send most Americans to prison for doing. On Monday, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a new rule that increases the U.S. government’s production quota for medical marijuana from an annual 21 kg to 650 kg. That’s about 1,433 pounds of pot […]
National Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Federal and State Policy Change to Increase Access to Medical Marijuana
Foundation Support Adds to Growing Number of Organizations Calling for Passage of the Compassionate Care Act, including Upstate and Long Island Cancer and MS Support Groups Doctors, Patients and Parents of Children with Epileptic Disorders Applaud Foundation and New York Groups, Call for New York Senate to Vote on the Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill New […]
Secret Bill Would Legalize Marijuana on a Federal Level
At the beginning of 2013, Colorado Representative JaredPolisjumped into Washington D.C. with all bongs blazing and introduced acontroversial new billaimed at abolishing the current state of marijuana prohibition across the United States. High Times
Cannabis Science (CBIS) Moves Forward with Critical Support of Landmark Federal Cannabis Legislative Initiative
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— (CBIS) Cannabis Science, Inc., a U.S. Company specializing in cannabis formulation-based drug development, is a key leader in the private sector challenge to end the restrictions on cannabis drug development and research in the U.S. “The Cannabinoid Scientific Research and Development Act,” which will be submitted for congressional review in the U.S. […]