An 80-year old tax policy research organization, theTax Foundation, concluded that the federal government—and most states—are denying themselves large chunks of yearly tax revenue by not legalizing pot. Read article here: High Times
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Major Victory as Feds Drop Forfeiture Suit Against Harborside Health Center
Feds have dropped the asset forfeiture case againstHarborside Health Center in California. Read article here: High Times
Canadian Feds Threaten Medical Cannabis Crackdown
Vancouver's BC Compassion Club Society and 12 other area cannabis dispensaries are waiting for clarification from Canada's federal government following a threat to call in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)—unless they close their doors. Read article here: High Times
Science Shows Cannabis Doesn’t Shrink Brains, Feds Think Otherwise
Two recently published studies might have put the last couple of nails in the coffin on the idea that smoking cannabis shrinks the brain, but the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) quickly jumped in to say it’s still too early to declare the … Read article here: High Times
Republican Voters in Key Election States Want Feds Out of State Marijuana Laws
Presidential candidates who believe they are going to win the nomination of their respective parties by threatening to dismantle the cannabis industry in legal states are dead in the water. Read article here: High Times
Feds Want to Grow More Pot In 2015
For the second year in a row, federal officials are seeking permission to grow more weed. Yes, you read that correctly. On Wednesday, the administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, MicheleLeonhart, posted a proposalin the US Federal Register that… Read article here: High Times
Colorado Asks Feds Permission to Grow Weed on College Campuses
Obtaining permission from the United States government to research the potential health benefits of marijuana has proven to be a daunting task throughout the years. Even in states where weed is now legal, the DEA’s Schedule I classification of the herb prevents many… Read article here: High Times
Feds Create Confusion for MedCan Patients
Although marijuana has been made legal for medicinal and recreational purposes in over half of the United States, these laws are nearly worthless to the average working class citizen. Because of conflicting state and federal policies, most of these statutes do absolutely … High Times
Beware: Feds Pretending to Be Techs to Conduct Searches
The most recent episode of the raping and pillaging of the U.S Constitution finds that federal agents have been cutting off the utilities to homes, and then posing as technicians to gain access inside where they can then scour the premises for probable cause to later obta… High Times
Feds Target BHO Manufacturing in Washington State
On July 22, the federal government initiated "Operation Shattered" with the stated intention of cracking down on individuals involved in causing butane hash oil-related explosions in Washington State. As part of Operation Shattered, the feds charged e… High Times