Rob Jungmann wants to see everyone in a hemp t-shirt by 2020. That’s the tagline for his hemp-loving company Jungmaven. The conservationist and entrepreneur wants to convince Americans that hemp should be in their wardrobes as much as cotton. And his campaign comes at the right time. In July, Congress will consider a bill to […]
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Government Employee Gets Job Back After Being Fired for MMJ Use
A senior programmer and systems analyst in Lane County, Oregon is getting his job back after being fired for his medical marijuana use. Read article here: High Times
High Court Says Government Can Prosecute Drug Robbery
The Supreme Court says the government can prosecute a robbery of drug dealers under federal law without having to show that the drugs were intended for interstate commerce. Read article here: High Times
How the Government Reinforces America’s Biggest Legal Drug Threat
The government’s linguistic distinction to separate alcohol from drugs is obviously aimed at evoking a negative connotation of drugs and an acceptable one for alcohol, regardless of the latter’s devastating health outcomes. Read article here: High Times
U.S. Government May Push for International Drug Decriminalization During UNGASS 2016
Although President Obama has not given any official indication, a leading official with the U.S. State Department seems confident that prohibition may become unhinged at some point in 2016 and lead to the possible decriminalization of all illegal drugs across the globe. … Read article here: High Times
U.S. Government May Push for International Drug Decriminalization During UNGLASS 2016
Although President Obama has not given any official indication, a leading official with the U.S. State Department seems confident that prohibition may become unhinged at some point in 2016 and lead to the possible decriminalization of all illegal drugs across the globe. … Read article here: High Times
Australian Government Commits to Nationwide Medical Marijuana Program
Australia is on the verge of legalizing a nationwide medical marijuana program. TheTurnbullGovernment took action earlier this week to legalize the leaf for medicinal purposes, a plan that would allow the nation to engage in the controlled cultivation and dist… Read article here: High Times
Australia: Government Announces Medical Marijuana Legalization Plan
Health Minister Sussan Ley said the Government wants to give people suffering from debilitating illnesses access to the most effective medical treatments. She said she had been moved by stories of people who got some relief from medicinal cannabis, sometimes legally imported but not always. “I have heard stories of patients who have resorted to […]
Australian Government to Legalize Growing of Medical Marijuana
Australia's federal government announced on Friday that it plans to overturn aban on growing cannabis for medicinalpurposes, but it will be up to individual states to legalize the herb for local medical use. Read article here: High Times
India: Government Considering Hemp Farming
Research should be done to maintain THC (Tetra Hydro Cannabinol) element in hemp as per the international norms in Uttarakhand, said Chief Minister Harish Rawat while chairing a meeting in Derhadun on Saturday. “Farmers should be given licence to cultivate hemp and its fibre and seed should be procured by the Bamboo and Fibre Board,” […]