In a historic pivot in the War on Drugs, the Obama Justice Department announced this week that the federal government will allow Washington and Colorado to implement their state laws for the taxation and regulation of legal marijuana. The carefully worded Justice Department memo does nothing to alter federal law. Instead, it makes explicit the […]
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White House Will Allow Marijuana Legalization Laws to Proceed in Colorado and Washington
Historic Breakthrough in Struggle to End Marijuana Prohibition Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado today that the Department of Justice will allow the states to implement their ballot initiatives that legalized the production, distribution, and sale of marijuana for adults. Deputy Attorney General James Cole also issued a memo to […]
Poll: Anti-Pot Laws Not Worth Enforcing
Seventy-two percent of Americans agree: enforcing marijuana laws costs more than they are worth. On the heels of Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the federal government will avoid mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders, a Pew Re… High Times
Do Medical-Marijuana Laws Save Lives on The Road?
As legal marijuana spreads across America, mostly for medical use, anxiety about its side effects is spreading with it: What other changes will it bring? Campaigns against loosening the law tend to focus on its unknown and possibly dangerous repercussions—a surge in pot smoking, perhaps opening the door to increased use of harder drugs and […]
Washington State’s Progressive Marijuana Laws Create Excellent Business Opportunities
Seattle Medical Marijuana School Teaches Principles Of Cannabis Business Entrepreneurship SEATTLE, Wash. — When the verdict of history is stamped on the marijuana legalization movement, the state of Washington will stand out as an example of progressive thinking and planning for this important industry. Washington state has been in the vanguard of establishing a framework […]
Medical Pot Laws Get Tougher
Backers of medical-marijuana bills are proposing tighter restrictions on the drug to allay opponents’ fears of widespread use, a shift that is helping such legislation advance in additional states. Illinois and New Hampshire are poised to pass some of the strictest medical-marijuana laws in the nation. They would join New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware in […]
Medbox Comments on Federal Tolerance of State Marijuana Laws
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Medbox, Inc. (MDBX), a leader in providing industry-specific consulting services and patented systems to medical and retail businesses worldwide, commented on the federal tolerance of state regulated marijuana distribution programs. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Americas Coalition Suggests MJ Laws Be Relaxed
A comprehensive report on drug policy in the Americas released Friday by a consortium of nations suggests that the legalization of marijuana, but not other illicit drugs, be considered among a range of ideas to reassess how the drug war is carried out. The report, released by the Organization of American States walked a careful […]
A Smarter Federal Path on State-Voted MJ Laws
The time is at hand for the Obama administration to stop dithering, to take a clear position on the rights of Washington state and Colorado — and by precedent all others — to experiment with legalized marijuana. That’s what Govs. Jay Inslee of Washington and John Hickenlooper of Colorado are asking the Justice Department to […]
An Unlikely Defender Of State Pot Laws
Orange County Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Is Hoping More Colleagues Are Starting to See Things His Way. WASHINGTON – For more than a decade, conservative Orange County Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has formed an unusual alliance with liberals on an unexpected topic – the defense of marijuana. Rohrabacher ( R-Huntington Beach ) and his allies have so […]