Washington – Marijuana legalization advocates struggled Tuesday to find hope in comments that Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, made at his Senate confirmation hearing about federal tolerance for states that have legalized pot. Sessions, who has been fiercely anti-marijuana as a U.S. senator from Alabama, has the power as attorney general to […]
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Banking Woes Easing for Some Legal Pot Businesses
Federal data show that the number of banks and credit unions across the country willing to handle pot money under Treasury Department guidelines issued two years ago has jumped from 51 in March 2014 to 301 last month. Read article here: High Times
Medical Marijuana Reduces Use Of Opioids, Decreases Risk For Some With Chronic Pain
Patients using medical marijuana to control chronic pain reported a 64 percent reduction in their use of more traditional prescription pain medications known as opioids, a University of Michigan study finds. The 185 patients from a medical marijuana dispensary in Ann Arbor also reported fewer side effects from their medications and a 45-percent improvement in […]
Michigan Dispensary Raids Generating Some Controversy
Several weeks after a city in Northern Michigan passed a zoning ordinance in support of local medical marijuana dispensaries, a number of federal and state law enforcement agencies descended upon two counties to bring down the heat on 12 dispensaries that they claim had b… Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: Montel Williams Says Some Medical Marijuana Growers Are “Selling Trash”
The closing speaker for the Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo held in Fort Worth lastweekend was former talk show host and current financial services pitchmanMontelWilliams. Read article here: High Times
US Cuts Off Some of Mexico’s Drug War Aid Due to Human Rights Abuses
Since 2008, the U.S. Congress has appropriated $ 2.3 billion dollars to help Mexico in its battle against the drug cartels. Now—following years of abuses committed by Mexico’s security forces—the U.S. State Department has announced that Mexico has not mad… Read article here: High Times
President Obama to Commute Some Non-Violent Drug Sentences
Over the next several weeks, President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of up 80 people, serving time for non-violent, drug-related offenses, according to the New York Times. Read article here: High Times
Marijuana Testing Is Disqualifying Some Badass Job Applicants
As more states legalize marijuana, there is speculation that federal agencies, such as the FBI and CIA, are missing out on hiring qualified applicants simply because they may have experience with marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Pot Is Making Colorado So Much Money They Literally Have To Give Some Back To Residents
Colorado's marijuana experiment was designed to raise revenue for the state and its schools, but a state law may put some of the tax money directly into residents' pockets, causing quite a headache for lawmakers. Read article here: High Times