Historic Vote Falls on Heels of Votes in May to Prohibit DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws Meanwhile Conflict Over Washington, DC Decrim Law and Legalization Ballot Measure Increases In a historic vote today the U.S. House passed a bipartisan amendment by Representatives Heck (D-WA), Perlmutter (D-CO), Lee (D-CA) and Rohrabacher (R-CA) […]
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In Series of Historic Votes U.S. House Prohibits DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws
First Time Ever Congress Approves Major Marijuana Law Reform Bipartisan Rebuke of U.S. Drug War, DEA Overreach and Mismanagement by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart Teleconference Today at Noon ET with Members of Congress, Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates In a series of historic votes, the U.S. House voted to prohibit the DEA from undermining state […]
2014 U.S. Cannabis Cup Winners
Here are the results of the HIGH TIMES U.S. Cannabis Cup in Denver. Congratulations to all of our winners — and thank you to the great state of Colorado for its hospitality and Mile High freedom! High Times
U.S. Treasury May Give Guidelines to Banks Working with Marijuana Companies
Denver PostBy Eric Gorski and David Migoya The federal government may issue guidance giving banks a “yellow light” to work with marijuana businesses, possibly in the first quarter of 2014, a high-ranking state official said Thursday. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Historic U.S. Senate Hearing on Marijuana Legalization
Drug Policy Alliance: Era of Robust State-Based Regulation Has Begun Majority of Americans Now Support Legalizing and Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a first-ever Senate hearing on the issue of marijuana legalization and the tension between state and federal marijuana laws. September 10, 2013 Drug Policy Alliance read more Drug […]
U.S. Treasury Considers Banking Options for Marijuana Industry
Members of the banking industry are nervous about lending money to marijuana businesses for fear of being tarred-and-feather by Uncle Sam before facing charges for money laundering, but they may soon have less to worry about. High Times
CDC Announces Drug Overdoses the Number One Cause of Death in the U.S. in 2010
While our federal government and most state governments continue to fight the use of cannabis for medical and recreational uses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that overdoses on drugs not called cannabis accounted for 38,329 deaths in 2010,… High Times
Advocates Appeal Marijuana’s Federal Status as a Dangerous Drug with No Medical Value to U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC — Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a petition for writ of certiorarion Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a January Circuit Court decision that maintained marijuana’s current federal status as one of the most dangerous drugs with no medical value. In the widely watched case ASA v. Drug Enforcement Administration, […]
City of Berkeley fights U.S. civil action against marijuana dispensary
(CNN) — The city of Berkeley, California, is trying to stop the U.S. government from closing a medical marijuana dispensary and filed a federal court claim Wednesday, attorneys said. In the latest strategy against federal attempts to shut down marijuana shops, the city contends the U.S. civil action would harm the city by depriving it […]
Medical Marijuana Comes to Capitol Hill as U.S. Marijuana Industry Blooms
McClatchy D.C. By Rob Hotakainen WASHINGTON — As she prepares to open the Metropolitan Wellness Center above a Popeyes chicken restaurant a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, general manager Vanessa West isn’t worried that her medical marijuana shop will get raided. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz