Posts by Shelby Pierce

15 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Changes forthcoming for DOJ on marijuana, deputy AG Rosenstein hints

• June 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein hinted Tuesday there are changes on the horizon as to how the Justice Department handles marijua...

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15 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

JEFF SESSIONS’ WAR ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA GETS PUBLIC HEALTH ALL WRONG

• June 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

IF THERE’S ANYTHING Jeff Sessions hates more than answering rapid-fire questions in front of a packed Intelligence Committee hearing, i...

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15 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

Nevada aims to start selling recreational marijuana by July 1

• June 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

CARSON CITY, Nev. — If Nevada officials have their way, tourists and residents will be able to buy pot legally ahead of Independence Da...

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15 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Marijuana Industry Growth Threatened By Jeff Sessions’ Position On Pot

• June 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

You're not just being paranoid if you think the current White House administration is a little more hostile than the previous one towar...

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15 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

A 28 percent tax on marijuana? That’s the plan under the latest bill

• June 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

In a sweeping rewrite of the voter-passed marijuana legalization measure, House leaders will advance a bill Wednesday that would more t...

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14 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Sessions Asks Congress to Roll Back Medical Marijuana Protections

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has penned a letter to Congressional leaders requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) be financially u...

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14 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Rebel With a Cause: The One Conservative Who Voted For Legal Pot

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The legalization of marijuana in Canada has brought about many questions throughout the process. What will the final age limit be? Wher...

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14 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Legalising Marijuana Will Boost California’s Economy by $5 Billion, Study Finds

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A measure is passing through the state legislature. The economy of California - poised to create a market for legal marijuana - coul...

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14 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

As New York Relaxes Cannabis Rules, Industry Wants In

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Eager to get in on what’s expected to be a booming industry, cannabis companies and investors are beginning to flock to New York state....

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14 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Faster Path to Medicinal Cannabis for Australians Reopened as Government Defeated in Senate

• June 14, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Medicinal cannabis produced overseas will be easier to access for terminally ill patients, after the Senate voted to remove tighter con...

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