Law and Politics

10 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

DOJ’s Mysterious Marijuana Subcommittee

• June 10, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Led by an outspoken legalization opponent, Jeff Sessions' Justice Department is reviewing federal marijuana policy, with significan...

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07 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Marijuana bill debated, pulled before vote

• June 7, 2017
• By The Laughing Grass

HARTFORD — The debate over recreational marijuana for adults raged in the House for 90 minutes Tuesday afternoon into the evening, befo...

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04 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Arkansas nears medical marijuana license deadline

• June 4, 2017
• By The Laughing Grass

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –  Arkansas will soon begin taking applications from those who hope to grow and dispense medical marijuana, though th...

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04 Jun

Featured, Law and Politics

Maryland Court Grants Stay in Medical Marijuana Case

• June 4, 2017
• By The Laughing Grass

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's highest court on Friday agreed to hear arguments from attorneys who represent finalists for licens...

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27 May

Featured, Law and Politics

Cadiz Man Arrested For Delivering Marijuana

• May 27, 2017
• By The Laughing Grass

A Cadiz man was arrested Wednesday by the Pennyrile Regional Narcotics Task Force after allegedly delivering six pounds of marijuana to...

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27 May

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Another Obama time bomb

• May 27, 2017
• By The Laughing Grass

In December 2016, Obama holdovers in the FDA published a regulatory time-bomb designed to make trouble for Trump.  The agency recla...

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27 May

Featured, Law and Politics

DEA Chief Repeats Claim That ‘Marijuana Is Not Medicine’

• May 27, 2017
• By The Laughing Grass

“Marijuana is not medicine.” That’s according to Chuck Rosenberg, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s acting chief, who made the c...

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27 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Large Marijuana Grow Operations Found in Rancho Mirage

• May 27, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Riverside County, CA -On May 16, 2017, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Eradication Team (MET) served three search w...

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27 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Vermont governor vetoes legalized marijuana

• May 27, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has vetoed legislation that would have legalized marijuana for recreational use, delivering a blow to legal...

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27 May

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Following the example of voters, legislatures are trying to legalize marijuana with mixed results

• May 27, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The path to legalizing pot often leads the same way: through the ballot box. Eight states, including California, Colorado and Oregon...

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