09 Feb Featured, Marijuana News The Hill: Sessions’ War on Marijuana a Handout for Illegal Operators February 9, 2018 By Shelby Pierce The 2013 Cole Memorandum, recently rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, ensured a hands-off approach from the federal governmen...Continue reading
18 Dec Featured, Marijuana News We’re Once Again 6 Days From Jeff Sessions Possibly Being Able to Prosecute Marijuana Businesses December 18, 2017 By Shelby Pierce You'd be hard-pressed to find an industry that's growing at a quicker and more consistent pace than legal marijuana. According to Marij...Continue reading
04 Dec Featured, Medical Marijuana Continued protection sought for medical-marijuana states December 4, 2017 By Shelby Pierce SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two members of Congress — one an Oregon Democrat and the other a California Republican — are pushing to ensure that ...Continue reading
15 Nov Featured, Marijuana News We Asked Rep. Cohen About Today’s Session with Sessions November 15, 2017 By Shelby Pierce During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) grilled Attorney General Jeff Sessions about his stance on ...Continue reading
14 Nov Featured, Marijuana News Everybody Loves Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and the Cannabis Fund PAC November 14, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Support the Cannabis Fund PAC PORTLAND, Ore. — Longtime marijuana advocate and congressman Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D...Continue reading
11 Nov Featured, Marijuana News Rep. Blumenauer launches PAC to defeat anti-pot lawmakers November 11, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Oregon's leading marijuana advocate in Congress, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, has formed a political action committee aimed at unseating anti-...Continue reading
20 Oct Featured, Marijuana News Expanding marijuana cultivation for research is “healthy” October 20, 2017 By Shelby Pierce One of Congress’s leading champions for marijuana law reform is going beyond just trying to pass legislation to push back against feder...Continue reading
20 Sep Featured, Marijuana News Don’t Blunt the Marijuana Revolution September 20, 2017 By Shelby Pierce America is undergoing a somewhat silent revolution concerning the prohibition of marijuana usage. A 2017 poll of 1,122 adu...Continue reading
26 Jul Featured, Medical Marijuana DEA Solicited Applications to Grow Marijuana for Research. It Hasn’t Approved One July 26, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Almost a year after the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it would consider granting additional licenses to cultivate cannabis ...Continue reading
16 Jul Featured, Marijuana News Why an Anti-Pot Lawmaker is Pushing for Marijuana Research July 16, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Rep. Andy Harris, M.D., is a towering, surprisingly skinny 60-year-old, but as he walks the halls of Congress no heads turn. Tourists h...Continue reading