Is the Drug War really winding down? Earlier this year, the United Nations and World Health Organization released a joint statement calling for repeal of laws that criminalize drug use and possession...
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By Luke Scarmazzo Some of you may be familiar with my story, for those of you who aren’t, I am serving 22 years in federal prison for running a state-compliant marijuana dispensary. In the federal...
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. announced a shift in his office’s policy for New Yorkers arrested for low level marijuana possession. This policy change was created in an effort to reduce...
Once gain the anti-legalization naysayers have been proved wrong. One of the federal government’s first broad statistical review of marijuana use among various age groups following several states’...
The California State Assembly has passed a bill to repeal sentence enhancements for prior drug convictions. Senate Bill 180, authored by Senators Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles and Ricardo Lara of...
Remember the days when people would gather on the beaches, build a little wood fire, toast marshmallows and make smores to eat? That was fun, but this is now. California parks and beaches may soon be...
The American Legion National Convention assembled in Reno, Nevada, August 22 – 24, 2017 resolved that “The American Legion urge[s] the United States government to permit Department of Veterans...
By Dr. Richard Kaufman The commercial sale of marijuana products began in 2014, following the historic vote in Colorado and Washington in November of 2012. The economic impact has been significant...
The Maine Legislature has passed a bill to fund the implementation of the successful 2016 marijuana legalization initiative, Question 1, and change the agency that will regulate marijuana for adult...
Utah Patients Coalition got the green light from Lt. Governor Spencer Cox to begin gathering signatures to qualify a voter initiative for the November 2018 ballot. After meeting with various state...