Category Archives: Legal
Federal Appeals Court Rules DEA, Federal Govt. Must ‘Promptly’ Reassess Marijuana’s Illegality
By Javier Hasse A federal appeals court has re-instated a case against the federal government [...]
May
Mexico’s President Proposes Drug Decriminalization With Legal Supply Via Prescription
By Kyle Jaeger The president of Mexico called the ongoing prohibition of drugs “unsustainable” and [...]
May
New Zealand Government To Unveil Marijuana Legalization Plan Next Week
By Kyle Jaeger The New Zealand government will be unveiling the details of a long-promised [...]
May
PayPal Wants To Help You Buy Marijuana (& Bank)
The online payments platform has officially joined a lobbying effort in support of federal banking [...]
Viral Claim Blurs Marijuana, Gun Policies
Social posts wrongly claim that states legalizing marijuana also have “legislated” that those who use [...]
Apr
Federal Marijuana Legalization Is Close, Suggests Canopy-Acreage Deal
By Mike Adams Sometimes it is necessary to read between the lines. So, when the [...]
Apr
U.S. Attorney General Says He Prefers Marijuana Reform Bill To Current Federal Law
By Kyle Jaeger Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that he would prefer that Congress [...]
Apr
Legal marijuana workers blast U.S. citizenship denials over work
By Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities blocked two immigrants’ applications for citizenship because of their [...]
Apr
House panel approves marijuana banking bill
BY ALEX GANGITANO The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow [...]
Mar
Two years after voters approved it, Florida legalizes smoking medical marijuana
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows medical use of marijuana [...]
Mar
U.S. Postal Service Issues Advisory On Mailing Hemp-Derived CBD
By Kyle Jaeger The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) quietly issued an advisory earlier this month [...]
Mar
As marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees
By Jeff Ostrowski At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no [...]
Mar
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Federal Employees Who Use State-Legal Marijuana
Under current law, federal employees can be fired for using marijuana even if it is [...]
Mar
Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use
The state will begin licensing dispensaries on April 11th, though it will likely take several [...]
Mar
How legal pot is reviving a rural Illinois city named for anti-booze crusader
By Tom Schuba Empty storefronts and shuttered restaurants line the main drag along Locust Street [...]
Mar