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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Federal Marijuana Legalization Is Close, Suggests Canopy-Acreage Deal

By Mike Adams Sometimes it is necessary to read between the lines. So, when the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

House panel approves marijuana banking bill

BY ALEX GANGITANO The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use

The state will begin licensing dispensaries on April 11th, though it will likely take several [...]

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 [...]