United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems hell-bent on ending the country’s legal weed industry and bringing back the full force of America’s war on drugs. The nation’s top cop has already tried to remove sentencing leniencies put in …
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Marijuana Dealing Arrests in Washington D.C. Have Returned to Pre-Legalization Levels – News
The number of arrests for dealing marijuana in Washington D.C. has returned to pre-legalization levels, according to statistics released by the Metropolitan Police Department. Residents of the nation’s capitol voted to make it legal to possess, grow, and share marijuana …
Read More »Polish Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Legislation Bill – News
Legislators in Poland’s conservative-controlled lower house of parliament voted to push forward a bill to legalize medical marijuana on Thursday, marking the largest cannabis advancement in the country’s history. According to Rappler, the Polish representatives passed the cannabis legislation in …
Read More »San Francisco “Green Rush” Creates Concern Among Low-Income Communities – News
Known as one the most socially progressive, tech-savvy, and pot-friendly places in the United States, San Francisco has been a hotbed for gentrification for over a decade. With the cannabis industry swiftly taking root across the Bay Area, some low-income …
Read More »Irish Medical Cannabis Activist Flees for the Netherlands
While European countries move swiftly to create cannabis reform for patients in dire need of the alternative treatment option, the Government of Ireland is intentionally stonewalling their medical cannabis bill, according to at least one member of the Parliament of Ireland. As …
Read More »Highway Police Cutting Down on Vehicle Search Stops In Legal Weed States – News
State police officers in Colorado and Washington are stopping and searching significantly fewer cars in the years since cannabis was legalized in the two Northwest states. Cops often use the smell (real or imagined) of cannabis as an excuse to …
Read More »Kentucky Lawmaker Pushes for Yet Another Restrictive Medical Marijuana Program – News
Kentucky lawmakers are pushing once again to legalize marijuana for medicinal use. However, the proposal being discussed this time around is an extremely restrictive approach, as it would only allow terminally ill patients to gain access to cannabis medicine. State …
Read More »Massachusetts House of Representatives Pass Revised Legalization Bill
Wednesday night, Bill H3768 was passed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and if enacted as law, will significantly modify the ballot question voters approved last November. The amended bill was passed in landslide fashion, winning approval in the House …
Read More »Legalized pot may lead to more traffic crashes
(HealthDay)—Although states where recreational marijuana is legal may have experienced a slight bump in traffic collisions, the good news is that there wasn’t an increase in crash-related fatalities compared to other states, two new studies show. Insurance claims data show …
Read More »Massachusetts House Approves Rewritten Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill – News
This Wednesday, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that makes significant changes to the voter-approved recreational legalization measure approved by voters last November. The bill was proposed last week, but was kicked back to committee after cannabis …
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