Earlier this month, in the aftermath of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ promise that he would continue his crusade against state-legalized cannabis, one unlikely detractor emerged from the shadows to chastise the leader of our nation’s Department of Justice. Jeff Sessions’ …
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Massachusetts federal prosecutor: opioids, not pot, are priority
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ new federal prosecutor said on Wednesday he will not rule out prosecuting marijuana businesses in a state that has legalized the drug, but stressed that his focus is on the opioid epidemic. “The No. 1 enforcement …
Read More »Meet the Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Who Wants to Legalize Weed in New York – News
As a Republican, Giambra is up against not only more conservative members of his own party, but a statewide majority of Democrats. His campaign promise to legalize weed would also be dependent on a rather conservative state legislature. While New …
Read More »Massachusetts federal prosecutor says opioids top pot as priority
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ new federal prosecutor on Wednesday said that he will not rule out prosecuting marijuana businesses in a state that has legalized the drug, but that his focus was on the opioid epidemic. “The No. 1 enforcement …
Read More »Marijuana Legalization is a Win-Win for All States
Winning! Marijuana legalization is a fiscally responsible option for every state in the union, according to a report released Monday. The new report, published by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), indicates marijuana legalization is more effective than prohibition at stopping …
Read More »Vermont becomes ninth U.S. state to legalize marijuana
(Reuters) – Vermont became the ninth U.S. state and third in the Northeast to legalize recreational marijuana use on Monday when Republican Governor Phil Scott signed a bill passed by the legislature earlier this month. The law legalizes possession of …
Read More »New York: Giambra Says Legalize Cannabis, Gov. Cuomo Says Study It
Marijuana legalization will likely play a significant role in New York’s gubernatorial election come Nov. 6, 2018. Just 24-hours after New York’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Joel Giambra proposed legalizing adult-use marijuana to help fix the state’s underfunded transportation system on …
Read More »Massachusetts Governor Calls on Feds to Crack Down on Opioids, Not Cannabis – News
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has called on the state’s U.S. Attorney to focus on the opioid crisis instead of cannabis, after new fears of federal prosecution caused a payment processor to back out of servicing the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Earlier …
Read More »Massachusetts Police Resist Sessions, Respect State Law
After Jeff Sessions and the Department of Justice announced they would rescind the Cole memo and direct U.S. attorneys across the country to resume their prosecution efforts of marijuana “offenders,” many wondered how the states that had already legalized would …
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