Although Nevada marijuana regulators took action last week to issue recreational marijuana licenses to businesses other than the state’s liquor wholesalers, a judge has put a temporary stop to this plan. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Judge James …
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This Kansas gov candidate backs medical marijuana, gun rights — he’s 16 BTW
Published: Aug 14, 2017, 12:12 pm • Updated: Aug 14, 2017, 12:15 pm By The Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — He won’t even be able to vote, but a 16-year-old Wichita high school student says he’s serious about his bid …
Read More »2020 Presidential Hopefuls Take Steps to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition – News
Cory Booker is calling his party’s bluff. The Democratic Senator from New Jersey introduced a far-reaching piece of legislation earlier this month that would not only legalize marijuana, but also place sanctions on municipalities that don’t right the racist wrongs of …
Read More »Kansas: Teenager Runs for Governor On Pro-Pot Platform
Promising legalization, a 16-year-old runs for Governor of Kansas. Too young to legally vote, buy alcohol or purchase cigarettes, a 16-year-old Wichita high school student thinks marijuana should be legalized in Kansas. In the Sunflower State, Jack Bergeson is not …
Read More »Ohio’s cannabis farmers won’t have much time to produce first crop
Published: Aug 11, 2017, 9:43 am • Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 9:43 am By The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Officials in Ohio say they don’t expect to issue the state’s first medical marijuana cultivator licenses until around November, at …
Read More »Trump’s blaming Obama for opioid epidemic used skewed weed stats
Published: Aug 11, 2017, 8:19 am • Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 8:21 am By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post “Federal drug prosecutions have gone down in recent years. We’re going to be bringing them up and bringing them up rapidly. …
Read More »What Crime Victims Think About Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda
Sending more people to prison, deporting illegal immigrants, cracking down on marijuana use — those are some of the things the Trump administration has said will make America safer. But what do crime victims think about all this? It is …
Read More »Could opioid emergency declaration be used for Sessions’ war on drugs?
Published: Aug 10, 2017, 2:56 pm • Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 4:22 pm By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Thursday said he considers the opioid crisis to be “a national emergency,” starting a process aimed at …
Read More »How Big Pharma is hindering treatment of the opioid addiction epidemic
Published: Aug 9, 2017, 1:08 pm • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 1:08 pm By Robin Feldman, The Conversation “A crippling problem.” “A total epidemic.” “A problem like nobody understands.” These are the words President Trump used to describe the opioid …
Read More »Vermont governor creating marijuana legalization commission
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 2:57 pm • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 2:57 pm By The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he’s organizing a commission to study issues related to the legalization of marijuana and will …
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