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Although U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have some sort of evil plan to unleash a federal crackdown on the legal cannabis trade, his sabotage tactics can no longer have anything to do with medical marijuana – at least not until this fall.

Over the weekend, Congress passed a temporary rider, known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, which was drafted to prevent the Justice Department from spending tax dollars to harass the medical marijuana community.

If you are a foreign citizen trying to cross the border into the United States, one of the questions you are likely to be asked is whether or not you have ever smoked pot. But not everyone is aware that answering yes to this question can get you permanently barred from entering the country.

The federal government may soon be forced to downgrade the Schedule I listing of the cannabis plant.

Ever since recreational cannabis was legalized in Colorado, the market has exploded with profit and product. After selling a total of $1.3 billion worth of marijuana in 2016, you might wonder how local regulators are able to keep track of all this greenery. To do so, the state has instituted the METRC system, giving each plant a unique bar-coded electronic tag from seed-to-sale. 

Although this network is created to track almost every aspect of the product, including weight, location, sale, and other information, there is still a glaring loophole that some cannabis seems to somehow fall through.

With an established medical marijuana industry already on the books, Michigan’s cannabis advocates have their eyes set on loftier goals for 2018’s midterm election with a well-funded, diversely-backed campaign for full adult recreational cannabis legalization kicking off in the coming weeks.

According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, Michigan cannabis activists held a rally at the state capitol building in Lansing today as a precursor for the year and a half long legalization effort.

The rollout of legal recreational marijuana in Alaska is running into problems, as extremely high prices are driving some smokers to turn to the black market to buy weed. The going price is currently $4,200 to $5,800 a pound for wholesale “top-shelf” pot, according to Leslea Nunley of Tanana Herb Co.

In order to prevent crime from taking place on the grounds of cannabis outlets, most businesses have hi-tech security systems and guards to protect their product. But researchers from Ohio State University recently conducted a three-year study in Denver that found an increase of property crimes in the areas adjacent to marijuana retail stores. 

The findings show that these neighboring areas saw 84 more property crimes compared to those not in the vicinity of a nearby cannabis shop.

A young Utah man has died after being denied a lung transplant due to traces of marijuana in his system. At the age of 19, Riley Hancey caught pneumonia after contracting the flu. The pneumonia led to a lung infection, causing both of his lungs to collapse. Hancey spent two months hospitalized at the University of Utah Hospital, where doctors determined that he needed a double lung transplant in order to survive.

However, the University of Utah Hospital denied the young man a transplant when Hancey tested positive for THC.

California is having a hard time figuring out regulations for their newly legal recreational cannabis industry. Governor Jerry Brown and his administration have proposed legislation that would merge the state’s two decade old medical industry with the new recreational laws, but Brown’s plan is facing criticism from opponents who say it gives too much power to big business cannabis capitalists.

Although more than half of the states in the U.S. have legalized cannabis on a medical or recreational level, the industry itself has failed to legitimize itself due to ongoing federal illegality. One of the most glaring issues stems from the inability to use banking services, forcing marijuana business owners to deal in cash only. 

Now, a Justice Department bankruptcy watchdog is reminding the industry that this financial forbiddance also extends to companies facing financial trouble. Last Wednesday, U.S.