President Donald Trump is on the verge of giving the nation’s leading law enforcement hammer, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, his walking papers, according to a recent report from CBS News. It seems that Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from …
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U.S. Patent Office Continues Issuing Cannabis Patents Despite Federal Law – News
In the United States, there are a number of factors stunting the growth of the budding cannabis industry, most of which stem from the continuation of federal illegality. Although many marijuana-related businesses face certain pitfalls when it comes to crucial …
Read More »Cops in Racine, Wisconsin Are Arresting More Low-Level Pot Offenders Despite Decriminalization – News
An investigation by a Wisconsin newspaper has found that cops in the city of Racine have been charging people with misdemeanors for low-level cannabis possession even though city officials decriminalized minor pot offenses decades ago. Way back in 1990, Racine …
Read More »Drug Dogs In Weld County, Colorado Are No Longer Trained to Detect Marijuana – News
For cops looking to find drugs they can’t see, super-smelling dogs trained to detect narcotics are often the second group of officers on the scene, alerting the boys in blue to possible narcotics and giving them probable cause to search …
Read More »U.S. Representatives Hold Committee Vote on Allowing Medical Cannabis for Veterans – News
The fate of veterans hoping to get easier access to medical cannabis is in the hands of the House Rules Committee, who will vote whether to allow an amendment to be added to the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. Rep. …
Read More »Is a Federal Marijuana Crackdown Imminent? – News
The federal marijuana crackdown that drug reform advocates have speculated and feared for the past several months could come to a head later this week when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety submits …
Read More »The EPA Will Deny All Requests to License Pesticides for Cannabis – News
Trump-appointed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced this week that he will deny all requests to license pesticides specifically created for cannabis, creating yet another hurdle for the nation’s legally grey cannabis industry. Last month, California, Washington, Nevada, and Vermont applied …
Read More »The Justice Department Shut Down AlphaBay, the Dark Net’s Largest Online Drug Market – News
The Department of Justice announced this week that they have seized AlphaBay, the largest-ever “deep web” criminal marketplace. Federal authorities worked with law enforcement agencies in Europe, Canada, the U.K., and Thailand to track down and arrest the individuals involved …
Read More »More Details From Feds’ Secret Marijuana Enforcement Meetings Emerge – News
Colorado officials have come forward to reveal more details over the secret marijuana enforcement meetings held over the past few days between local, state and federal officials. Earlier this week, KKTV 11 News and the Colorado Springs Gazette reported that …
Read More »Trump’s New Communications Director Thinks Legal Weed Is Creating Cities Full of “Pot Zombies” – News
Sean Spicer is unemployed. The bumbling, stumbling White House Communications Director officially resigned yesterday and was almost immediately replaced by self-described “American entrepreneur” and Trump golf buddy Anthony Scaramucci. But while “the Mooch” took the storied podium yesterday to tell …
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