A federal judge in New York tossed out a sweeping lawsuit Monday that sought to make marijuana legal under federal law, ruling that the plaintiffs had failed to take the necessary first step of asking the Drug Enforcement Administration to …
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Lawsuit Takes Aim at Trump Administration Marijuana Policy
Besieged by litigation about its travel ban, its immigration agenda, its prohibition on transgender soldiers and numerous potential conflicts of interest, the presidency of Donald J. Trump has seemed at times like a high-stakes spinoff of “The People’s Court” with …
Read More »Even Australia’s Medical Marijuana Poster Boy Can’t Get the Drug
BRISBANE, Australia — Lindsay Carter had his first violent seizure at 14. He toppled face first onto a tiled floor in front of his father. At 19, Mr. Carter can still have seizures several times a month that can convulse …
Read More »Even Australia’s Medical Marijuana Poster Boy Cannot Obtain the Drug
BRISBANE, Australia — Lindsay Carter had his first violent seizure at 14. He toppled face first onto a tiled floor in front of his father. At 19, Mr. Carter can still have seizures several times a month that can convulse …
Read More »Marijuana Can Save Lives
This week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions paused a discussion of the opioid epidemic to, once again, go after marijuana. He suggested that addictive pain medication wasn’t the only problem and that many heroin addicts start out “with marijuana and other …
Read More »A Girl Scout Sold 300 Boxes of Cookies Near a California Marijuana Shop
Selling Girl Scout cookies is meant to accomplish more than just distributing Samoas and Thin Mints to the world. Ideally, the girls would learn about setting goals, teamwork, money management and communicating with adults, among other things. If the girls …
Read More »A Girl Scout Sold 300 Boxes of Cookies Near a Marijuana Shop
Selling Girl Scout cookies is meant to accomplish more than just distributing Samoas and Thin Mints to the world. Ideally, the girls would learn about setting goals, teamwork, money management and communicating with adults, among other things. If the girls …
Read More »New York Today: A Cultural History of Marijuana
Good morning on this brightening Monday. Will New York be the next state to legalize marijuana? Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s 2018 budget plan calls for a study of the pros and cons. If legal weed comes to New York City, …
Read More »New York Today: A Cultural History of Marijuana
Good morning on this brightening Monday. Will New York be the next state to legalize marijuana? Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s 2018 budget plan calls for a study of the pros and cons. If legal weed comes to New York City, …
Read More »In San Francisco, Thousands With Pot Convictions Will Find Their Records Cleared
Thousands of people with misdemeanor pot possession convictions dating back 40 years will have their criminal records cleared, the San Francisco district attorney’s office said Wednesday. San Diego is also forgiving old convictions. Recreational marijuana became legal in California this …
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