DHS Director Reverses Stance; Calls Cannabis ‘Gateway Drug’
Wed / Apr 19th
After just two days ago saying that “marijuana is not a factor in the drug war,” Department of Homeland Security… Read More
Law Enforcement
In states that have legalized cannabis for medical or recreational use, law enforcement agencies must coexist with an industry they have historically policed. There are also branches of law enforcement that continue to raid dispensaries in legal cannabis markets. Read more about law enforcement and cannabis here:
DHS Secretary John Kelly Says Cannabis “Not a Factor in the Drug War”
Mon / Apr 17th
Department of Homeland Security John Kelly said Sunday that cannabis is a non-factor in the current war on drugs. According… Read More
Tennessee Gov. Signs Law Repealing Voter-Backed Decriminalization in Memphis and Nashvillle
Fri / Apr 14th
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, has signed into law a bill that undoes recent cannabis decriminalization measures in the… Read More
Sessions Requests Review of Cannabis Policies as Part of Violent Crime Reduction Strategy
Thu / Apr 6th
In a memo to the 94 U.S. Attorneys, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed the Justice Department Task Force on… Read More
Kansas City, Missouri Voters Pass Cannabis Decriminalization Measure
Wed / Apr 5th
Voters in Kansas City, Missouri have overwhelmingly passed a cannabis decriminalization measure that replaces current criminal penalties with a civil… Read More
New Zealand Police Confiscate MMJ Supply of Tetraplegic
Mon / Apr 3rd
Police in Auckland, New Zealand have confiscated the medical cannabis supply of a 25-year-old tetraplegic that his family had hoped… Read More
Kansas City, Missouri Voting Tuesday on Cannabis Decriminalization
Thu / Mar 30th
This Tuesday, voters in Kansas City, Missouri will weigh in on a cannabis decriminalization measure that, if approved, would reduce… Read More
DEA Approves Synthetic Cannabis Medication by Anti-Cannabis Pharmaceutical Giant
Mon / Mar 27th
The Drug Enforcement Administration has approved Syndros, a cannabis-based medication developed by pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics, for Schedule II status under the… Read More
Tenn. House Passes Bill That Would Derail City-Approved Cannabis Decriminalization
Mon / Mar 27th
Tennessee’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that, if approved, would negate cannabis decriminalization policies enacted in Nashville and… Read More
Harsh Sentencing Laws in Ala. Imprisoning Non-Violent Offenders for Life
Thu / Mar 23rd
According to figures from the Alabama Sentencing Commission, as of Oct. 17, 2016 more than 80 percent of the state’s… Read More
At Least 20 SWAT Raids Since 2010 Involving Cannabis Have Led to Deaths
Tue / Mar 21st
According to data compiled by the New York Times, at least 20 SWAT raids since 2010 that involved suspected cannabis dealers… Read More
AG Jeff Sessions Indicates No Plan to Scrap Cole Memo
Wed / Mar 15th
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told reporters on Wednesday that he may maintain cannabis industry guidelines set in place by… Read More
Federal Cannabis Sentences Declined Sharply Under Obama Administration
Wed / Mar 15th
During the last five years of the Obama Administration, sentences for federal cannabis crimes plummeted, according to statistics from the… Read More
Colo. House Passes Bill Limiting Home Grows
Tue / Mar 14th
Colorado’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would impose a 16-plant limit on residential grows – part of… Read More
Marc and Jodie Emery Arrested in Dispensary Sweep
Fri / Mar 10th
The Cannabis Culture dispensaries operated by Marc and Jodie Emery – the so-called “Prince and Princess of Pot” – have… Read More
Nevada Tribe Warned by U.S. Attorney About Hosting Cannabis Cup
Tue / Feb 28th
Las Vegas-based U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden has sent a letter to the Moapa Paiute Tribe warning them that the High… Read More
Michigan MMJ Patient Has Charges Dismissed in Conservative County Court
Mon / Feb 27th
A medical cannabis patient in Oakland County, Michigan has won his legal battle against the county after a judge ruled… Read More
Cannabis Industry Reacts to Spicer’s “Greater Enforcement” Comments
Fri / Feb 24th
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer seemed to put the legal cannabis industry on notice. Following a month of… Read More
How Alternative Facts Fueled Cannabis Prohibition
Fri / Feb 24th
Harry Anslinger, the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, made it his mission to rid the U.S. of… Read More
Trump Press Secretary Hints at “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Cannabis Prohibition
Thu / Feb 23rd
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said during the daily White House press briefing on Thursday that the Trump administration is… Read More
Bill Sealing Low-Level Cannabis Possession Convictions Heads to NY Senate
Thu / Feb 16th
A proposal to seal criminal records of individuals arrested for possession of cannabis in public view in New York has… Read More
Alaska Regulators Seize CBD Products at Retail Dispensaries
Fri / Feb 10th
Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office have seized thousands of dollars’ worth of imported CBD oil from the state’s licensed… Read More
Jeff Sessions’ Attorney General Confirmation Draws Mixed Reviews from Cannabis Industry
Thu / Feb 9th
Republican Jeff Sessions is a staunch prohibitionist who once remarked that he thought the Ku Klux Klan “was okay” until… Read More
Hemp CBD Companies Should Worry About FDA, Not DEA, Intervention
Wed / Feb 8th
It’s been nearly two months since mainstream media outlets and several cannabis publications published headlines claiming that the Drug Enforcement… Read More