Vermont Lawsuit Challenges Search and Seizure When Officer Claims Cannabis Odor
A lawsuit over a vehicle search after a traffic stop based on the alleged odor of cannabis is headed to… Read More
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Law Enforcement
In states that have legalized cannabis for medical or recreational use, law enforcement agencies must figure out how to coexist with an industry they have historically seen as criminal. There are many police officers who are also medical marijuana patients, but there are also branches of law enforcement that continue to raid dispensaries in legal cannabis markets.
Possession Charges from 4/20 Capitol Rally Dropped Against DCMJ Founder
The co-founder of D.C. Marijuana Justice, Adam Eidinger, had possession charges that were levied against him following his arrest during… Read More
Indiana Excise Police Backtrack on CBD Confiscations
Indiana State Excise Police will no longer confiscate CBD products so long as they fall under the federal definition of… Read More
Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment Blocks Federal Prosecution of California MMJ Producers
A U.S. District Court has blocked federal prosecution of two Humboldt County, California growers charged with conspiracy to manufacture and… Read More
Arizona State Student Seeks to Overturn MMJ Possession Conviction for Second Time
The attorney for an Arizona registered medical cannabis patient charged with possession after officers discovered less than a half gram… Read More
Maine Public Safety Committee Doesn’t Recommend Blood-Level Limits to Test Cannabis Impairment
A committee assembled by the Maine Department of Public Safety has determined that the state does not need to create… Read More
Dispensary Shuttered by Colorado County Commissioners Files Lawsuit
The owner of New Horizons, an El Paso, Colorado medical cannabis dispensary, is suing the county commissioners after the board… Read More
U.S. Attorney’s Office Indicts Three for Attempting to Bribe Michigan Officials for MMJ License
The U.S. Attorney’s office has indicted three would-be Michigan medical cannabis dispensary owners, accusing them of attempting to bribe officials… Read More
Oregon Sen. Asks AG Sessions to Release DOJ Crime and Public Safety Task Force Report
Last week, advocates and cannabis industry operators were expecting an explosive report from the Department of Justice Task Force on… Read More
Minnesota Judge Orders Smuggling Case Involving Ex-Vireo Employees to Continue
A Minnesota judge has denied the motion to throw out charges against two former Vireo Health officers accused of illegally… Read More
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Preventing MMJ Crackdown
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Rohrbacher-Blumenauer amendment, which protects state-approved medical cannabis programs from federal interference, as part… Read More
Cannabis Legalization Has Not Led to Violent Crime Increase in Washington State
Legalization in Washington has not led to an increase in violent crime, no matter what Attorney General Jeff Sessions would… Read More
Nevada Laws Likely to Prevent Cannabis-Friendly Tour Buses
Entrepreneurs in Las Vegas hoping to launch a tour bus company which would allow guests to consume cannabis have hit… Read More
Federal Lawsuit Filed Challenging Constitutionality of Cannabis Prohibition
Former New York Jets defensive end Marvin Washington is one of five plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the Department… Read More
Cannabis Offenses Down in Canada, 17K Still Arrested for Possession
According to Statistics Canada figures, the number of police-reported cannabis offenses is down for the fifth consecutive year, falling about… Read More
Drug-Centric Federal Agencies and Colorado Springs Officials Hold Secret Meeting
Officials from the Department of Justice, the White House Office of National Drug Policy and the DEA held a secret… Read More
Police in Wichita, Kansas Silence Cannabis Activists’ Signature Collecting Efforts
Activists in Wichita, Kansas collecting petition signatures to reduce cannabis possession penalties were thwarted by police at City Hall who… Read More
Undercover Denver Police Crash Private Cannabis Party, Issue Public-Use Citations
The Denver Police Department used undercover officers to infiltrate the International Church of Cannabis’ inaugural 4/20 event, leading to public… Read More
Colorado Court of Appeals Rules Police K-9 Alert Not Grounds for Search
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that an alert by a police K-9 trained to smell cannabis and other… Read More
Cannabis Arrests in D.C. Climb Following 2015 Legalization
In 2015 voters in Washington D.C. approved a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis in the nation’s capital; however that didn’t… Read More
Green Party in Racine, Wisconsin Launches Petition Drive for Cannabis Reforms
Members of the Green Party in Racine, Wisconsin have launched a petition campaign for direct legislation to reduce cannabis possession… Read More
Deputy Attorney General Toes Anti-Cannabis Line During Senate Hearing
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein doubled down on the anti-cannabis stance of the Trump Administration during testimony in front of… Read More
Nevada Gov. Signs Rec. Rules Bills, Vetoes Measure Vacating Some Convictions
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed three bills related to the state’s forthcoming recreational cannabis industry, but also vetoed a… Read More
Colorado Gov. Signs Plant Cap, Illegal Grow Enforcement Funding Bills
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill allowing $6 million a year from the state’s cannabis tax revenues to… Read More