As the flooding from Hurricane Harvey continues to paralyze Houston and San Antonio, rescue workers navigate feet of standing water, freeways turned into rivers, drowned homes, and mayhem and misery, many of us are asking, what can we do? Those who want to help Hurricane…
Oh, Jeff Sessions. It’s no secret that former-Alabama-Senator-turned-Attorney-General Jeff Sessions has the legal cannabis world more nervous than Jurassic Park Jello. At his confirmation hearing in February, Sessions slammed states’ rights to legalize, effectively targeting legal weed before ever taking his seat as the nation’s…
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous,” wrote astrophysicist and OG TV science guy, Carl Sagan in 1971. When the mustachioed badass of science, Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked this week by Chuck Nice, Co-Host of “Star Talk,” if he agreed with his “Cosmos” hosting…
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled last week that an alert by a drug-sniffing dog is not sufficient evidence to search one’s vehicle. The ruling of the three-judge panel is a victory for legalization efforts. It determines that because cannabis is legal in Colorado, citizens…
It’s only been two weeks since adults could legally buy recreational marijuana in Nevada – but dispensaries in the state are already almost dry, prompting Gov. Brian Sandoval to issue a “statement of emergency.” The state’s nearly 50 dispensaries are running low on supplies of…
As excitement grows surrounding Canada’s eminent nationwide legalization of recreational marijuana, still more focus is falling on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Now a U.S. grow will make an appearance on the scene. Vancouver, British Colombia-based company Friday Night Inc., which owns a medical marijuana cultivator…
It’s been more than a year since the hype surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to introduce marijuana legislation that would legalize recreational cannabis for adults nationwide, however, unlike the current American political climate, Canada’s government seems to be making good on it’s promise. News…
As if Florida medical marijuana supporters didn’t have to work hard enough to get medical cannabis in the hands of the patients who need it, lawmakers have begun a fresh battle against legalization. On Tuesday, Fort Myers Rep. Ray Rodrigues revealed the first official regulations…
When Senator Bernie Sanders in 2015 introduced his bill, which would remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and allow each state to decide if adults may consume cannabis, the Vermont lawmaker failed to acquire a cosponsor, let alone get the measure passed. But…
It’s the usual practice for an incoming president to completely wipe and rebuild the White House website, but President Donald Trump’s job of it has raised some eyebrows in the marijuana advocacy community. The 45th President has removed the Office of National Drug Control Policy…