Attorney General Jeff Sessions might be seeking to resume enforcement of federal cannabis laws without changing Justice Department policy.
Category archives: Cannabis
Oakland Explores Reparations for Those Persecuted by the War on Drugs
For decades Oakland police arrested people for marijuana crimes. The city vying to be America’s cannabis capital is exploring how to bring those people into the legal cannabis business.
Is Big Pharma for or Against Legalizing Medical Marijuana? Maybe Both.
Pharmaceutical companies are intrigued by the immense and growing medical marijuana market but cannot figure a way to corner it.
L.A. Considers Plan for City-Owned Bank Friendly to Marijuana Businesses
The city council president has proposed a bank to help build affordable housing and provide basic services to cannabis businesses.
A New High: Nearly Half of All American Adults Have Tried Marijuana
Polling shows it is common to give marijuana a try but uncommon to make it a regular thing.
Marijuana Recommendations From Federal Crime Task Force Expected Soon
Beleaguered Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems fixated on linking marijuana to violent crime.
Nevada Declares Marijuana State of Emergency to Avoid $100 Million Tax Shortfall
Marijuana, until recently illegal in Nevada, is now a major source of revenue the state can’t afford to lose.
Policy Group Argues It’s Time to End the Failed War on Drugs
On a typical night in America, 133,000 people are in jail just for drug possession at vast cost to themselves and taxpayers.
Somebody Needs to Tell Jeff Sessions That Legalized Marijuana Does Not Cause More Crime
The Attorney General claims legal cannabis increases crime but cops and academics both disagree.
Women Cannabis Entrepreneurs Gather In L.A. for Empowerment Summit
The burgeoning legal marijuana industry has a glass ceiling but it seems loftier and more easily broken than traditional industries.