A coalition of law enforcement, anti-marijuana, and religious organizations is urging President Donald Trump to reject a proposal to reclassify cannabis under federal law—a decision the administration has said will come within weeks. The effort, led by the advocacy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), included a letter sent to the White House on Monday. […]
Sequoia National Park, home to the world’s largest trees and iconic raptors like peregrine falcons and bald eagles, has long battled illegal marijuana cultivation in its rugged backcountry. On Thursday, the National Park Service (NPS) announced a major victory: the removal of nearly 2,400 marijuana plants and roughly 2,000 pounds of trash from a 13-acre […]
We’re in the midst of a federal takeover of Washington D.C. in order to help with crime, despite the data showing it on a downward trend. This takeover includes the DEA, Customs and Border Protection, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and it seems they’re focused on some small “c” crime. In […]
A federal appeals court has sided with medical marijuana patients seeking to exercise their Second Amendment rights, deepening the national debate over whether cannabis use should disqualify individuals from firearm ownership under federal law. In a decision issued this week, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a […]
A new study from Portland State University challenges the narrative that Oregon’s 2020 drug decriminalization measure caused a surge in crime and overdose deaths. For years, critics have pointed to Measure 110—which downgraded possession of small amounts of drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl to a civil violation—as a major driver of Oregon’s public safety struggles. […]
More than 20,000 marijuana products have been pulled from dispensary shelves across Michigan after state regulators flagged health concerns tied to vape cartridges containing medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) announced the recall on Tuesday, urging customers to immediately stop using the products. The recall affects roughly 26,000 vape cartridges distributed […]
Due to a long list of factors that we’ve been banging the drum about for years now, marijuana sales are having trouble across the country. The first sign of this comes from Washington state, where sales have declined for the 5th year in a row. $277 million of cannabis was sold in the first quarter […]
It seems Trump has decided that rescheduling marijuana has become popular enough for him to do it, and now we’re all just waiting for the announcement to happen. This is good news! Lots of questions remain, including what a “behind the counter” situation looks like for marijuana, but scheduling in the in the third category […]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is renewing his call for marijuana reform, arguing that if former President Donald Trump follows through on rescheduling the drug, “the game is over for Democrats at the ballot box.” Gaetz, who was briefly Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general before withdrawing from consideration, dedicated a large portion of his […]
As Texas Republicans push to tighten restrictions on hemp sales during a special legislative session, one musician brought a different kind of laser focus to the Lone Star State. Kyle McDonald, bassist and vocalist for the California punk-reggae band Slightly Stoopid, stunned concertgoers in Irving, Texas, last month when he lit a joint on stage […]
