Despite bipartisan congressional pleas, Marc Fogel, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia for possessing medical marijuana obtained as a registered patient in Pennsylvania, was not included in a recent high-profile prisoner swap. Fogel, who used cannabis as an alternative to opioids for pain treatment, is serving a 14-year sentence for “drug smuggling” over a half-ounce […]
Some fightin’ words are coming from the DOJ when it comes to judgments on marijuana-users. But first, some context. Last month, the Supreme Court decided that the federal government had a right to limit use of guns for people with domestic violence restraining orders. Some similar cases, including one on whether marijuana smokers could attain […]
Harris’ record as a prosecutor for San Francisco has become an issue that Donald Trump is trying to capitalize on. On Monday, Trump went on the Ingraham Angle on Fox News to try out the new attack. “She was a bad prosecutor. She was a prosecutor of Black people. She put thousands and thousands of […]
After a report from the LA Times that shed light on the poor testing discipline across the state, the Department of Cannabis Control has begun to take its job a little more seriously. The latest example of this is a license renewal denial for a cannabis testing lab that was cutting corners. This is the […]
Kamala Harris, the very likely Democratic nominee for president in November, has had a rollercoaster ride relationship with the Democratic party. She began her career as the Attorney General for California, and wrote a book called “Smart on Crime.” Then, in 2020 when she was running for President, the Democratic party went through a moment […]
In a significant political move, former President Donald Trump has selected Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. This choice could have notable implications for U.S. marijuana policy, given Trump’s inconsistent record and Vance’s conservative stance on cannabis reform. Vance, elected to the Senate in 2022, has limited experience […]
The period in which the public can comment on the potential rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III ended Monday night at midnight, and the public certainly weighed in, with a total of 42,925 comments. Headset, a cannabis data-platform, analyzed the comments and found that they were almost unanimously in favor of the […]
A new report from New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) reveals that more than 75% of medical marijuana patients in the state have reduced their intake of prescription drugs due to cannabis use. Notably, 66% of these patients reported a specific reduction in their need for prescription opioids for pain management. The comprehensive […]
US rapper Wiz Khalifa has been charged with illegal drug possession after performing at the “Beach, Please!” festival in the Romanian village of Costinesti, where he allegedly consumed cannabis on stage, prosecutors said. The hip-hop star was headlining at the seaside festival on the shore of the Black Sea when he got caught with the […]
Winner for best name for a bill, the DOOBIE Act is getting a vote in a Senate committee. The bill would limit any federal agent’s ability to use past use of marijuana of a potential employee to determine whether or not they are hired. In full, the bill is titled the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and […]
