White House Hints at Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana | Phillip Smith
Marijuana legalization advocates and the legal marijuana industry have been on tenterhooks ever since Donald Trump won the White House last November, and increasingly so since he nominated pot reform foe Jeff Sessions as his attorney general, the highest law enforcement officer in the land. But for the three months since the election and the […]
White House Hints at Crackdown on Recreational Marijuana | The Daily Chronic
Study: Medical Marijuana Patients Reduce Their Use of Opioids | Paul Armentano
VICTORIA, BC — Patients with legal access to medical cannabis reduce their use of opioids, benzodiazepines, and other prescription drugs, according to data published online ahead of print in The International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia assessed the use of medical cannabis and prescription […]
Study: Medical Marijuana Patients Reduce Their Use of Opioids | The Daily Chronic
The ‘Respect State Marijuana Laws Act’ Reintroduced In Congress | NORML
WASHINGTON, DC — United States Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), along with six other Republicans and six Democrats, has reintroduced bipartisan legislation, ‘The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act,’ to prevent the federal government from criminally prosecuting individuals and/or businesses who are engaging in state-sanctioned activities specific to the possession, use, production, and distribution of marijuana. House Resolution […]
The ‘Respect State Marijuana Laws Act’ Reintroduced In Congress | The Daily Chronic
DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation from Website After Months of Public, Legal Pressure | Americans for Safe Access
WASHINGTON, DC — After months of public pressure, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has removed factually inaccurate information from its website. The change comes after Americans for Safe Access, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring safe and legal access to medical cannabis for therapeutic use and research, filed a legal request with the Department of […]
DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation from Website After Months of Public, Legal Pressure | The Daily Chronic
The Challenge of Marijuana Legalization in the Trump Era | Terry Franklin
Senator Sessions is now the US Attorney General. Activists against Prohibition wait nervously to see what the new Administration will do…. There have been uncertain signals over the past few months from President Trump and a number of his advisers — everything from harsh rhetoric to States’ Rights Libertarianism. Specific policies may come soon. As we […]
The Challenge of Marijuana Legalization in the Trump Era | The Daily Chronic
Senate Votes to Confirm Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General | Drug Policy Alliance
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate voted 52 to 47 Wednesday to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as Attorney General. Most Republicans voted for him; most Democrats voted against him. The vote comes after two months of organized opposition as hundreds of organizations expressed concerns about Sessions’s record and racially-charged statements he has made in the past. […]
Senate Votes to Confirm Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General | The Daily Chronic
Rhode Island Poll Finds Strong Support for Legalizing Marijuana | Marijuana Policy Project
PROVIDENCE, RI — A new poll shows momentum is building behind the effort to end marijuana prohibition in Rhode Island. Regulate Rhode Island director Jared Moffat held a news conference Tuesday at the State House to discuss the results. He was joined by Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Cranston) and Rep. Scott Slater (D-Providence), who recently introduced the […]
Rhode Island Poll Finds Strong Support for Legalizing Marijuana | The Daily Chronic
Valentine’s Day Gifts for Stoners | The Daily Chronic Staff
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Oregon Agency Rejects Adoption of Per Se Traffic Safety Laws for Cannabis | NORML
SALEM, OR — Lawmakers should not amend the state’s traffic safety laws or institute per se thresholds for cannabinoids, according to the recommendations of a new report issued by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which had been tasked with reviewing the state’s driving laws following the passage of legislation in 2015. Authors concluded that intoxication due […]
Oregon Agency Rejects Adoption of Per Se Traffic Safety Laws for Cannabis | The Daily Chronic
Wyoming Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed, Penalty Reform Bill Advances | Scott Gacek
CHEYENNE, WY — Marijuana possession won’t be decriminalized in Wyoming anytime soon, but statewide penalties could be reduced for first and second time offenders under a penalty reform bill that would also elevate some possession charges to a felony. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee considered multiple proposals that would change how low-level marijuana offenses are […]
Wyoming Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed, Penalty Reform Bill Advances | The Daily Chronic