Drug-Centric Federal Agencies and Colorado Springs Officials Hold Secret Meeting
Fri / Jul 21st
Officials from the Department of Justice, the White House Office of National Drug Policy and the DEA held a secret… Read More
Law Enforcement
In states that have legalized cannabis for medical or recreational use, law enforcement agencies must coexist with an industry they have historically policed. There are also branches of law enforcement that continue to raid dispensaries in legal cannabis markets. Read more about law enforcement and cannabis here:
Police in Wichita, Kansas Silence Cannabis Activists’ Signature Collecting Efforts
Fri / Jul 21st
Activists in Wichita, Kansas collecting petition signatures to reduce cannabis possession penalties were thwarted by police at City Hall who… Read More
Undercover Denver Police Crash Private Cannabis Party, Issue Public-Use Citations
Tue / Jul 18th
The Denver Police Department used undercover officers to infiltrate the International Church of Cannabis’ inaugural 4/20 event, leading to public… Read More
Colorado Court of Appeals Rules Police K-9 Alert Not Grounds for Search
Mon / Jul 17th
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that an alert by a police K-9 trained to smell cannabis and other… Read More
Cannabis Arrests in D.C. Climb Following 2015 Legalization
Tue / Jul 11th
In 2015 voters in Washington D.C. approved a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis in the nation’s capital; however that didn’t… Read More
Green Party in Racine, Wisconsin Launches Petition Drive for Cannabis Reforms
Wed / Jun 14th
Members of the Green Party in Racine, Wisconsin have launched a petition campaign for direct legislation to reduce cannabis possession… Read More
Deputy Attorney General Toes Anti-Cannabis Line During Senate Hearing
Wed / Jun 14th
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein doubled down on the anti-cannabis stance of the Trump Administration during testimony in front of… Read More
Nevada Gov. Signs Rec. Rules Bills, Vetoes Measure Vacating Some Convictions
Tue / Jun 13th
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed three bills related to the state’s forthcoming recreational cannabis industry, but also vetoed a… Read More
Colorado Gov. Signs Plant Cap, Illegal Grow Enforcement Funding Bills
Fri / Jun 9th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill allowing $6 million a year from the state’s cannabis tax revenues to… Read More
Secret Service Relaxes Cannabis Policy to Boost Hiring
Sun / Jun 4th
In an effort to swell the ranks of Secret Service officers, the agency is relaxing its rules about cannabis use… Read More
Australia’s ‘Dr. Pot’ Arrested, Charged with Drug Crimes
Wed / May 31st
An Australian physician who has experimented with the medical uses of cannabis since 1990 has been arrested and charged with… Read More
Detroit, Michigan Officials Plan to Close Another 51 ‘Illegal’ Dispensaries
Tue / May 30th
Another 51 dispensaries in Detroit, Michigan are set to be shuttered in the coming weeks as city officials continue cracking… Read More
France Will End Prison Sentences for Cannabis Consumers
Mon / May 29th
French officials have announced a plan to discontinue prison sentences for cannabis consumers by the year’s end, according to a… Read More
Poll: Canadians Support Erasing Cannabis Possession Convictions
Thu / May 25th
With Canada on the path to a nationwide adult-use cannabis regime, recent polling data suggest that a comfortable majority of Canadians… Read More
Cannabis Breathalyzer Company Completes $8.1 Million Funding Round
Wed / May 24th
Benchmark Capital, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm whose investments include Uber, Dropbox, Snap, and WeWork has infused capital into… Read More
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Calls 18-Year Jail Term for Possession ‘Ridiculous’
Mon / May 22nd
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson has called out her colleagues for upholding an 18-year prison sentence for Gary… Read More
Leave Grandma’s MMJ Alone, California Sen. Harris Tells Jeff Sessions
Thu / May 18th
Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, denounced on Tuesday a recent order by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recommence… Read More
City Councilman in Norman, Oklahoma Cleared of Paraphernalia Charges Following Canna-Expert’s Testimony
Mon / May 15th
Ending a court case that may seem laughably unnecessary in this age of growing drug reform, jurors in Norman, Oklahoma… Read More
AG Sessions Orders Return to Harsher Drug Penalties
Fri / May 12th
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on Wednesday that reverses some of the more compassionate policies of his predecessors regarding… Read More
Trump Reserves Right to Ignore Federal MMJ Protections in $1 Trillion Spending Bill
Thu / May 11th
In a move that could lower Donald J. Trump’s popularity even further with cannabis supporters, the president signed his first… Read More
Tunisia Parliament Takes ‘Considerable Step’ With Drug Law Reform
Thu / Apr 27th
Tunisia’s Parliament has voted to relax the nation’s harsh drug sentencing laws which could allow first-time offenders to forgo jail… Read More
National District Attorneys Association Pens Prohibitionist Position Paper
Wed / Apr 26th
The National District Attorneys Association has released a white paper supporting the enforcement of federal cannabis laws while stating that the… Read More
Activists Arrested Again at Washington, D.C. Pro-Cannabis Rally
Tue / Apr 25th
Members of D.C. Marijuana Justice, a pro-cannabis activist group, held a “smoke-in” yesterday at the Capitol that led to the… Read More
Kansas Man Who Suffers Seizures Arrested for Manufacturing Own Cannabis Medicine
Fri / Apr 21st
A Kansas man who suffers from non-epileptic seizures was arrested and charged with possession and manufacture of a controlled substance,… Read More