At Least 20 SWAT Raids Since 2010 Involving Cannabis Have Led to Deaths
Tue / Mar 21st
According to data compiled by the New York Times, at least 20 SWAT raids since 2010 that involved suspected cannabis dealers… 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:
AG Jeff Sessions Indicates No Plan to Scrap Cole Memo
Wed / Mar 15th
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told reporters on Wednesday that he may maintain cannabis industry guidelines set in place by… Read More
Federal Cannabis Sentences Declined Sharply Under Obama Administration
Wed / Mar 15th
During the last five years of the Obama Administration, sentences for federal cannabis crimes plummeted, according to statistics from the… Read More
Colo. House Passes Bill Limiting Home Grows
Tue / Mar 14th
Colorado’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would impose a 16-plant limit on residential grows – part of… Read More
Marc and Jodie Emery Arrested in Dispensary Sweep
Fri / Mar 10th
The Cannabis Culture dispensaries operated by Marc and Jodie Emery – the so-called “Prince and Princess of Pot” – have… Read More
Nevada Tribe Warned by U.S. Attorney About Hosting Cannabis Cup
Tue / Feb 28th
Las Vegas-based U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden has sent a letter to the Moapa Paiute Tribe warning them that the High… Read More
Michigan MMJ Patient Has Charges Dismissed in Conservative County Court
Mon / Feb 27th
A medical cannabis patient in Oakland County, Michigan has won his legal battle against the county after a judge ruled… Read More
Cannabis Industry Reacts to Spicer’s “Greater Enforcement” Comments
Fri / Feb 24th
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer seemed to put the legal cannabis industry on notice. Following a month of… Read More
How Alternative Facts Fueled Cannabis Prohibition
Fri / Feb 24th
Harry Anslinger, the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, made it his mission to rid the U.S. of… Read More
Trump Press Secretary Hints at “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Cannabis Prohibition
Thu / Feb 23rd
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said during the daily White House press briefing on Thursday that the Trump administration is… Read More
Bill Sealing Low-Level Cannabis Possession Convictions Heads to NY Senate
Thu / Feb 16th
A proposal to seal criminal records of individuals arrested for possession of cannabis in public view in New York has… Read More
Alaska Regulators Seize CBD Products at Retail Dispensaries
Fri / Feb 10th
Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office have seized thousands of dollars’ worth of imported CBD oil from the state’s licensed… Read More
Jeff Sessions’ Attorney General Confirmation Draws Mixed Reviews from Cannabis Industry
Thu / Feb 9th
Republican Jeff Sessions is a staunch prohibitionist who once remarked that he thought the Ku Klux Klan “was okay” until… Read More
Hemp CBD Companies Should Worry About FDA, Not DEA, Intervention
Wed / Feb 8th
It’s been nearly two months since mainstream media outlets and several cannabis publications published headlines claiming that the Drug Enforcement… Read More
Two Former Vireo Officials Charged with Illegally Transporting MMJ from Minnesota to New York
Tue / Feb 7th
Two former Vireo Health officials face felony charges over allegations that they illegally transported medical cannabis oils from their Minnesota… Read More
Sessions AG Nomination Heads to GOP-Led Senate
Fri / Feb 3rd
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General in a straight partly-line… Read More
Santa Ana, California Police Carry Out Dispensary Raids
Fri / Jan 27th
Sky High, the Santa Ana, California dispensary that gained national attention after video footage of a 2015 raid showed officers… Read More
Statistics Canada: Organized Crime More Likely to Traffic Drugs Other Than Cannabis
Tue / Jan 24th
Organized crime groups and gangs in Canada are more likely to produce and traffic drugs such as crystal methamphetamine and… Read More
Australian Activist Raided Over Cannabis Oil Tried to Meet with Government Officials
Fri / Jan 6th
The Australian woman raided by law enforcement for manufacturing medicinal cannabis oil, which she provided for free to terminally ill… Read More
Police Raid Australian Woman Who Provides Patients Free Cannabis Oil
Wed / Jan 4th
An Australian medical cannabis oil producer, who gives away her products to sick and terminally ill people for free, has… Read More
Canadian Dispensary Owner Hopes Charges Dropped as Feds Eye Legal Market
Tue / Jan 3rd
A Canadian dispensary owner arrested and charged with possession and drug trafficking during raids in Halifax, Nova Scotia last week… Read More
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Kansas Activist Who Lost Custody of Son
Wed / Dec 28th
A District of Kansas federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Garden City mother and activist who lost… Read More
DEA: Rule Change Prioritizes CBD Research
Wed / Dec 21st
The DEA says that the rule change, published last week which changed the agency’s code for cannabis extracts, will make… Read More
Marc and Jodie Emery Arrested in Montreal Dispensary Raids
Mon / Dec 19th
Long time Canadian cannabis activist Marc Emery and his wife Jodie have been arrested in dispensary raids in Montreal, just… Read More