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We will see what this actually turns out, in the end, to be....but this is pretty hot news and I once again applaud Gardner of CO. Trump strikes deal with Colorado Senator on legalized marijuana President Trump promised Senator Gardner of Colorado he would support efforts to protect states...

I have not been in a retail rec/MMJ shop since last summer, so yesterday I decided to check out what the bottom of the barrel bargains actually look like in Washington state. The discount $50 ounces looked like I expected: brown, crispy, leafy outdoor buds that might be a year old or more, with...

I was wrong in that I did not know that such language was included in the Senate version. That's good because although new amendments can be inserted during reconciliation negotiations, its uncommon. Way better that it is in the Senate version, out from under Pete 'you asshat' Sessions Rules...

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/marijuana/marijuana-use-muddies-nevada-federal-gun-laws/ The interplay of guns and marijuana, particularly medicinal, has raised a variety of issues for everyone from gun dealers and law enforcement to marijuana users. Since those questions involve not...

Legal Medical Marijuana – 5 Social Impacts 1) Fewer Deaths from Opiates The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at McGill University. Currently, the U.S and...

Federal: House Bill Introduced to Expand Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana Update: HR 1820 has been referred to committee. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), along with five co-sponsors, has reintroduced H.R. 1820, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to...

Weekly Legislative Update 5/13/17 Welcome to this week’s edition of the NORML legislative roundup! So much to talk about this week, so let’s start with our favorite villain, Attorney General Jeff Sessions. This week, Sessions superseded the 2010 Holder Memo, regarding DOJ’s policy on charging...

Here's a linked article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/louisiana-supreme-court-chief-justice-blasts-court-for-affirming-18-year-sentence-over-marijuana_us_590ce088e4b0104c734f0a40?section=us_politics 1 year of jail served for each gram you carry...... I can not feel any worse for this...

President Donald Trump issued his first statement on medical marijuana since he took office. Trump on Friday signed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through September 30. The congressionally approved bill includes a rider — the Rohrabacher -...

http://420intel.com/articles/2017/05/05/global-marijuana-march-events-happening-weekend?utm_source=420+Intel+-+Marijuana+Industry+News&utm_campaign=6117090518-420+Intel&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3210cbef52-6117090518-278137401 USA New York City Parade Assembly: 11:00 a.m. | West 31st &...

Scotts Miracle-Gro homing in on ‘big vision’ for hydroponics as state-legal cannabis grows In latest earnings call, the gardening giant touts initial successes, looks to expand its foothold in marijuana industry through its Hawthorne Gardening Co. subsidiary The wet weather may be dampening...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-open-letter-to-jeff-sessions-from-a-doctor-concerned_us_589934eee4b02bbb1816bf03 "Dear Sen. Sessions, Let me start by introducing myself. I am Dr. David Bearman, I am considered to be one of the most clinically knowledgable physicians in the field of...

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/dea-quietly-removed-document-marijuana-health-risks-website EXCERPT: DEA marijuana raid Photo Credit: DEA The Drug Enforecment Agency (DEA) quietly removed a 45-page document from its website which had long been criticized for stating inaccuracies and making...

Is anyone else afraid Jeff Sessions and the new administration will fuck with legal states? I thought the Republicans were all for turning things back to the states. Is that everything but cannabis? :(

Trump’s TSA Officially Green-Lights Medical Marijuana 2 BY DUKE LONDON ON APRIL 5TH, 2017 AT 10:42 AM | UPDATED: APRIL 5TH, 2017 AT 11:58 AM MARIJUANA NEWS UPDATE 2: The TSA has now updated their website once again, but is seemingly backtracking on the newly minted medical marijuana...