Modern Renaissance: The New Hemp Economy is Around the Corner
Michael “Mr. Hemp” Bowman and Greg Flavall explain why America needs hemp to thrive and how it can revitalize our economy, even in these turbulent times.
Medical marijuana advocates react to ouster of VA chief David Shulkin, nomination of Dr. Ronny Jackson
Veterans organizations fighting for medical marijuana access reacted with both hope and skepticism to President Donald Trump’s latest shakeup at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump ousted VA Secretary David Shulkin via tweet late Wednesday and announced that he would nominate for the position Dr. Ronny Jackson, 50, an active-duty rear admiral in the Navy who…
Canadian cops run out of space for all the weed for they’re confiscating
For smokers across Canada, the federal legalization of marijuana can’t come soon enough. After a few delays, the rollout is currently slated for the end of the summer. But for one police department, time might be more pressing. According to a police superintendent in Hamilton, Ontario, the cops have run out of storage space for…
Michigan closed 210 medical marijuana shops in the last 2 weeks. Most were in Detroit
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan regulators said Thursday that they ordered the closure of 210 medical marijuana businesses over a two-week period, largely because their owners failed to apply for a state license by a mid-February deadline or did not receive authorization from their municipalities. Most of the shops — 158 — were in Detroit. Authorities…
Detroit legalizes pot shops and then bans them from most of the city
Eight Mile Road marks the northern city limit of Detroit. Once lined with vacant buildings, this stretch of highway was transformed in 2015 when the city decided that it would allow medical marijuana dispensaries in. But for the past two years, a strict zoning ordinance has been threatening to shut them down and they’ve merely…
Activists Pass Out Joints to Protest D.C. Pot Laws
On March 27, about two dozen cannabis advocates rallied at the John A. Wilson Building, the seat of Washington, D.C.’s municipal government, handing out joints and seeds to the public — and even getting at least one councilmember to accept a joint. After the activists moved into the building, they settled outside the room where…
Here’s how much marijuana you’d need to be eligible for the death penalty under federal law
Last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo encouraging federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for certain drug trafficking offenses. Federal law allows for capital punishment in drug trafficking cases involving murder or homicide. But the attorney general also specifically called out one provision that allows for capital punishment in cases involving “extremely…
Should State-Legal Cannabis Growers Worry About Trump’s Death Penalty Threat?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Trump administration’s notorious anti-drug hard-liner at the top of the Justice Department, has issued a memorandum calling on federal attorneys to pursue capital punishment in “appropriate cases” of “drug-related prosecutions” — including for those “dealing in extremely large quantities of drugs.” The memo referenced the “opioid epidemic,” and made no mention…
