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…
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…
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…