Medical Marijuana News

Peruse the headlines as they are told, keep abreast of the issues as they unfold. Keep up with the ever-changing policies that govern our regions, and the political directives that affect our lives.

February 28, 2017

The Latest: Sessions Still Hates Weed, Trump May Still Crack Down on Pot

Attorney General Jeff Sessions broke his self-imposed silence on Monday, mentioning the word “marijuana” for the first time since taking over the federal Justice Department. And while his plans to stymie marijuana legalization in America are still unclear—if he indeed has any such plans—he did deliver this newsflash: The longtime […]
February 28, 2017

Colorado GOP Senate Leader Downplays Federal Interference Fears

Colorado Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg In response to statements made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer last week, Colorado Senate President Pro Tem Jerry Sonnenberg said that he does not think the federal government will crack down the legal marijuana market in states where it is legal for adult consumption. Denver […]
February 28, 2017

What’s the Buzz? Pot-Growing Lights Vex Ham Radio Operators

BY MARINA VILLENEUVE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization of marijuana is creating a chronic nuisance thanks […]
February 28, 2017

Are These America’s Meanest Marijuana Cops?

To the north of metro Detroit across 8 Mile Road is Oakland County, Michigan, a heavily populated and relatively well-to-do suburban area—with one of the highest arrest rates for marijuana crimes in the state. Here, Michigan’s “murky” medical marijuana law is subject to a hard-line interpretation: It may as well […]
February 28, 2017

New Mexico Tribe Puts Up Land for $160M Medicinal Greenhouse

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — On a patch of tribal land in western New Mexico, a company plans to build a $160 million state-of-the-art greenhouse for researching and growing medicinal plants, including marijuana. Bright Green Group of Companies is partnering with Acoma Pueblo on what would be the nation’s largest commercial […]
February 28, 2017

Alternative Fact: Marijuana Causes Violence

Attorney General Jeff SessionsPhoto by Gage Skidmore Speaking to the press this evening, Attorney General Jeff Sessions doubled down on his infamous reefer madness rhetoric. Sessions stated: “We’re seeing real violence around that. Experts are telling me there’s more violence around marijuana than one would think and there’s big money involved.” […]
February 28, 2017

Jeff Sessions Breaks Silence on Pot Policy

BY SADIE GURMAN AND ERIC TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will try to adopt “responsible policies” for enforcement of federal anti-marijuana laws, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday, adding that he believes violence surrounds sales and use of the drug in the U.S. In a meeting […]
February 27, 2017

Four days since The White House threatened marijuana consumers…

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer It has been a whirlwind since the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday indicated that the Trump administration may engage in “greater” efforts to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws in jurisdictions that have legalized and regulated its adult use. In the last four […]
February 27, 2017

Pot Plants Stolen from UK Police Station

Generally speaking, police stations are secure places. Access in and out is controlled, and actions within are closely monitored—by the police who work there, for one. In Great Britain, a surveillance state so out of control with cameras that it’s difficult to breathe without a recording of the act becoming […]
February 27, 2017

Conflict of Interest Much?!? Sean Spicer’s Wife Has Huge Ties to the Beer Industry

Donald Trump’s choice for his mouthpiece as White House press secretary and communications director was the hot-headed Sean Spicer, who ruffled just a few feathers last week when he said Americans will see “greater enforcement” of federal law on recreational marijuana. Spicer’s choice for marriage in 2004 was the booze-lauding Rebecca Spicer. Rebecca Spicer has […]
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