Home Pot Delivery Is Cool, but California's Taxes and Regulations Are Still Onerous
The current regime makes it hard for licensed cannabusinesses to compete with the black market.
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Ted Cruz Challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke, on a Possible DACA Deal: 'I'm Not Seeing It'
El Paso Democrat, trying to change Texas from red to blue, talks about guns, weed, and how we've already got "record safety and security on our border"
At CPAC, a Pitch to End the Drug War: 'It's a Parkland, Florida, Every Two Days'
There's little discussion of the war on drugs at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Howard Wooldridge wants to change that.
Admitting You Smoked Pot Can Get You Bounced From White House Job
It's all a matter of the suddenly important "security clearance."
Despite Tough Talk, Oregon's U.S. Attorney Doesn't Plan to Shut Down the Pot Industry
Billy Williams wants to work with state marijuana regulators to address his concerns about "overproduction and diversion."
Jeff Sessions Says Opioid Addiction Starts With Marijuana. Here Are 6 Studies That Say Otherwise
Sessions: "We think a lot of this is starting with marijuana and other drugs, too."
Renewed War on Marijuana Spurs Congress to Defend Federalism
Next week's budget showdown will include a fight over an amendment prohibiting the DOJ from preventing states from legalizing medical marijuana.
California Politicians Want to Create a Government-Owned Marijuana Bank
Federal pot prohibition breeds state socialism.
How to Legally Buy Weed In D.C. Without Actually Buying Any Weed at All
D.C.'s marijuana gift economy shows that markets exist whether we want them to or not.
Man Incarcerated for 6 Years Without a Trial Because He Demanded a Speedy Trial
What the 2nd Circuit's opinion in U.S. v. Tigano reveals about the state of our criminal justice system
Poll Commissioned by Pot Prohibitionists Shows How Unpopular Pot Prohibition Is
A survey by an anti-marijuana group finds that only 16 percent of Americans support the current federal policy.
Most U.S. Attorneys in States With Legal Pot Don't Seem to Be Planning a Crackdown
Eight out of 13 have indicated that Jeff Session's marijuana memo won't affect their prosecutorial decisions.
Vermont Becomes the Ninth State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Today the governor signed a bill that eliminates penalties for possession and home cultivation.
3 Lessons from Prohibition, Which Started Today in 1919
The 18th Amendment was ratified, extending an existing ban on liquor passed during World War I.
U.S. Attorney Warns Oregon About Recreational Marijuana Boom
Will faulty, incomplete statistics be used to justify a crackdown?
Legal Weed Could Create $50+ Billion in Federal Tax Revenue
Government shouldn't need a financial incentive to legalize, but if it helps get lawmakers onboard...
This Marijuana Reform T-Shirt Cost Iowa Taxpayers Half a Million Bucks
The state will pay damages and legal fees for violating the First Amendment rights of ISU activists.
Vermont Is About to Become the Ninth State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
The governor has indicated he will sign a bill approved today.
Fear of Mexicans, Not Blacks, Led Kansas to Ban Marijuana
Defending pot prohibition, a state legislator picks on the wrong minority group.
Federalists Can't Support a Cannabis Crackdown
That includes the president, who said marijuana legalization "should be up to the states."
4 Things Congress Can Do to Stop a Cannabis Crackdown
Will bipartisan criticism of Jeff Sessions' marijuana memo inspire legislative action?
As Sessions Moves Against State-Legal Weed, Vermont Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Bill
Vermont is close to becoming the first state in the country to legalize marijuana via legislation instead of relying on a referendum.
Did Jeff Sessions' Marijuana Memo Restore the Rule of Law?
Pot prohibition gives vast discretion to U.S. attorneys, who have never prosecuted more than a tiny percentage of offenders.
Jeff Sessions Can't Stop Pot Legalization: Podcast
The attorney general's new memo on marijuana is disturbing on many levels, but it will ultimately be effective on none.
'The War on Pot…Has Affected Millions of Lives in This Country Negatively'
Sticking up for pharmacological freedom on Fox Business Network
Jeff Sessions Escalates the Federal War on Marijuana - and his Assault on Federalism
The attorney general's reversal of an Obama policy limiting prosecution of marijuana businesses in states that have legalized marijuana is a limited, but potentially dangerous step.
Victory in the 'Kettle Falls Five' Case
Charges dismissed, convictions vacated for family convicted of growing legal medical marijuana
Sessions Still Is Not Leading a Cannabis Crackdown
The attorney general's memo gives U.S. attorneys the discretion they always had to target state-legal marijuana suppliers.
Blame the Supreme Court for Letting the Feds Target Legal State Pot
The awful precedents that helped empower Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Will AG Sessions Make Federalism Go Up in Smoke?
The Attorney General's threat to federally prosecute marijuana businesses in non-prohibition states is lawful, but contrary to federalism principles.
Jeff Sessions Is Set to Give Prosecutors Free Rein to Enforce Federal Marijuana Ban
Sources say he's rescinding a memo that restricted Justice Department's role under Obama administration.
California Is Taxing the Hell Out of Pot, but Washington Is Even Greedier
Alaska has the lowest taxes on recreational marijuana.
Stop Pretending Sober Drivers Are Stoned
States with legal pot should not define DUI based on a "mythical link" between THC blood levels and impairment.
Stop Making Iran Protests About American Politics: Podcast
Instead of arguing about media coverage and posturing about partisan reactions, maybe focus on sanctions and refugee policy?
Warning: Don't Bring Your Legal Marijuana Through Internal Border Checkpoints in California
Recreational pot use becomes legal in the Golden State in 2018. The feds don't care.
New Policy Lets V.A. Docs Talk to Veterans About Medical Marijuana Use
But they're still forbidden from recommending or prescribing, and the government won't pay for it.
Ben Carson Admits War on Drugs Conflicts with War on Poverty
The drug war "often dealt harshly with non-violent offenders, taking men away from their families" the secretary of housing and urban deveopment admits.
Even Without the Rider That Protects Medical Marijuana, a Pot Crackdown Is Unlikely
Despite his fear and loathing of cannabis, Jeff Sessions has good reasons to tolerate legalization.
Jury Rejects Damages for Victims of Pot Raid Based on Wet Tea Leaves
The jurors seem to have concluded that the bumbling drug warriors of Johnson County, Kansas, were incompetent rather than dishonest.
Contradicting Prohibitionists, Survey Says Adolescent Pot Use Is Falling in Colorado
Past-month cannabis consumption by teenagers fell significantly last year and is lower than it was before legalization.
8 States Let You Smoke Weed, But Massachusetts Might Be the First to Make it Easy
A proposal would allow the social consumption of cannabis.
Los Angeles Reserves the Right to Decide Who May Sell You Pot
Recreational marijuana arrives with a million strings attached.
Chris Christie's Situational Federalism
New Jersey's governor says states have a right to legalize sports betting but not marijuana.
Dallas Marijuana 'Cite & Release' a Half-Assed Measure
Offenders can avoid jail, but only at first.
