This Bill Would Protect Medical Marijuana Suppliers From Jeff Sessions' Whims
The bipartisan CARERS Act prohibits federal prosecution of patients and providers who comply with state law.
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In Private Letter, Jeff Sessions Asks Congress for Permission to Go After Medical Marijuana
Sessions uses a straw man to justify a war on medical pot.
U.S. Customs Seizes Combination Locked Travel Bags as Drug Paraphernalia
The reason given was that too many people were finding them a useful means of keeping weed away from their kids.
10th Circuit Allows RICO Suits Against State-Licensed Pot Suppliers
But the appeals court rejected claims against state and local officials who regulate marijuana businesses.
Detroit Cracks Down Hard On Medical Marijuana
The city has shuttered well over half its dispensaries, and has plans to close many more.
South Dakota Jury Acquits Tribal Cannabis Consultant of All Charges
The verdict is a rebuke to an attorney general who helped doom plans for a marijuana resort on an Indian reservation.
Vermont's Governor Vetoes Marijuana Legalization Bill Over Concerns About Driver Impairment
Republican Gov. Phil Scott cited absence of a roadside sobriety test for THC.
Thanks to Insane DUI Law, Driver Gets 6 Months for Fatal Crash She Did Not Cause
Michigan's "zero tolerance" standard for THC-positive motorists inflicts another injustice.
Vermont Legislature Becomes First In Nation to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Bill now heads to Gov. Phil Scott.
Like Most Americans, NFL Players Think They Should Be Allowed to Use Medical Marijuana
The NFL's opposition to legal medical pot (like the federal government's) increasingly runs against not only public opinion but common sense.
Kansas Jails Cancer-Stricken Grandmother for Driving After Taking Anti-Nausea Drug
Angela Castner tested positive for THC because she used doctor-prescribed Marinol to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy.
Marijuana Policy in the Trump Era
Reason sat down with experts and advocates to discuss the state legalization, science, and the marijuana industry.
Chris Christie Says Marijuana Legalizers Want to 'Poison Our Kids' for 'Blood Money'
New Jersey's governor also worries that the government might eventually "let everybody choose."
'Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.' Q&A With Filmmaker Chris Bell
Yet the DEA wants to ban it.
Wacky Wavy Inflatable Tube Men Can't Sell Weed, Say Washington State Lawmakers
Bill would also add severe restrictions on retail businesses' use of billboards.
Roger Goodell Says Medical Marijuana Might Not Be Safe Enough For Grown Men Who Hurt Each Other For a Living
Football is more dangerous than pot.
CNN Erroneously Claims Illegal Drugs Are a 'Deadlier' Highway Hazard Than Alcohol
The network misreads federal data, conflating positive drug tests with impairment.
Marijuana: Now Officially As Normal As Steel, Cement, and Rubber
Industry standards group ASTM adds pot to its portfolio.
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West Virginia Becomes the 29th State to Allow Medical Marijuana Use
Six states have approved cannabis for patients in the last year.
Does Legalization Boost Teen Marijuana Use?
The only safe conclusion is that it's too early to draw any conclusions.
Marijuana Is Bad, DHS Chief Says, Although It's 'Not a Factor in the Drug War'
John Kelly wants us to know that he and Jeff Sessions see eye to eye on the perils of pot.
Sessions-Shy Colorado Legislators Gut Bill Authorizing Cannabis Consumption Clubs
Fear of provoking a federal crackdown prompts a retreat.
New Bill Will Make Canada the Second Country to Legalize Marijuana
The government expects licensed cannabis retailers to begin serving recreational consumers next year.
The Conservative Schism on Legalizing Pot
Law and order conservatives vs. small government conservatives.
Denver Man Who Claimed Marijuana Made Him Kill His Wife Gets 30 Years
Richard Kirk said he did not realize how THC-infused taffy would affect him.
Brave New World of Weed: The Astonishing Potential of a Complex Plant [Reason Podcast]
Journalist Joe Dolce says legalization is opening new frontiers in cannabis use.
California's Governor Rejects Anti-Competitive Marijuana Rules
Jerry Brown proposes a bill that would let cannabusinesses hold multiple licenses, including distribution.
The Dallas Cowboys' Owner Is Right: NFL Should Change its Nonsensical Marijuana Prohibition
Jerry Jones is as unlikeable as an NFL owner could be, but he's right about this. Football's prohibition on weed makes no sense for players or teams.
Trump Adviser Urges Him to Keep Sessions From Harassing State-Legal Pot Suppliers
Roger Stone says the president should reject his attorney general's "outmoded thinking on marijuana."
Colorado Governor Concedes Legal Marijuana Hasn't Turned His State Into a Stoner Hellscape
Five years after opposing Amendment 64, Gov. Hickenlooper says things are going pretty well with Colorado's legal pot experiment.
Johns Hopkins University Dropped Out of a Clinical Trial for Smoked Cannabis, and Veterans With PTSD Want to Know Why
A successful clinical trial could move whole-plant marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II
Jeff Sessions' Terrible Truth About Drugs Is a Lie
The attorney general stages a revival of the "Just Say No" show.
Opioid Deaths: Another Drug War Failure
Prohibition is the cause of the problem; it's not the solution.
Jeff Sessions' Praise for the Cole Marijuana Memo Is Not a Promise of Restraint
The memo leaves plenty of room for a crackdown on the newly legal cannabis industry.
3 Questions for SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch
What the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask the Supreme Court candidate.
Jeff Sessions: Using Marijuana Is 'Only Slightly Less Awful' Than Heroin
Jeff Sessions continues to insist that the only America he wants to live in is one where no one is legally permitted to use substances he doesn't like.
Senators Urge Sessions to Keep Trump's Promise of Marijuana Federalism
The attorney general's private assurances, like his public threats, are vague and noncommittal.
GOP Rep. Thomas Garrett Intros Bill To End Federal Pot Prohibition
Legislation would remove marijuana from controlled-substances list and give states the ability to set their own policy.
Jeff Sessions Can't Handle the Truth About Marijuana
The attorney general claims he is willing to be refuted by science. His history suggests otherwise.
The Marijuana Exception to Federalism
If Jeff Sessions tries to shut down state-licensed cannabusinesses, he will betray his own principles.
Nevada U.S. Attorney Sets His Sights on the Las Vegas Cannabis Cup
Cannabis Cup attendees must comply with federal marijuana law, says U.S. Attorney Bogden.
Jeff Sessions Provides More Evidence That He Plans a Marijuana Crackdown
The attorney general ties legalization to violence, interstate smuggling, underage consumption, and health hazards.
Colorado's Governor, Who Opposed Pot Legalization in 2012, Is Ready to Defend It
John Hickenlooper, who is "getting close" to concluding that legalization is better than prohibition, says he has a duty to resist federal interference.
