Veterans Push for Medical Marijuana to Treat PTSD
During her tenure as Second Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden worked to shed a spotlight on the challenges facing... Read More
Vermont & Florida: On A Collision Course With Cannabis
Republican Governor Phil Scott announced on May 24 that he would veto the Vermont legislature’s bill to legalize recreational marijuana. Vermont was... Read More
Trump Specifies Where He Stands on Medical Marijuana – or Does He?
President Donald Trump signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill on May 5 that will keep the federal government funded through September 30.... Read More
Canada Goes For Broke to Fix a Flawed Cannabis System
The word “chai” translated from Hebrew to English means “life.” In Judaism, the number 18 is universally synonymous with “life” or “chai.”... Read More
Trump Appoints Tom Marino, the Most Anti-Marijuana Drug Czar He Could Find
Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., will be President Trump’s drug czar. Marino’s congressional voting record is that of a hard-liner on marijuana issues,... Read More
Jeff Sessions Abandons Conservative Roots and Prepares for War on Legal Marijuana
Marijuana has always been a potent presence in the criminal law consciousness. Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010,... Read More
When it Comes to Marijuana, Big Pharma Wants to Sell Drugs, Not Medicine
The United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) has given a Schedule II classification to Insys Therapeutics’ medication Syndros – a liquid, oral... Read More
Can A Worker Be Fired For Using Medical Marijuana?
The Case: Massachusetts’ highest court heard arguments about whether an employer can fire workers who use medical marijuana outside work. Cristina Barbuto... Read More
On Marijuana, Jeff Sessions Channels “Father Knows Best”
“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” – Justice Louis D. Brandeis Attorney General Jeff... Read More
History in the Making: Black History Month & Cannabis
Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as Negro History Week and later as Black History Month during February. A... Read More
