Drug's current status could be downgraded Paul Marini | July 21, 2014 Chelsea McDougall, Northwest Herald The federal government is considering easing its position on marijuana, reclassifying it as a less dangerous drug in what marijuana advocates say reflects the changing attitudes nationwide. CHELSEA McDOUGALL Read more
Shut out of banking services, marijuana-related businesses in states where the substance is legal operate as cash-only businesses, but that may be changing Paul Marini | July 18, 2014 Katie Rucke, MintPress News The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 231-192 in favor of a bipartisan-backed piece of legislation that blocks the Treasury Department from using federal funds to penalize banks or other financial institutions for providing services... Read more
Medical pot users with guns target of DEA raids Paul Marini | July 13, 2014 Kate Prengaman, Yakima Herald-Republic When federal drug enforcement agents ordered him at gunpoint onto his knees in front of his barn last fall, Dean Holcomb was shocked. Read more
Marijuana ads signal new strategy in push to legalize Paul Marini | July 11, 2014 Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy In the topsy-turvy world of marijuana politics, conservative Republican Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state is the unlikely hero of the moment, lauded for trying to protect medical pot users from federal arrest. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/11/233092/marijuana-ads-signal-new-strategy.html#storylink=cpy... Read more
National advocates watching Mackenzie case unfold Paul Marini | July 11, 2014 Brian Wellner, Quad-City Times National advocates are closely watching how an Iowa cancer patient's marijuana case unfolds, hoping it will spur changes in drug laws. Read more
Are The 2016 Candidates Afraid Of Marijuana? Paul Marini | July 10, 2014 Colin Campbell, Business Insider Polls show the vast majority of the public - around 86%, according to a January 2014 CBS poll - supports medical marijuana legalization and a slight majority favors outright legalization for recreational use. However, though a... Read more
Maine’s Medical Marijuana Program Named Best In U.S. Paul Marini | July 09, 2014 Rob Poindexter, WABI TV-5 According to a new report released by Americans For Safe Access, Maine’s medical marijuana program is the best in the country. Read more
New York latest to become a medicinal marijuana state Paul Marini | July 08, 2014 Mike Cannon, Tech Times New York is now the 23rd state to make marijuana legally available to those who require it to treat a medical condition. Doctors can prescribe marijuana in a nonsmokable form to patients with illnesses on a... Read more
Everything Wrong With Cuomo's Medical Marijuana Law Paul Marini | July 08, 2014 Christopher Robbins, Gothamist Far from the "historic step" lauded by politicians who were cowed into submission by their self-aggrandizing chief executive, New York's medical marijuana law is a deeply flawed piece of legislation that puts Governor Cuomo's political aspirations ahead... Read more
New report calls Maine’s medical marijuana program the nation’s best Paul Marini | July 08, 2014 Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News A new report released by the industry trade group Americans For Safe Access gave Maine’s medical marijuana program the highest score out of 35 states with some kind of medical cannabis law. Read more