U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher introduced an amendment to the Department of Justice's budget that aims to end federal raids on state-legal cannabis in the U.S. Paul Marini | May 30, 2014 Chris Roberts, SF Examiner Marijuana won its biggest-ever victory on Capitol Hill early Friday, when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives backed ending federal raids on state-legal cannabis in over half of the country. Read more
Non-Smokable Marijuana Market Begins to Take Shape in Minnesota Paul Marini | May 30, 2014 Marguerite Arnold, Main Street Minnesota may not top the list of the country's most nimble or cutting edge marijuana markets, but new developments in the state almost guarantee that the maturation of the vertical here will be closely watched nationally,... Read more
Minnesota Becomes 22nd Medical Marijuana State, But The Only One That Won’t Let You Smoke Paul Marini | May 29, 2014 Nicole Flatow, ThinkProgress Minnesota became the 22nd state in addition to the District of Columbia with a medical marijuana bill Thursday, with the signature of Gov. Mark Dayton (D). The new law will allow the distribution and consumption of marijuana... Read more
Advocates optimistic ahead of vote to defund enforcement Paul Marini | May 28, 2014 Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report President Barack Obama said in December 2012 his administration had “bigger fish to fry” than legal recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. But some members of his Department of Justice have continued to... Read more
AG Holder Has Failed to Stop DOJ Interference when it comes to Medical Marijuana; Now, It's Up to Congress Paul Marini | May 28, 2014 Steph Sherer, Huffington Post (Op-Ed) Congress will vote on a budget amendment tomorrow that will prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from spending any funds on arrests, raids, and prosecutions of state authorized medical cannabis patients and their providers. The... Read more
Cities, Counties' Efforts to Ban Marijuana May Be Enshrined In Law Paul Marini | May 28, 2014 Chris Roberts, SF Weekly Just because marijuana is legal in California doesn't mean you have the right to access marijuana in California. Read more
MintPress asks experts: should a state that has implemented cumbersome and restrictive medical marijuana laws really be considered a medical marijuana state? Paul Marini | May 27, 2014 Katie Rucke, MintPress News What qualifies a state for recognition as one that has legalized medical marijuana? Read more
Oregon Cannabis Regulations Make for Cautious Market Roll Out Paul Marini | May 27, 2014 Marguerite Arnold, Main Street Oregon's road to cannabis legalization is as distinct as Colorado's as it is from that of Washington state. Read more
They worry regulatory efforts tied to legalization of recreational pot will limit access, drive up costs Paul Marini | May 25, 2014 Marissa Harshman, The Columbian John first smoked marijuana to alleviate his pain in 2010. That first hit came after taking thousands of narcotic pain reliever pills prescribed over several years. It came after the methadone and oxycodone changed his personality,... Read more
Pot growers face charges -- in state where pot is legal Paul Marini | May 19, 2014 Jolie Lee, USA Today Five people are in Washington state are facing marijuana charges -- in a state where marijuana is legal. Read more