Tag: DOJ
Study: Legal Marijuana is Causing a Drop in Violent Crime
A new study by The Economic Journal found a drop in violent crime in states that border Mexico.
Last year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions claimed...
Sessions Rescinds Cole Memo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Associated Press reported this morning that sources within the Justice Department indicate Attorney General Jeff Sessions intends to rescind the...
Op-Ed on The Hill Urges Feds to Quit War on Cannabis
An op-ed published this week on political online media outlet The Hill urged federal officials and the Attorney General to end the war on...
DOJ Considers ‘Rational’ Policy, Even as Sessions Voices Opposition to Cannabis
The Department of Justice and Attorney General Jeff Sessions made an announcement during a news conference on Wednesday, stating that the DOJ is now...
CannaKids ‘Miracle’ Patients Featured on Los Angeles KTLA News
LOS ANGELES– A.J. was 13 when he found out he had bone cancer. In 2016, after six years of aggressive treatments and chemotherapy, doctors...
Jeff Sessions Comments on Marijuana at Senate Judiciary Hearing
During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jeff Sessions called for more competition among those growing medical marijuana for research.
Advocates of marijuana, normally...
Pesticides a Pest for Feds, States, and Marijuana Growers
THE WEB—Bloomberg News last week reported on pesticide use on cannabis crops, highlighted by increased implementation of lab testing in California and Oregon. Alarming...
National Cannabis Industry Association Statement on Senate Appropriations Approval of Medical Marijuana Protections
(PRESS RELEASE) WASHINGTON D.C.—National Cannabis Industry Association executive director Aaron Smith issued the below statement in response to the Senate Appropriations Committee's approval by...
Court Tells DOJ Not to Prosecute Medical Marijuana Cases
Yesterday, a federal appeals court in San Francisco informed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop prosecuting medical marijuana cases where no state law...
