Tag: prohibition
Kansas Lawmaker Steps Down From Leadership Roles After Racist Remarks on Marijuana Use
State Rep. Steve Alford justified marijuana prohibition with Jim Crow era logic that black Americans were more susceptible to drug abuse due to their...
12-Year-Old Alexis Bortell Suing Jeff Sessions Over Medical Marijuana
Alexis Bortell's family administers cannabis oil to treat her epilepsy. She is seeking safe access for patients across the country.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
Increased Calls for Loosening of Federal Restrictions on Medical Cannabis Research
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Brookings Institute encourage more freedom for cannabis research.
WASHINGTON D.C.—In a letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on Thursday,...
Sen. Cory Booker Introduces Marijuana Justice Act To End Decades of Federal Cannabis Prohibition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In what is being called landmark legislation, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the “Marijuana Justice Act of 2017,” an...
California’s New Cannabis Landscape and How Different Counties Are Navigating It
After 103 years of conditional prohibitions and almost two million arrests, California has joined the growing list of states to liberalize their statutes and...
The End is Nigh for Federal Prohibition
According to capital insiders, the beginning of the end of prohibition has already begun.
Colorado recently reported nearly $1 billion in marijuana sales during 2015....
