Marijuana Tag

Congress Looking to Create New Regulations, Taxes for Marijuana

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 08, 2023 43 Comments

Meanwhile, in a victory for 2nd Amendment, a judge has ruled that banning guns for marijuana users unconstitutional....

Thousands of California Senior Citizens Heading to ERs for Cannabis-Related Issues

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 14, 2023 27 Comments

Medical professionals anticipate that more senior citizens will be using pot in their golden years, with a spate of intended and unintended consequences....

California Legal Pot Industry Warns It’s ‘Collapsing’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 21, 2021 52 Comments

Meanwhile, Mexican drug cartels turn Northern California into ‘The Wild West’....

Hundreds Turn Out at U. Michigan for Marijuana ‘Smoke-In’ Protest Called ‘Hash Bash’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 05, 2021 0 Comments

"was a protest of marijuana laws, including the prohibition against smoking in public"...

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1334924495300272134

Marijuana Decriminalization Legislation Breezes Through the House

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 05, 2020 30 Comments

The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. A few representatives finally admitted the war on drugs is a disaster.

Marijuana Use Among College Students Reaches 35 Year High

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2019 3 Comments

"highest levels seen in the annual survey since 1983"...

More American Schools Offering Degrees in Marijuana Related Studies

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 04, 2019 0 Comments

"even the Ivy League is offering such an opportunity"...

U. Maryland to be First in Nation to Offer Degree in Medical Cannabis Science

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2019 4 Comments

"will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to support patients and the medical cannabis industry"...

Cannabis Investor Gives $9 Million to Harvard and MIT for Marijuana Research

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 06, 2019 2 Comments

"One of the objectives of the research will be to determine the cognitive and psychological effects of marijuana."...

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/4042524-ice-agents-conduct-drug-raid-on-multiple-homes-in-chino/

Realtor converts California homes into marijuana farms with millions from China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 13, 2019 10 Comments

Late last year, I reported that fentanyl from China kills over 29,000 Americans annually. Now it appears that China wants to expand its drug-pushing options. A California realtor has been arrested for converting homes into "grow houses" for marijuana with millions from the Asian nation.

California may cut state’s pot taxes to help lagging legal sales

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 29, 2019 13 Comments

Late last year, I noted that over-taxation and over-regulation have impacted the amount of tax generated from marijuana sales in California.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzHy0XERLAU

“The cannabis industry is being choked by California’s penchant for over-regulation”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2018 9 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will be shocked . . . shocked . . . to learn that over-taxation and over-regulation have impacted the amount of tax generated from marijuana sales in California.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQQMYlHOntA

Stockton University to Allow Students to Minor in Marijuana

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 09, 2018 2 Comments

"It’s an industry that is developing and certainly there are a lot of possibilities and new jobs”...

Horror: Almost 100 People Overdose in Connecticut Park Near Yale

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2018 37 Comments

A nightmarish scene unfolded at New Haven Green this week, a park located near Yale University. Throughout the course of the day on Thursday, emergency officials responded to dozens of cases of drug overdoses. A synthetic form of marijuana is believed to be the cause. The actual number of people afflicted has varied among sources.

New FDA warnings target synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 21, 2018 15 Comments

Last April, we reported that 2 people in Illinois had died after using synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison. Additionally, 54 other users were hospitalized with severe bleeding. The problem has now spread to 10 states, and public officials are now issuing warnings to avoid all forms of the drug.

Trump signals support for legislation ending federal marijuana ban

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 09, 2018 51 Comments

President Donald Trump may have thrown a bone to the horde of progressives stressed by his administration and clamoring for his impeachment. He has signaled that his is open to supporting the end of the federal ban on marijuana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-5IU_xdAIg

Report: Sessions to End Policy That Led to States Legalizing Marijuana

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 04, 2018 113 Comments

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who absolutely loves the war on drugs, has decided to eliminate President Barack Obama's marijuana policy that led to numerous states legalizing the plant. The Associated Press reported that Sessions will allow "federal prosecutors where pot is legal decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana laws."

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