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.

(more…)

This should not surprise anyone. Marijuana is now legal in many places and readily available.

ABC News reports:

Marijuana use by US college students up, highest in 35 years

U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday.

About 43% of full-time college students said...

This is a very real and emerging field. As states decriminalize the drug, an industry is springing up.

The College Fix reports:

More schools offering marijuana studies degrees

More and more...

This used to be thought of as a joke but now it is actually a field with opportunity. You’d be more likely to get a job with this degree than any “studies” program.

WJLA News reports:

University of...

It’s amazing how quickly this has become a legitimate industry.

FOX News reports:

Cannabis investor donates $9M to Harvard, MIT for marijuana research

A cannabis investor is giving Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his alma maters, $9 million to study the health effects of marijuana, according to published reports.

Both institutions describe the...

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.

(more…)

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

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.

(more…)

Now you can get a degree Cheech and Chong would be proud of.

WNYC reports:

It’s No Joke: Students Can Minor in Marijuana At Stockton University

Students at Stockton University will soon be able to minor in marijuana.

The south Jersey school rolls out its new “Cannabis Studies” minor program next week. While several schools...

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...

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.

(more…)

An elderly couple from California was stopped for driving erratically in Nebraska, and police found 60 pounds of marijuana valued at $336,000 in the couple’s vehicle.  Patrick Jiron, 80, and Barbara Jiron, 70 told police that the marijuana was intended as Christmas gifts for family and friends.

The York News-Times reports:

Approximately 60...

Legal Insurrection readers will recall that California voters went for Hillary Clinton and legalized pot in a big way during the November 2016 election.

As the state is poised to open up it pot market, it seems “high” isn’t in reference to the marijuana’s effects…but the state’s taxes!

(more…)

When Californian’s went to the polls this November to approve the legalization of marijuana for personal use, little did they realize it would morph into a battle between unions and business.

The state is now slated to begin distributing licenses to marijuana businesses on Jan 1, 2018. Therefore, the Golden State’s leg...